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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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Journalists who turn themselves into political activists inadvertently undermine democratic institutions. Yascha Mounk Nov 14, 2024 Thank you to everyone for the insightful comments on the question I asked on Sunday. I learned a lot. Since this experiment is going well so far, we’re keeping the comments open for today’s column. Just remember: Be nice to…
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The Power of Language: In Babel, language is portrayed as both a tool for understanding and a weapon for control. The book illustrates how language shapes thought and culture and how mastery of it can lead to power, but also manipulation and oppression. Colonialism and Exploitation: Set in 19th-century Oxford, Babel exposes the ways in…
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Forthcoming! A ROTTEN CROWD, By John Marsh (EXCERPTS) Filed: Excerpts New & Recently Released A Rotten Crowd: America, Wealth, and One-Hundred Years of The Great Gatsbyby John Marsh136 pages / $19.95 / 978-1-68590-083-0 Excerpted from Chapter 2: Among the Ash Heaps and Millionaires “But I wanted to leave things in order and not just trust that obliging and indifferent…
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Arundhati Roy’s PEN Pinter Prize 2024 speech. PEN Transmissions is English PEN’s magazine for international and translated voices. PEN’s members are the backbone of our work, helping us to support international literature, campaign for writers at risk, and advocate for the freedom to write and read. If you are able, please consider becoming an English PEN…
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V.P. CHINTAN MEMORIAL Second LECTURE delivered by IRFAN HABIB in Madras 19th September 1988 INDIAN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, MADRAS PROBLEMS OF MARXIST HISTORIOGRAPHY Second V.P.CHINTAN MEMORIAL LECTURE delivered by IRFAN HABIB in Madras, 19 September, 1988 INDIAN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES MADRAS FIRST EDITION : OCTOBER 1989Published on behalf of INDIAN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL…
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