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Russia: Revolution and Beyond
Victory Day: How The Soviet Union Beat the Nazis and Why You Didn’t Know It
The Duty of the Hour: The Cuban Revolution Part I
“The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.” – Che Guevara
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Reform and Resistance: The Cuban Revolution Part II
“They talk about the failure of socialism, but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia, and Latin America?” – Fidel Castro
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Bartolomé de Las Casas and the Atrocities of the Spanish Conquistadors
Who made your smartphone? Globalization, raw materials, and slave labor from Potosi to Silicon Valley
Globalization is nothing new – the indigenous peoples slaving away in the Potosi mines 500 years ago could tell you all about it, while Europeans cracked the whip in order to buy Asian-made goods at affordable prices. Add in the fact that the mines were supplied with food and coca by African slaves laboring away in the low lands, and you have a template for the modern integrated global economy – exploitation, unequal rewards, and all. Continue reading “Who made your smartphone? Globalization, raw materials, and slave labor from Potosi to Silicon Valley”
The Great Wall and Borders Beyond Our Control
How and why do governments regulate the flow of people and information? Is the government’s interest always the same as the people’s?
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