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How the Southwest Was Stolen
By Alan Johnstone Each year tens of thousands of Irish-Americans proudly celebrate their heritage on St. Patrick’s Day, yet few are aware of the fate of the ...
Starbucks Unionizes
The tally of unionized Starbucks locations is continuing to grow. The Starbucks Workers United union campaign continues to produce astounding election wins week after week. 260 stores have petitioned for National ...
History, International relations, police, Politics
A Cold War Enigma: Who Began East Europe’s Stalinist Purges?
From 1948—1954, a paranoid Stalin oversaw massive purges in Eastern Europe's Soviet-bloc countries. But did the CIA exploit his paranoia to 'weaken communism'?
Ukraine War: Resistance Continues
Russia Number of people arrested so far for participating in antiwar protests = 15,442 (including 100 indicted on criminal charges) Number of people subjected to administrative penalties ...
Accidents Will Happen — And That Is No Accident
Accidents will happen. Under any social system. People are imperfect. They make mistakes and those mistakes sometimes cause accidents. Some accidents may be a matter of pure ...
Ukraine — The War Escalates
In recent days the war in Ukraine has escalated. The situation now is more alarming than ever. Hostilities are no longer confined to Ukrainian territory. There have ...
Slavery in the US Today: Operation Blooming Onion
You thought that slavery had been abolished in the United States? Earlier this year federal prosecutors completed Operation Blooming Onion. They uncovered a conspiracy to bring in ...
The Right To Roam
Last Sunday was the 90th anniversary of the Kinder Scout trespass, when on April 24, 1932 hundreds of young workers walked on privately owned land in the Peak ...
Capitalism, Class, Economics, Work
A Novel That Makes Socialists
Robert Tressell’s The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists is a book that has made (or helped make) many socialists, at least in Britain. It has long been popular in our companion party, ...
