How Chinese Politics Works: By Deng’s Former Translator

 https://thedissidentvoice.org/2026/07/how-chinese-politics-works-by-dengs-former-translator/#more-168794

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What is Wrong with the American Left: the Abandonment of Class

 

The consequences are not abstract; they are written in the distribution of income. Abandoning class is among the chief reasons the gap between rich and poor in the United States has reached levels without precedent in modern American history.

https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/what-is-wrong-with-the-american-left-the-abandonment-of-class/

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America Isn’t a Democracy—And Only Cross-Racial Solidarity Can Change That

 https://www.laprogressive.com/democracy/america-isnt-a-democracy-and-only-cross-racial-solidarity-can-change-that

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The Pro-Democracy United Front: Liberation Road's 2022-'25 Main Political Report

 https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=1710364&post_id=167315707&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=nsdhl&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjozOTk1NTAxNywicG9zdF9pZCI6MTY3MzE1NzA3LCJpYXQiOjE3NTE0NjUwNDgsImV4cCI6MTc1NDA1NzA0OCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTE3MTAzNjQiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.n0rqGyICSj4WnhCn0VvUUR7QuVwFTUq45cCM9vP50ns

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DEFINITIONS OF DEMOCACY

 DEFINITIONS OF DEMOCACY

Palestinians want to choose their own leaders – a year of war has distanced them further from this democratic goal

 https://theconversation.com/palestinians-want-to-choose-their-own-leaders-a-year-of-war-has-distanced-them-further-from-this-democratic-goal-239463?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%207%202024%20-%203120331841&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20October%207%202024%20-%203120331841+Version+B+CID_2b267a9fd98b0f29d4d86784583c4fa5&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=Palestinians%20want%20to%20choose%20their%20own%20leaders%20%20a%20year%20of%20war%20has%20distanced%20them%20further%20from%20this%20democratic%20goal

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Capitalism and Democracy Are Opposites ~~ Richard Wolff

 https://www.laprogressive.com/economic-equality/capitalism-and-democracy

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Dr. Cornel West on Jill Stein and Kamala Harris | Status Coup News

 https://youtu.be/9Bd8eyG6aRk?si=R_uuJqL4VQP1C07I

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

The Children of Gaza Were Not Killed For Democracy ~~ Spencer Ackerman • 14 Feb 2024

 https://foreverwars.ghost.io/r/7f480a4f?m=b656041a-c61a-4a6b-910d-7d396ec2db1f

~~ recommended by newestbeginning ~~

The Struggle for Meaningful Work ~~ Elizabeth Anderson

 https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-struggle-for-meaningful-work/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Will Bourgois Law and Electoral Politics Really Save Us from (the) Fascist Creep? ~~ Paul Street

 https://open.substack.com/pub/paulstreet/p/will-bourgois-law-and-electoral-politics?r=nsdhl&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&comments=true

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~

Socialism’s Self-Criticism and Real Democracy

 https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/12/07/socialisms-self-criticism-and-real-democracy/

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Federal Court Guts Enforcement of Voting Rights Act in “Catastrophic” Ruling

 https://truthout.org/articles/federal-court-guts-enforcement-of-voting-rights-act-in-catastrophic-ruling/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Truthout+Share+Buttons

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How to rig an election ~~ Robert Guest

 https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2023/11/13/how-to-rig-an-election?utm_campaign=a.coronavirus-special-edition&utm_medium=email.internal-newsletter.np&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=20231118&utm_content=ed-picks-article-link-4&etear=nl_special_4&utm_campaign=a.coronavirus-special-edition&utm_medium=email.internal-newsletter.np&utm_source=salesforce-marketing-cloud&utm_term=11/18/2023&utm_id=1829179

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Habitation Economy ~~ Dissent Magazine

 https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-habitation-economy/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

The Frightening Misrule of the U.S. and its Empire

 

1). “Minority Rule: The US Is Not a Democracy, w/ Prof. Aziz Rana”, July 29, 2022, Rania Khalek interviews Aziz Rana, Dispatches from Breakthrough News, duration of video is 1:25:35, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJeHl3aAigU >

2). “It Would Be Great if the United States Were Actually a Democracy”, Feb 16, 2021, Chris Maisano interviews Aziz Rana, Jacobin Magazine, at < https://jacobin.com/2021/02/us-constitution-interview-aziz-rana >

3). “The Trump movement is turning America fascist w/Jeff Sharlet | The Chris Hedges Report', Oct 27, 2023, Chris Hedges interviews Jeff Sharlet they discuss Sharlet's new book, Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War, The Chris Hedges Report, The Real News Network, duration of video is 50:05, at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtrkSeTOv7g >

~~ recommended by dmorista ~~

NATO does not, and never did, ‘defend’ democracy ~~ Yves Engler

 https://yvesengler.com/2023/07/28/nato-does-not-and-never-did-defend-democracy/

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The Ohio Vote on Issue 1, August 8, 2023

1).  “You did it, Ohio!: Republican efforts to raise ballot measure standards FAILS”, Aug 8, 2023, Jessica Valenti, Abortion Every Day,                                                  at < https://jessica.substack.com/p/you-did-it-ohio >

2).  “Abortion Rights Get Lift in Ohio as G.O.P. Bid Fails.”, Aug. 9, 2023, Michael Wines, 1,203 words, New York Times.

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“Is the New Deal Socialism?” ~~ Norman ThomasJune 20, 2019

https://newpol.org/is-the-new-deal-socialism-by-norman-thomas/

~~ recommended by emil karpo ~~

Why The US Is Not A Democracy

 https://youtu.be/srfeHpQNEAI

~~ recommended by collectivist action ~~