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May

7:21pm
Luis Lazaro Tijerina USA
A Soviet Soldier and the Piano in Berlin

A Soviet Soldier and the Piano in Berlin

Luis Lazaro Tijerina USA//7:21pm, May 8th '22

A Soviet soldier played the piano in Berlin,
the city burning from war,
Sunlight came into the abandon apartment
through an open window,
The years have passed and now a Russian soldier,
plays a piano near an open window in Kyiv,
Western Europe plays its swan song in a burning city.

When Escalation means Escalation
Jerry Grey China//11:13am, Feb 10th '24

When Escalation means Escalation

In one of the world’s poorest countries, Yemen, there is a tribe called the Houthis. Emanating from that tribe to lead a larger coalition of other tribes is a group which does not want to be ruled by....

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Music as an expression of protest against class and racial segregation- part 3 of 4
Gordan Stosevic Slovenia//10:40am, Dec 9th '21

Music as an expression of protest against class and racial segregation- part 3 of 4

A glaring example is associated with jazz diva Billy Holiday, who became the target of Federal Bureau of Investigation chief Harry J. Enslinger. He seeked an official ban on all her public appearances....

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France: three months of clash against the Macron government
Alain Thubert France//12:45am, Apr 15th '23

France: three months of clash against the Macron government

On April 6th, nearly two million people took to the streets following the joint unions' call, as an overwhelming majority of the population remains opposed to the Macron government's reform of the retirement....

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From trade unions to farmers' strike: India on its way to mass revolt
Debojit Banerjee India//8:52pm, Dec 6th '20

From trade unions to farmers' strike: India on its way to mass revolt

Being a citizen of India, I am inclined to compare our economy with a coin which has 102 billionaires as it’s “Heads” who are getting busy everyday in living their sumptuous lives and 0.9 billion....

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The U.S. Prison Industrial Complex, A Domestic Military Operation: Over-Policing, Mass-Incarceration, Slavery, and Capitalism
Karl Fluri Canada//10:27pm, Dec 30th '22

The U.S. Prison Industrial Complex, A Domestic Military Operation: Over-Policing, Mass-Incarceration, Slavery, and Capitalism

Although the United States has branded itself as the bastion of freedom both at home and abroad, it is abundantly clear to any objective observer that, just as U.S. imperialism undermines those claims....

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An Analysis of the US Presidential Election and the Question of Foreign Policy
Luis Lazaro Tijerina USA//11:50pm, Dec 4th '24

An Analysis of the US Presidential Election and the Question of Foreign Policy

When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.— Turkish Proverb I. The Majority Defines the National Character Americans are an odd and dangerous people.....

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