December 17, 2021
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Mr. Blue and Maria: A Musical Dream
15 December, 2021 — Edward Curtin ejcurtin Sixty years ago in the late fall and early winter, a seventeen-year-old blue-eyed Bronx boy went by himself to see an afternoon showing of West Side Story on Fordham Road in the north Bronx. He took the bus to the theater but walked the few miles home in Continue reading
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf, December 2021
16 December, 2021 — — Origin: Climate & Capitalism Six new books and six important essays for reds and greens Ecosocialist Bookshelf is a monthly column, hosted by Ian Angus. Books described here may be reviewed at length in future. Inclusion of a book does not imply endorsement, or that C&C agrees with everything (or even anything!) these Continue reading
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Ukraine – Russia Makes Serious Demands, Warns Of ‘Confrontation’
Following unfounded U.S. claims of an imminent Russian invasion of the Ukraine U.S. President Joe Biden and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin have held a virtual summit. Little has been released about its real content but the Russian follow up shows that the issues they talked about were deadly serious. Continue reading
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Statewatch News 17 December 2021 (20/21): EU attack on asylum rights; Greek hotspots and human rights; Mass surveillance strikes back?
17 December 2021 — Statewatch News (Also available as a PDF) Welcome to our last issue of the year, covering the last three weeks and featuring: EU asylum and borders proposals: the only attack taking place is the attack on peoples’ rights Greece: The new hotspots and the prevention of “primary flows”: a human rights disaster EU: Continue reading
The New Dark Age 