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Jack O’Dell — “The July Rebellions and the ‘Military State’”
Forgiveness is a public good, but it is doled out unevenly. Justice demands we widen its reach beyond the select few.
Joseph Margulies
Our members-only podcast is now available to all! A reading series of radical essays and speeches, season one highlights six short texts related to Black liberation struggles in the U.S., from Claudia Jones to the Combahee River Collective.
Claudia Jones — “An End of the Neglect of the Problems of the Negro Woman!”
As we confront rightwing extremism in our own time, the history of American fascist sympathy reveals a legacy worth reckoning with.
Justin H. Vassallo
As more of Robinson’s books come back into print, reading them with Black Marxism can enrich our understanding of racial capitalism and offer additional tools for fighting our political impasse.
Minkah Makalani
Leaders of the left abandoned the language of transformation in the 1980s—at a cost. Can it be regained?
Adam Przeworski
The pandemic holds important political lessons for the climate crisis, but they must be taught.
Aaron Karp
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