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The Marxist Classes: MLK’s vision for economic justice (video)

The Marxist Classes: MLK’s vision for economic justice (video)

Martin Luther King's expansive vision of civil rights included economic justice for the poor and working class.

BY: Communist Party USA| February 2, 2021
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“A forthright stand”: Communists in the struggle for Black lives

“A forthright stand”: Communists in the struggle for Black lives

The key to the CPUSA's struggle for Black lives has always been unity.

BY: Tony Pecinovsky| August 10, 2020
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The 1619 Project: Backlash from the “left”

The 1619 Project: Backlash from the “left”

The New York Times 1619 Project illuminates the effects of slavery throughout U.S. history. Why does the World Socialist Review oppose it?

BY: Norman Markowitz| February 24, 2020
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The backlash against the 1619 project and a new history of slavery

The backlash against the 1619 project and a new history of slavery

The New York Times 1619 Project is getting pushback from the right and the left.

BY: Norman Markowitz| February 11, 2020
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The Legacy of W. E. B. Du Bois

The Legacy of W. E. B. Du Bois

An American leader, a Black leader, a world leader: in this 1965 essay, Paul Robeson assesses the legacy of scholar, philosopher, organizer,  W. E. B. Du Bois.

BY: Paul Robeson| August 16, 2019
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