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The politics of reading
Black Panthers in a reading circle, (Photo: Pirkle Jones) The politics of reading Originally published: Simplifying Socialism on June 12, 2026 by A. J. Horn (more by Simplifying Socialism) (Posted Jun 15, 2026) Culture, Human Rights, Ideology, LiteratureGlobalNewswire The act of reading is so much more than following text with your eyes or—if you prefer audiobooks—with your ears. Done properly, reading…
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Israel is only conducting occasional atrocities that do not align with US interests, if we are to believe US rhetoric. The Israeli air strike that killed at least 20 children in Beit Lahiya was “a horrifying incident with a horrifying result,” according to US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller. “We have reached out to the Government of…
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If Trump wins, an unstoppable force is about to meet an unmovable object. Yascha Mounk Oct 31, 2024 Help me bring this Substack to German and French (and perhaps Italian and Spanish and….?) audiences! I am looking for someone who can help oversee the translation of my weekly columns and conversations to other languages. You…
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Chinese scholar Wang Hui looks back at the twentieth century, which was born out of the multiple revolutions in the peripheral areas of the world, including China. 22 October 2024 Download PDF Foreword Wang Hui (born in 1959) is a professor of Chinese language and literature at Tsinghua University as well as the director of…
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October 19, 20247:56 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday Scott SimonListen· 6:32 NPR’s Scott Simon asks Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha about his new collection, “Forest of Noise,” and about the conflict in Gaza. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: We’re going to ask Mosab Abu Toha to read the beginning of his poem “Younger Than War.” MOSAB ABU…
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Updated on October 20, 202413 min read Ingram Pinn’s illustration taken from Financial Times. By Peter M Johansen The United States’ unipolar world is crumbling. The change is happening faster than expected for Washington. And in connection with this, the white West’s dominance which has lasted over 500 years, is disappearing. This dominance is based on genocide across multiple…
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