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Special Treatment

Christian Alexander

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1990’s Chicago was not Thatcher’s Britain of the 1980’s. The music of The Specials, while of a specific context, still contained elements which would resonate quite loudly across the sea of time and space, and allowed ...

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American decline? Imperial reckoning. 40 years of Combat Rock by The Clash

Christian Alexander

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Interrupting all programs, but we’reย putting out this transmissionโ€ฆa review of the 40th anniversaryย reissue of The Clash’s Combat Rock. August 21st is Joe Strummerโ€™s birthday. He would have been seventy years old.ย  He died twenty years ago. ...

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Remembering Bobby Sands on the 40th Anniversary of His Death

Christian Alexander

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May 5th marked 40 years since Bobby Sands (Roibeรกrd ร“ Seachnasaigh) was murdered by the British State. Sands was a Volunteer within the Provisional IRA and once he was imprisoned became the officer commanding for the ...

Myanmar Micks

Christian Alexander

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Letโ€™s put this upfront and made clear, the Myanmar military junta is a murderous regime. It has seized control of the entire political apparatus, rounded up opposition politicians, and launched a war against everyday people around ...

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Dispatches from our new Angry Red Planet

Christian Alexander

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First, Iโ€™m thinking of all my friends and comrades out here on theย West Coast โ€“ with all the fires everywhere. Iโ€™m hoping folks can stay safe, whether itโ€™s just trying to get by, or being part ...

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