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Something New for Revolutionary Politics

John Garvey

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Kristin Ross, the author of two remarkable books–on the events of 1968 in France (May โ€™68 and Its Afterlives) and the Paris Commune of 1871 (Communal Luxury), has now written a provocative article on the “The ...

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โ€œIโ€™m A Modern Man Who Knows How to Wailโ€: A Hip-Hop Poet in Fin de Siecle Paris

Curtis Price

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โ€œIโ€™m the Outcast . . . the โ€˜distinguishedโ€™ chap/Who puts it all in poetry/Iโ€™m more than half crushed to bits / Between the Bourgeoisie and the Worker/Iโ€™m the bloke whose work one hates/Iโ€™m a closet of ...

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Garibaldi

Letter from Garibaldi to Lincoln

Ed Voci

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On this date, 155 years ago (August 6, 1863): โ€œIn the midst of your titanic struggle, permit me, as another among the free children of Columbus, to send you a word of greeting and admiration for ...

A Galopar

Zhandarka Kurti

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A musical performance from Cadiz, Spain. English translation: Go riding The land, the land, the land of Spain The large, single, deserted plains Gallop, alabaster hoofed steed Rider of the people To the sun and moon ...

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The Autonomous Unemployed in the Netherlands

Curtis Price

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  by Curtis Price In the late 1980s, the Netherlands, like many European countries, was faced with long-term unemployment. Concern arose among Dutch policy makers that changing conditions were creating a U.S. style โ€œunderclassโ€: a mass ...

Escalator to Heaven: The Continuing Padre Pio Boondoggle

Mike Morgan

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  by Mike Morgan   โ€œWell youโ€™ll never get to heaven In a Chevrolet Cos a Chevrolet Donโ€™t Go That Wayโ€   – Boy Scout & Girl Guide Campfire Song   On September 18, 2017, The ...