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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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  • Should I Go Walking in the Rain?

    Answers from Woolf, Laxness and the Ronettes The Humanities Library Aug 18, 2024 As I sit here in the humanities library (ok, I’m hunched over a laptop at the foot of my bed, but sue me, I enjoy the imagery) I’m looking out of the window at a rain that has been, shall we say,…

  • Witnesses Tell What They Saw When Riots Came to Soweto

    By Michael T. Kaufman Special to The New York Times Credit…The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context fromJune 28, 1976, Page 3Buy Reprints New York Times subscribers* enjoy full access to TimesMachine—view over 150 years of New York Times journalism, as it originally appeared. Subscribe *Does not include Crossword-only or Cooking-only subscribers. About…

  • The Soweto Uprising

    By Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu IntroductionTo explain the Soweto uprising different authors place emphasis on various factors.Some highlight structural changes in the economy and society, including politicalchanges brought about by apartheid; some stress the emergence of youth subculturesin Soweto’s secondary schools in the 1970s; some emphasise the transformative roleof Black Consciousness and its associated organisations; others…

  • Interview | ‘Quit TMC As Act of Self-Immolation; Take Corrective Action’: Jawhar Sircar

    Sravasti Dasgupta 08/Sep/2024 Sircar, who also announced his decision to step down from the Rajya Sabha in protest against the West Bengal government’s handling of the R.G. Kar rape and murder case, said to The Wire that his resignation was a ‘warning to the only party that can save Bengal from the BJP’. New Delhi: Trinamool…

  • What to tell your doctor about heart disease to give you the best chance

    Real evidence-based information for those who face heart disease Megha Lillywhite Sep 06, 2024 I have recently found out that my father is suffering from coronary artery plaques. This has caused me great distress not merely because I worry for my father, but because I am frustrated with the general lack of competence in mainstream…

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