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[This essay is part of a series of essays by Michael Albert which critiques Classical Left Ideologies and their value, meaning, and…
This is an excerpt from āFor Louder Days: Reaching Beyond a Politics of Powerlessness,ā originally published at Convergence. The truth is, most…
At this juncture in history, humanityās situation is so volatile that whatever may await us beyond this turning point is of such…
Life is a bit of a tradeoff, isnāt it? On one hand, we have our individual autonomy and collective autonomy as a…
[This essay is part of a series of essays by Michael Albert which critiques Classical Left Ideologies and their value, meaning, and…
The Political Economy of Familial Power Reproduction in Peripheral Rentier Capitalism Why do some republics, without formally abandoning their constitutions, gradually develop…
[This essay is part of a series of essays by Michael Albert which critiques Classical Left Ideologies and their value, meaning, and…
The following has been edited for clarity and length. Norman Solomon: Youāve downplayed the importance of the individual in history. But the…
Abstract Across divergent political contextsāfrom Iran to Latin Americaāpolitical discourse is increasingly marked by a structural failure to recognize society as a…
Wow, U.S. social media is suffering a pandemic of nationalism just in time for a celebration of a declaration of the crimes…
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