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Plutocracy of Maximums, Democracy of Minimums
It often takes little to change the balance of power between the dominating and the dominated.
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The Radical Imaginations of Our Children Should Be Nurtured
It is only the urgency of youth that can set the pace and the tone of what is to come.
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Art and Revolution: Black Power at the 1969 Pan-African Cultural Festival
By 1969 our artists and revolutionaries all drew strength from the momentum of the mass movement for Black freedom.
The Ethical Bankruptcy of the US Ruling Elites Paved Way for Trump
I believe that Trump's candidacy offers the possibility for a new discourse of hope, of sustained criticism.
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How Muslim Intellectuals Have Been Forced Into a PR War Against Islamophobia
When politicians rush to demonize Islam and lump all Muslims with terrorists, it falls to a few “go-to” Muslim public intellectuals to try to talk sense into the US.
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Saudi Arabia Is the Most Gender-Segregated Nation in the World
Saudi women are still waiting for a tipping point, forcing the government to finally grant them this most basic of rights.
Anarchists and the Rise of the Welfare State
Anarchists overwhelmingly viewed the New Deal, and more generally the rise of the Keynesian welfare state, as a sophisticated form of co-optation.
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The ADHD Epidemic: Smart Drugs and the Control of Bodies and Minds
What is taken for granted in corporate media coverage is a system of test-oriented high stakes educational competition that filters into capitalist competition.
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Why Walmart Matters to 21st Century Working-Class Struggle
Sarah Jaffe covers the historical context of the struggles of Walmart workers fighting for better pay, conditions and rights at work.
“Unruly Equality”: A Brief History of Anarchism
Discussing the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary anarchism, in relation to other sectors of the Left, has proven challenging.