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The United States: Prison house of Indigenous nations
July 12, 2023Czarist Russia was known as the “prison house of nations,” but the USSR found a path to national sovereignty and freedom for all its peoples.
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Children of the sweep: Novel remembers capitalism’s child sacrifices
July 10, 2023The new-ish historical fiction Infants of the Brush by A.M. Watson recalls a lost episode in the history of children’s lives under the rule of capital.
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Veteran of the Battle of Khe Sanh looks to brighter future for Vietnam
July 7, 2023In 1968, Khe Sanh was the most-bombed place on the planet, but now, “the green has returned.”
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A new book examines global radicalism in the era of the Mexican Revolution
July 7, 2023Heatherton’s Arise! provides a groundbreaking analysis of the Mexican Revolution and its profound impact on the emergence of global radicalism.
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The Champ and the Chump: Colliding worlds in ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’
July 6, 2023Recommended for theatergoers who love: Great acting, stories about racism, Muhammad Ali, film history, boxing, and searching for what lies beneath the surface to discover the substance.
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