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Lessons from Portland’s Clash With Fascists
“Hey Hey Fascist Scum, You’re Outnumbered 10 to 1“ — chant at Portland’s June 4th counter-protest. Portland, Oregon has had its collective mind blown in recent weeks. A…
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Why Can’t the U.S. Left Get Venezuela Right?
As Venezuela’s fascist-minded oligarchy conspires with U.S. imperialism to overthrow the democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro, few in the U.S. seem to care. Instead of denouncing rightwing violence that…
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Inauguration Day and Beyond
Shamus Cooke January 20th is set to be a historic day. It’s likely to be the biggest inauguration protest in world history, where millions of people will challenge the Trump…
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Best Deaths in Comic Book History
Recently Captain America was added to the long list of comic book characters that have died (well that is if being frozen in ice didn’t already put him…
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Black History Month: Who was Booker T. Washington?
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) represents for many African Americans an unjustified surrender to racism and inequality, an embarrassing “Uncle Tom” philosophy. On the other hand, there are those…