The following piece is adapted from the authors’ new book, Extraordinary Threat: The US Empire, the Media and 20 Years of Coup Attempts in Venezuela, published by Monthly Review Press.

Finding a path from here to an education system that meets social needs while respecting the freedom of its members remains to be done. Illich challenges us to make sure our ideas pass the test of freedom

Source: FAIR Chávez was actually going to try to follow through on his promises to change the system and assert his country’s…

After mass graves full of Indigenous children have been found, how can Canada justify ongoing land theft?

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