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Enriqueta Vasquez: Eminent Historian for “The Women of La Raza”
"The Women of La Raza" by Enriqueta Vasquez is both a treasure and a living codex.

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“The Last Guardians”: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice in Ecuador
Indigenous activists in Ecuador are fighting Big Oil.

Trapped in a Burning House: A Review of “I Am Not Your Negro”
Raoul Peck's documentary on James Baldwin is deeply moving because it is, in essence, a sermon.

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“Guerrillas of Desire” and the Revolutionary Potential of Everyday Struggle
Kevin Van Meter's new book draws attention to the revolutionary potential already present in everyday popular struggle.

How Union-Busting Bosses Propel the Right Wing to Power
US bosses fight unions with a ferocity that is unmatched in the so-called free world.

On the Road From Anti-Capitalism to Socialism, We Need a Political Party
On the centenary of the Bolshevik revolution, a new collection of essays looks at strategies for ending capitalism.

Veteran Organizer Gives Inside Look at the First $15 Minimum Wage Campaign
Jonathan Rosenblum's new book is both a timely history of a bold campaign's unlikely victory and an inspiring call for a flexible, progressive and power-building vision of labor organizing.

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Welfare and Imprisonment: How “Get Tough” Politics Have Excluded People From Society
Mass incarceration and welfare cuts have the same origin: the US's deadly get-tough politics.

Fascists Seek Personal Growth and Forgiveness in Two Films
Do despicable right-wing militants coming to terms with their past deserve forgiveness? Two films leave us wondering.

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Toward a Climate Insurgency
What the hell are we supposed to do now?