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This week in history: Centennial of the October Revolution in Russia
November 6, 2017This week we publish the poem “October” by Anatoly Borisovich Marienhof (or Mariengof in Russian), who lived from 1897 to 1962.
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Goodbye Lenin: Ecuador’s Moreno sacked from ruling party, retains presidency
November 3, 2017The move leaves Moreno in office but without the support of the left-wing PAIS Alliance majority in the National Assembly.
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The Bolshevik Revolution: Unacknowledged inspiration of liberation movements everywhere
November 3, 2017While our gaze is fixed on the 1960s as a time of radical resistance, we must redirect our attention to the initial decades after 1917 as the more radical epoch.
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Trump tax cuts for the rich draw more fire from workers
November 3, 2017"If you buy my tax plan, I have a bridge I can sell you too." - House leader Ryan trying to make a tough sell!
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Native American activist Dennis Banks dies at age 80
November 2, 2017“I want to be remembered as somebody who stood up when it was time to stand up. Nothing more."
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