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Michael Laxer
Jul 26, 20243 min read
The legacy of July 26 is one of hope and struggle
By Marlen Carrasco Barrientos, translated from the Spanish Much more remains of that glorious July 26, 1953 than the marks of the bullets...
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Michael Laxer
Jul 21, 20247 min read
Building the BAM in the USSR 1979: Road of Courage and Heroism
Here we are taking at a panoramic postcard folder from 1980 that celebrated the remarkable building of the Baikal–Amur Mainline (BAM)...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 29, 20246 min read
The Organic Composition of Capital -- Karl Marx
Writing to his friend Engels in August, 1852, Marx jotted down what is perhaps the first attempt to summarize his views on the organic...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 29, 20242 min read
Citizen participation: Essence of political power in Cuba
Popular participation is the essence of political power in Cuba, where citizens have an active role in building an inclusive and...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 24, 20244 min read
"Here I Stand" Program to Celebrate the Legacy of Paul Robeson coming for 75th anniversary of the Peekskill Riots
Via Living Artist Society Press Release and Event Site This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Peekskill Riots, and to commemorate...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 22, 20242 min read
Magnitogorsk and the Soviet rear
From a folder of historic cards published in 1985 on the 40th anniversary of the victory of the USSR in the Great Patriotic War we...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 19, 20246 min read
Can Teething Predict How Fast You Will Grow?
By Brenna R. Hassett, Human Bridges We know that humans live relatively long lives, and we certainly know that we spend a larger...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 18, 20246 min read
Facing a Surge in Wildfires, the U.S. Government Turned to Native Wisdom and Advanced Archaeology
Collaborative efforts between forest agencies and Indigenous communities are improving wildfire management by combining oral histories...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 15, 20243 min read
Maceo and Che still accompany the Cuban people in their struggle: Fidel Castro
Speech given by Fidel Castro at a ceremony in homage to the births of Antonio Maceo and Che, Havana, June 15, 2002 Fellow Cubans: Today...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 14, 20243 min read
June 14: A Coincidence of Two Legends
Maceo and Che taught us the value of equality and justice. They also bequeathed principles of unity as a sure path to transformation in...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Lenin at the Soviet Palace of the Congresses, 1961
The Lenin Curtain in the Kremlin Palace of the Congresses, Moscow, USSR 1961 The stunning Lenin Curtain that hung at the USSR's Palace of...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 9, 20242 min read
Loss, Sacrifice and Victory -- Second World War Art of the Soviet Ukraine
Known as the Great Patriotic War in the USSR the Second World War left deep social scars and trauma that it took many years for the...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 9, 20244 min read
'Horrific Massacre': IDF Kills 200+ Palestinians Rescuing 4 Hostages
"It's a nightmare at Al-Aqsa," said Samuel Johann, MSF coordinator in Gaza. "How many more men, women, and children have to be killed...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 8, 20246 min read
Lenin: Portrait of a new type of leader
An interesting and powerful portrait of Lenin's personality from the Soviet journal Kommunist in 1984. Everyone who was in close contact...
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Michael Laxer
Jun 2, 20245 min read
Population of the USSR 1979: Stats & Insights
Red Square May Day Rally 1978 A look at the state and trends of population levels in the USSR in the 1979-1984 period showing its...
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Michael Laxer
May 29, 20242 min read
The Children of Rafah
Passages from The Children of Rafah I The sun on a conqueror's bayonet was A naked corpse despised: Bleeding silence Over rancorous...
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Michael Laxer
May 28, 202416 min read
Some aspects of the contemporary experience and assessments of the struggle against fascism -- KKE
Outside of KKE HQ in Athens The Communist Party of Greece (KKE) have released their contribution to the European Communist Action meeting...
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Michael Laxer
May 25, 20243 min read
Culture for the People: USSR 1984
Image from Soviet stamp, 1971 From the USSR media in 1984 a look at how Soviet socialism brought culture to the people. "Citizens of the...
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Michael Laxer
May 23, 20241 min read
Joe Slovo b. May 23, 1926
Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela and Joe Slovo at the Communist Party's first public meeting in South Africa in 1990, after being banned...
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Michael Laxer
May 22, 20245 min read
Some Myths Regarding the Genesis of Enterprise
Not only were “modern” elements of enterprise present and even dominant already in Mesopotamia in the third millennium BC, but the...
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