Chauncey K. Robinson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Chauncey K. Robinson
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Culture
Review: ‘The Day Shall Come’ exposes joke of “war on terror”
September 27, 2019The term Theatre of the Absurd deals with what happens when human existence has no meaning or purpose and therefore all communication breaks down.
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Culture
Beyond the music: Portugal’s Avante! festival combines culture and Marxist politics
September 9, 2019Its musical lineup could rival the profit-driven Coachella, but this jamboree is embedded with the spirit of resistance and anti-fascism.
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Opinion
Newark’s Video Music Awards can’t mask water crisis horror
August 30, 2019This week the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) took place for the first time at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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Politics
‘Seducing and Killing Nazis’ challenges us to resist, not adapt to, fascism
August 28, 2019Hannie, Truus, and Freddie are seen as heroes now, but it took decades. They, like many of those they fought alongside, were victims of red-baiting and anti-communism.
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U.S.
White supremacy is not a hoax, Tucker Carlson!
August 12, 2019It is at the heart of an economic system of oppression that hurts every working-class person in the world.
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Culture
History making legendary writer Toni Morrison passes away at 88
August 6, 2019"We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives."
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Politics
Revolutionary Angela Davis inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame
July 23, 2019From organizing interracial study groups as a teenager to joining the Black Panther Party, to her leadership in the Communist Party, Davis’ history in the movement for change is a long one.
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Politics
Thought police: Growing censorship of comics threatens education
July 19, 2019The old saying goes that reading is fundamental, but there are forces are at work that seek to limit the kind of reading materials allowed in the classroom.
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