Over the past month, the United States and most of the globe have been rocked by historic uprisings for racial justice and against police brutality towards Black people, following the brutal murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police. The protests have resonated far [...]
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A manifesto is a statement or declaration that describes the injustices of the world and outlines a program of the kinds of changes that should take place within it. People throughout history have written manifestos, from the Cartagena Manifesto by South American independence leader Simón [...]
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On Tuesday August 7, Sydney Ideas at the University of Sydney hosted a launch for the special issue of Transition magazine on Bla(c)kness in Australia. The collection was edited by myself and Jared Thomas, bringing together the voices and artwork of diverse Bla(c)k writers, artists, poets, [...]
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A manifesto is a statement or declaration that describes the injustices of the world and outlines a program of the kinds of changes that should take place within it. People throughout history have written manifestos, from the Cartagena Manifesto by South American independence leader Simón [...]
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In difficult times, life histories by grassroots Venezuelan activists illuminate valuable lessons from the Bolivarian Revolution
There have recently been a number of pieces featured in NACLA and the progressive media outlet Jacobin evaluating the Nicolás Maduro government in Venezuela [...]
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Afghan women could serve as ideal messengers in humanizing the ISAF [International Security Assistance Force] role in combating the Taliban because of women’s ability to speak personally and credibly about their experiences under the Taliban, their aspirations for [...]
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On the weekend, Cubans woke up to the news that the 90-year old leader Fidel Castro had died. It was an event much expected and anticipated, given Fidel’s ailing health and advanced years, but it still took Cubans and the world by surprise. It was a particularly hard blow coming so soon on [...]
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The 2014 film Canción de Barrio tells a dark story about those who are being left out of the promises of liberty and prosperity in the new Cuba.
The urban slums have always been a source of vexation for the Cuban revolution. During the seventies, the revolution [...]
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