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AMERICA SCAMMED AGAIN!

September 18, 2018

Originally posted on Tubularsock:
AMERICA SCAMMED AGAIN! As Tubularsock has mentioned before, Donald Trump is the symptom as well as…

Some thoughts on liberal democracy as a deceptive term

August 19, 2018

Originally posted on Comments on Global Political Economy:
It’s impossible to understand today’s political dynamic without beginning with the core fact that we live…

Vollgeld and the sovereign money initiative — Michael Roberts

June 11, 2018

Originally posted on Michael Roberts Blog:
On Sunday, the Swiss voted down in a referendum a proposal known as sovereign money or…

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A world without money: communism – Les Amis de 4 Millions de Jeunes Travailleurs | Libcom.org

May 15, 2018

Norm’s note: my apologies (or not) for inflicting this long read on any of you.  Unfortunately, sometimes clarifying one’s thoughts …

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Ten theses that I can stand behind: the basic principles of the “Worker’s Offensive”

March 29, 2018

Source: WORKERS’ OFFENSIVE These are the basic political principles that the members of our organization and its sympathizers are expected to uphold and …

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The Opioid Epidemic in America – Killing One Million Workers: The Triumph of Capital: Creating a Domestic ‘Shithole’ — Prof. James Petras and Robin Eastman-Abaya

January 27, 2018

[Hat tip to An Outsider’s Sojourn II (The Journey Continues)] By Prof. James Petras and Robin Eastman-Abaya Global Research, January 26, 2018 Introduction The …

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Capitalism’s Contribution: looting, lying, and acting obscene

August 24, 2017

Originally posted on Tubularsock:
Capitalism’s Contribution: looting, lying, and acting obscene © 2017 Dan Stevenson III the die is cast…

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The Black Jacobins: A review of C. L. R. James’s classic account of Haiti’s slave revolt — Ashley Smith | International Socialist Review

June 24, 2017

Note: A .pdf version of C.L.R. James’s The Black Jacobins: Toussaint L’Ouverture and the San Domingo Revolution can be obtained …

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Soviet Communism and Capitalism: a comment casually tossed off by “Sorry, Not Buying It,” over at Off-Guardian . . .

May 28, 2017

Source: Sorry, Not Buying It “The communist system tried by the soviet union did not work and the capitalist system of …

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“These make the wounds of men” — Norman Bethune, 1939

May 1, 2017

What follows is an excerpt from Norman Bethune’s The Wounds, Alive Press circa 1973, pp.27-32. — “Wounds” by Norman Bethune . …

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Racism, Equal Opportunity, and Capitalism — written by Norm

March 7, 2017

[Note: I’m re-posting this from Jan 2016 — well, to remind myself what on the whole is my position on …

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Essentially, two versions of the same point, or “why electoral politics (and by implication, non-violent protests) cannot possibly lead to a more progressive post-capitalist era.”

December 31, 2016

I remember the story, more or less, of how Mahatma Gandhi, through nonviolent civil disobedience, led India into the promised land …

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A World Gone Mad — Eduardo Galeano | Third World Traveler

December 10, 2016

Sourced from: Third World Traveler A World Gone Mad by Eduardo Galeano The Progressive magazine, Dec 2000 Fear of losing …

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Just a note on Paulo Freire’s “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” — Norman Pilon | Taking Sides

June 22, 2016

A link to an online copy of Freire’s book: Pedagogy of the Oppressed (181 pages).  [If for whatever reason the preceding link …

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Distorting Fascism to Sanitize Capitalism — Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh | Global Research

June 20, 2016

Distorting Fascism to Sanitize Capitalism By Prof. Ismael Hossein-Zadeh Global Research, June 18, 2016 The facile and indiscriminate use of …

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Kazakhstan born Robin Hood of the science

May 24, 2016

Originally posted on unnecessary news from earth:
by Mehmet Somel, May 23, 2016 A young scientist supports scientists of the poorest countries with…

Stories from the Grocery Store

January 25, 2016

Originally posted on Voices from the Margins:
Carol A. Hand Going to the grocery store is not my favorite chore. In truth, I…

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised…Nor Will It Be Brought To You By Russell Brand, Oliver Stone Or Noam Chomsky

December 27, 2015

Originally posted on what's left:
By Stephen Gowans Not too many years ago, when protesters were running riot through the streets,…

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State Terror or Capitalist Terror, Military Coup or Capitalist Coup — James Petras | The James Petras Website

November 13, 2015

State Terror or Capitalist Terror, Military Coup or Capitalist Coup by James Petras | The James Petras Website 10.19.2015 :: Latin America Introduction: Democratic …

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Caleb Maupin, United Nations Correspondent For Press TV On 44 Days Radio Sinoland 2015.9.6 — Jeff J. Brown| 44 days Radio Sinoland

September 14, 2015

Source: 44 Days  /  Caleb Maupin, United Nations Correspondent for Press TV, guest on 44 Days Radio Sinoland, 2015.9.6 [ …

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