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RESTORATION of CAPITALISM in the USSR — Martin Nicolaus | Liberator Press Chicago, 1975

November 13, 2019

[Source: From Marx to Mao] [57,946 words] Prepared © for the Internet by David J. Romagnolo, djr@marx2mao.org (June 1999) Preface   …

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GILETS JAUNES : L’INSURRECTION QUE PERSONNE N’ATTENDAIT – VRAIMENT POLITIQUE | Le Média

January 25, 2019

  Le Média Streamed live on Dec 20, 2018 On les croyait résignés. On disait la situation politique verrouillée jusqu’à …

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The experiment of West Kurdistan (Syrian Kurdistan) has proved that people can make changes – Zaher Baher (2014) | Libcom.org

May 26, 2018

Source: Libcom.org [Related — as a contrasting critique: Examing the revolution in Rojava — Review by Emma Wilde Botta | International Socialist Review] …

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Syria is not exceptional: interview with Joseph Daher | Part 1 — Joe Hayns | Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st Century

May 5, 2018

 Syria is not exceptional: interview with Joseph Daher| Part 1 By Joe Hayns 27 April 2018 Source: Revolutionary Socialism in the 21st …

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The Western left and the Syrian war — Corey Oakley | REDFLAG: A VOICE OF RESISTANCE

April 18, 2018

Norm’s note: what follows is a sample of the kinds of effusions from people that Will Morrow has described as “the Australian pseudo-left.” …

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Revolution, counterrevolution, and imperialism in Syria: Interview with Yassin al-Haj Saleh — Ashley Smith (October 2017)|International Socialist Review

March 17, 2018

Revolution, counterrevolution, and imperialism in Syria Yassin al-Haj Saleh interviewed by Ashley Smith  / Issue #107: Interviews Yassin al-Haj Saleh is one of the pivotal figures …

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Islamism: From Resistance to Repression — Phil Marfleet | swpTvUk

December 14, 2017

  Related: Chris Harman The prophet and the proletariat (Autumn 1994) From International Socialism Journal 2:64, Autumn 1994. Copyright © 1994 International …

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Georg Lukács’s theory of revolution — Daniel Lopez | Marxist Left Review

December 13, 2017

[Norm’s note: I’m not sure that I entirely agree with Daniel Lopez’s take on the phenomenon of ‘reification.’ He seems …

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Are the Rednecks Resurgent?

August 30, 2017

Hat tip to Stuart Jeanne Bramhall / see her piece: Redneck Revolt Builds Anti-Racist, Anti-Capitalist Movement With Working Class Whites From the “Principles” …

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How (Not) to Challenge Racist Violence — Aviva Chomsky | Common Dreams

August 21, 2017

Source: here. . Published on Monday, August 21, 2017 by Common Dreams How (Not) to Challenge Racist Violence “Protesters are eager …

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Do you really believe that in a society where the candidates are pre-selected for you, by and from among the ruling elite, where policy decisions are by and for the moneyed and propertied ruling class(es), you live in a democracy?

June 28, 2017

Hat tip to Husq. Even if 100% of all eligible voters in the U.S. of A. had voted for whomever, that …

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On the relation between revolutionary theory and practice, and the necessity of revolutionary science — Sorry, Not Buying It |Cast Away Illusions

June 25, 2017

“Theory is the experience of the working-class movement in all countries taken in its general aspect. Of course, theory becomes …

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An Interview With the Creator of UShypocrisy.com

April 13, 2017

Originally posted on United States Hypocrisy:
This is an interview I did recently with Nick Edinger, who describes himself on his blog…

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“A Talk to Teachers” — By James Baldwin

February 24, 2017

“A Talk to Teachers” — By James Baldwin Source: here / see also this page @ The Freedom Archives (Norm’s note: a person …

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Parenti on Cuban Socialism & a lecture on “US interventionism, the 3rd world, and the USSR” April 15, 1986

November 30, 2016

Hat tip to Dandelion Salad for these two gems: Parenti on Cuban Socialism (1986) — approximately 6 minutes Michael Parenti lecture (1986): “US …

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Left Anticommunism: the Unkindest Cut

July 6, 2016

Originally posted on The Espresso Stalinist:
BY MICHAEL PARENTI Despite a lifetime of “shaming” the system, NOAM CHOMSKY, America’s foremost “engagé” intellectual,…

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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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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,…

A note on the tension between ideological inertia and the impulse to revolution

December 24, 2015

Hi Sojourner, Not entirely sure what to make of the article. It’s a hodgepodge of ideas and insights being served …

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Reykjavik Rising

December 21, 2015

. Hat tip to Dr Stuart Jeanne Bramhall .  You can read her review of the documentary here. Norm’s note: two things were at …

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