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Love and revolution: Marx family biography has lessons
February 20, 2013A frequently heard quote from Argentine-Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is: "Let me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love."
Read moreThe Second Amendment and racism
February 19, 2013The Second Amendment continues to provide cover for racism just as its original intent was to protect slavery.
Read moreINTERVIEW: Prof. Jamie Wilson, the Black Power Movement and lessons for today’s activists
February 17, 2013Prof. Jamie Wilson is giving a special People's World Black History Month teleconference presentation on Tues, Feb 19. This interview is a preview of the themes of his presentation.
Read moreMurder of Tunisian leftist causes uproar
February 12, 2013Tunisia was the site of the first blooming of the "Arab Spring." The assassination of Tunisian leftist politician Chokri Belaid by unknown gunmen has thrown this North African country into turmoil.
Read moreToday in black history: NAACP founded
February 12, 2013On this day in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - one of America's oldest civil rights organizations - was formed.
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