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Decolinize on Jul 20, 2006
Short film using cartoons to explain some of Marx’ ideas. All text by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (1848).
Communist Manifestoon
Socialism
Chris Hedges and Richard Wolff: The Coming Collapse of the American Economic System
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Previously published April 1, 2018
with Chris Hedges
RT America on Jul 7, 2018
Economist Richard Wolff discusses the coming economic collapse of the United States of America with journalist Chris Hedges.
I’m Sick and Tired of This Thing Called “Patriotism” by William Blum
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by William Blum
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published July 5, 2010
July 3, 2018
Some thoughts on “patriotism” written on July 4
Most important thought: I’m sick and tired of this thing called “patriotism”.
The Japanese pilots who bombed Pearl Harbor were being patriotic. The German people who supported Hitler and his conquests were being patriotic, fighting for the Fatherland. All the Latin American military dictators who overthrew democratically-elected governments and routinely tortured people were being patriotic — saving their beloved country from “communism”.
What Is The Free Market Fallacy? by The Anti-Social Socialist
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“This country has socialism for the rich, and rugged individualism for the poor.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr. (1968)
Abby Martin: Capitalism Cannot Be Reformed–Seize All the Banks–Dismantle the Empire!
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Dandelion Salad
Previously published Oct. 16, 2016
with Abby Martin
teleSUR English on Oct 16, 2016
With just weeks until the U.S. presidential election—and with both mainstream candidates embroiled in unprecedented scandal—Abby Martin interviews one of the progressive alternatives, socialist candidate Gloria La Riva.
Max Blumenthal: US Interference in Nicaragua + Nicaraguan Opposition Suspends Negotiations: A Return to Violence?
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teleSUR English on Jun 19, 2016
US journalist Max Blumenthal has just published an in-depth look at US interference in Nicaragua – a particularly important development of which has been a recent meeting between Nicaraguan student opposition leaders and right-wing neoconservative figures in Washington.
Abby Martin: The Neo-Liberal Plan To Bring Down Venezuela + Mike Prysner Debunks John Oliver’s Venezuela Episode
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with Abby Martin
Redacted Tonight on June 14, 2018
Lee Camp speaks with Abby Martin journalist and host of The Empire Files, who exposes the profit-driven bias of corporate media reporting on Venezuela.
Michael Hudson: China’s Export Competitiveness = Underpaying Women + Trump’s Trade Wars: An Opportunity to Refashion the Intellectual Property Regime?
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by Michael Hudson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 15, 2018
Max Keiser probes away on my recent visit to China. We delve into the Chinese development model.
Why Does The US Support Nigeria But Not Venezuela? A Socialist Perspective by The Anti-Social Socialist
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“We’ve detected activity, and we have captured some U.S. citizens in undercover activities, in hidden activities, espionage, trying to win over people in towns along the Venezuelan coast, trying to win over people in some neighborhoods. In Táchira, we captured a pilot of a U.S. plane of Latin origin with all sorts of documentation.” — Nicolás Maduro, Democracy Now! March 3, 2015
Chris Hedges and David Harvey: Enough is Enough of This Capitalist Fraud
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with Chris Hedges
RT America on June 9, 2018
David Harvey, author of Marx, Capital, and the Madness of Economic Reason, discusses the future of global capitalism.
Michael Hudson, Stephanie Kelton, et al: Why Monetary Theory and Policy Is a Critical Terrain For the Left (Left Forum 2018)
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with Michael Hudson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 7, 2018
OpenUnivoftheLeft on June 5, 2018
Left Forum 2018: As our demands grow bolder—true full employment, the rebuilding of the social safety net starting with Medicare for All, an overdue green and just transition—so will the naysayers’ inevitable refrain: “How will you pay for it?” Developments in our understanding of monetary theory and the money system has, thankfully, illuminated a path forward out of the trap of austerity: when we understand how money actually works, we know that the obstacles to bold action at a national scale on jobs, healthcare, and climate are political, not economic.
Chris Hedges, Richard D. Wolff and C. Jama Adams: W.E.B. DuBois: What His Life and Work Can Teach Us Today (Left Forum 2018)
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with Chris Hedges and Richard D. Wolff
OpenUnivoftheLeft on June 4, 2018
Left Forum 2018, “W.E.B. DuBois: What His Life and Work Can Teach Us Today“. Left Forum, Democracy at Work, John Jay College, CUNY, 6-1-2018, New York City, NY, Richard Wolff, New School, Democracy at Work, Left Forum, Chris Hedges, C. Jama Adams, John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Paul Street, Glen Ford, Chris Hedges, Bruce Dixon: Imagining an Authentic 21st Century U.S. Left (Left Forum 2018)
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with Paul Street
Writer, Dandelion Salad
June 5, 2018
and with Glen Ford, Chris Hedges, Bruce Dixon
Other Voices, Other Choices on June 4, 2018
Event Organizer: Paul L. Street
The Wobblies (1979)
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Originally posted July 10, 2012
Thoth Ibis on Jan 17, 2015
Documentary movie for “Industrial Workers of the World” (IWW, also referred to as The Wobblies), the largest union in the history of the labor movement in the United States.
Socialism: Our Alternative To The Madness Of The Market by Eric Ruder
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Dandelion Salad
Originally published Sept. 2, 2012
by Eric Ruder
SocialistWorker.org, August 30, 2012
June 3, 2018
THE WORLD economy is still suffering from the worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Around the world, the consequences have been devastating–jobs wiped out, exploitation intensified for those who remain employed, social services eliminated or privatized.
