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Purpose in the Struggle: A Woman's Journey Underground and Back

Wednesday, 25 November 2009 00:00 Dana Barnett
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ImageDiana Block's memoir, Arm the Spirit: A Woman's Journey Underground and Back, is an example of a leftist making sense of the world around her, attempting to act with integrity, and searching for political strategy and home. In prose as engaging as a good novel Block depicts her childhood, her politicization, her coming out, her search for the right political program, her experiences with partnering and parenting, and the day to day details of life underground. At the same time the book offers a wealth of history lessons.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 November 2009 11:34
 

Unpredictable Futures: Stories From Worker-Run Factories in Argentina

Tuesday, 24 November 2009 00:57 Benjamin Dangl
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ImageFollowing the social upheaval in Argentina in 2001-2002 a book was published in Spanish that a lot of activists and independent journalists in the country began trying to get their hands on. It wasn't in all of the bookstores, but news about it traveled like wildfire. Now the legendary book, Sin Patron: Stories From Argentina's Worker-Run Factories, is translated and available to the English-speaking world.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 24 November 2009 10:29
 

It's Up To You: Civil Resistance Needed to Combat Climate Change

Thursday, 20 May 2010 08:31 Al Huebner
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James Hansen
James Hansen could have quietly enjoyed his reputation as one of the leading authorities in the world on global warming and its consequences. Instead, he set out to prevent the transition to that hostile planet on which his grandchildren would someday live. His efforts ranged from providing testimony before Congress and speaking before other powerful political groups, through condemnation of the Kyoto Protocol and the cap-and-trade, to facing a year in prison for civil disobedience while protesting mountain-top coal mining.

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 May 2010 08:50
 

The Shipwreck of the Markets: Globalization on the Rocks

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 00:00 David Ransom
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ImageIn September 1993 Mexicans were, it was said in high places, about to be liberated from their historic destiny: 'So far from God, so close to the United States.' The solution was simply to merge with the US and Canada in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), leaving the rest to take care of itself. Ciudad Juárez, across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas, was on the front line of this radical advance, and I went there to take a look.
Last Updated on Monday, 08 March 2010 00:30
 

The Greeks Get It

Monday, 24 May 2010 09:40 Chris Hedges
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ImageHere's to the Greeks. They know what to do when corporations pillage and loot their country. They know what to do when they are told their pensions, benefits and jobs have to be cut to pay corporate banks, which screwed them in the first place. Call a general strike. Riot. Shut down the city centers. Toss the bastards out.
Last Updated on Monday, 24 May 2010 09:42
 
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