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Progressive Picks
Economic Inequalities and Climate Apartheid: Ashley Dawson on “Extreme Cities”
It's time for radical socioeconomic change.
Capitalism Exacerbates the Vulnerability of “Extreme Cities” to Climate Change
Climate change is happening, and cities are at the forefront of the battle.
George Monbiot: We Need a New Political Story of Empathy and Sharing to Replace Neoliberalism
We don't need to change human nature, we need to reveal it.
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The Power of Stories: Why We Need More Than Facts to Win
“You cannot take away someone's story without giving them a new one.”
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Revolution Deferred: What Lessons Can We Learn From October 1917?
Factions, rivalries, even a Lenin who flip-flopped.
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Russia Before 1917: Imperial Schemes, Doomed Royals and Young Marxists
An excerpt from “October: The Story of the Russian Revolution.”
The Occupied Territories Are the Biggest Prison on Earth
Israel wanted Palestinian territory but never its people.
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Setting the Stage to Commit a Massacre in Gaza
Progressive Pick excerpt from historian Ilan Pappe's “The Biggest Prison on Earth: A History of the Occupied Territories.”
Climate Change Refugees Face Militarized Borders
Never has the globe had so many militarized borders.
In the Era of Climate Change, Militarized Borders Reinforce an Unjust World Order
In the climate era, inequality is only compounded.