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The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein

Book review of The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein (llco.org) The Shock Doctrine (2007) by Naomi Klein was a New [...]

May 10, 2012     1 Comment
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Leading Light 4 Out Now!

Leading Light 4 Out Now!

Make studying and distributing this excellent free booklet part of your New Year’s resolutions!   (Click cover image to download PDF.)

Dec 30, 2011     No Comments
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Revolutionary history: initial summations

Revolutionary history: initial summations

Revolutionary history: initial summations (llco.org) “One of the most common misconceptions out there is that socialism should be understood simply [...]

Dec 8, 2011     3 Comments
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What is revisionism?

What is revisionism?

What is revisionism? (llco.org) Some people falsely think that revisionism is to deviate from an orthodoxy, to “revise” a tradition. [...]

Jul 15, 2011     14 Comments
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Reviewing a few scenes from Reds

Reviewing a few scenes from Reds

Reviewing a few scenes from Reds (Warren Beatty, 1981): Goldman versus Reed versus Zinoviev by Prairie Fire (llco.org, originally published [...]

Jun 7, 2011     1 Comment
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The Russian Revolution,1917 by Rex A. Wade

The Russian Revolution,1917 by Rex A. Wade

The Russian Revolution,1917 by Rex A. Wade Cambridge University Press. UK:2005 (llco.org) The book is a political and social history [...]

Jun 7, 2011     No Comments
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Women at the Gates: Gender and Industry in Stalin’s Russia

Women at the Gates: Gender and Industry in Stalin’s Russia

Women at the Gates: Gender and Industry in Stalin’s Russia Cambridge University Press: USA, 2002 reviewed by Prairie Fire Goldman [...]

Jun 7, 2011     No Comments
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Documents show Stalin went to great lengths to stop Hitler

Documents show Stalin went to great lengths to stop Hitler

Documents show Stalin went to great lengths to stop Hitler (llco.org) In 1939, Stalin tried to make a deal with [...]

Jun 7, 2011     3 Comments
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Trial to defend Stalin

Trial to defend Stalin

Trial to defend Stalin (llco.org) Stalin has lost in court in a much publicized libel case. Stalin’s grandson, Yevgeny Dzhugashvili, [...]

Jun 7, 2011     No Comments
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Who and What are Trotsky-cons?

Who and What are Trotsky-cons?

Who and What are Trotsky-cons? (llco.org) The term “Trotsky-con” has become part of the lexicon of populist paranoia in the [...]

Jun 6, 2011     No Comments
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