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When should we stop excusing the Russian invasion?

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Ukraine, Self-determination, and the National QuestionBy: Bill Fletcher Jr., Bill Gallegos, Jamala Rogers. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been met with strange responses on the part of segments of the USA Left and among many progressives.  While, generally speaking, there has been a strong condemnation of the Russian invasion, there has simultaneously been a tendency to excuse the…

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Canceling Student Debt: A Matter of Racial Justice

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Canceling Student Debt: A Matter of Racial Justice

Student debt disproportionately impacts Black and Brown Americans. It’s time to end this collective financial burden, and the president can do so with the stroke of a pen. SONALI KOLHATKAR – MAY 8, 2022 If America has a cold, then the Black community has the flu,” said India Walton, explaining how the burden of student…

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Everything Everywhere All at Once: How Private Equity Rules Your World

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From your favorite burger joint to your local dentist, PE titans are invested in almost everything you do HANNAH LEVINTOVA AND TIM MURPHY MAY-JUNE 2022 ISSUE Over the past four decades, private equity has become a powerful, and malignant, force in our daily lives. In our May/June 2022 issue, Mother Jones investigates the vulture capitalists…

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Robin Kelley: White Indifference Is Normalizing Spectacular Acts of Violence

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BY: George Yancy, Truthout “I don’t believe universities are inherently sites of opposition, though spaces have been created in the past and present for oppositional work,” historian Robin D.G. Kelley remarked in our recent conversation about anti-Black racism and our role as Black intellectuals working within the university setting. “How do you avoid becoming a…

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The Trouble With “the Free World”

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Why It’s a Bad Idea to Revive a Cold War Concept By Peter Slezkine The Russian invasion of Ukraine has revived the concept of “the free world.” On the day the attack began, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to “free world leaders” for support. In his State of the Union address on March 1, U.S. President…

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As Ukraine war deepens great-power divisions, a revitalized non-aligned movement could emerge

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Author – John Ciorciari Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought strong Western condemnation and sanctions, but many nations around the world have chosen not to join this united front. Dozens of governments outside Europe and North America have been reluctant to censure Russia, and many more have refrained from joining multilateral sanctions. China has tacitly…

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How US, China use their power to regulate capitalism

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China’s economic performance has carried the day even as Western capitalists try not to admit that publicly By RICHARD D WOLFF An aerial view of the Shanghai Tower and the rest of the Lujiazui central business district. Photo: XinhuaRussia’s war on Ukraine both reflects and deepens a global split that should remind us of Karl Marx’…

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Far from Ukraine, Putin’s War Worsens Palm Oil Crisis

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With the invasion causing a global shortage of sunflower oil, palm oil is back on the rise. But the commodity’s bloody history is instructive of how global capitalism can and can’t be fixed. Max Haiven In the global protests against Vladimir Putin’s “special operation,” the sunflower has become a potent emblem of solidarity with Ukraine,…

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Century-old racist US Supreme Court cases still rule over millions of Americans

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Published: October 5, 2021 8.26am EDT  / Updated: May 2, 2022 5.22pm EDT Author – Eric BelloneAssociate Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies, Suffolk University The 4 million inhabitants of five U.S. territories – Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Northern Marianas Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands – do not have the full protection…

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On May Day, Let’s Link the Rising Labor Revolts to Community Struggles

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BYBarbara Ransby (Truthout) This May Day 2022, despite the violent backlash against progressives across the U.S., and the war raging in Ukraine, I am choosing to be optimistic. We have much to celebrate this year, including the recent organizing victory of the Amazon workers in New York and the union drives of Starbucks’ workers around…

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