Chauncey K. Robinson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Chauncey K. Robinson
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Politics
The fight against racist and political repression continues 45 years later
June 21, 2018"When we say 'survivors' we acknowledge their capacity to resist, and their strength to continue to fight against the conditions that led to the violence inflicted on them.”
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U.S.
Angela Davis: “Education must not be sacrificed at the altar of profit”
June 19, 2018Capitalism’s version of knowledge may allow us to figure out how to produce more, acquire more, and ultimately destroy more, but it will not give us an ethical sense of our responsibility to living beings.
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U.S.
‘We won’t be silent anymore’: Poor People’s Campaign speaks to Congress
June 14, 2018Their aim, as Rev. Barber made clear, was not to get applause, but to make the nation weep at the crisis of poverty in one of the richest countries in the world.
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Culture
‘The Workers Cup’: New documentary tackles soccer and slavery
June 7, 2018There’s a bigger game at play here - that of class struggle - and we're part of it in some way, not mere bystanders in the crowd.
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Culture
‘Cargo’: Netflix’s Australian zombie film spotlights Aboriginal talent and struggle
June 1, 2018Some of the Aboriginal characters find out that the real fear shouldn’t be of the undead, but of the racist humans left behind.
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Books
Comic book artists and survivors address gun violence
May 30, 2018We live in a world where three of the ten deadliest mass shootings in recent United States history have happened within five months of one another.
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Politics
Social media and the resistance: Tweeter-in-chief Trump can no longer block critics
May 24, 2018Since taking office, Trump has used his Twitter account to talk politics, intimidate his political critics, and even to reveal sensitive government information that shouldn’t be so readily shared in the public domain.
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Culture
‘Sorry to Bother You’: A darkly comedic condemnation of capitalism
May 17, 2018Whether intentionally or not, "Sorry to Bother You" reflects the feelings of a whole generation about life under capitalism.
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