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Lessons From Gramsci for Today’s Social Movements

Mark Engler and Paul Engler / Waging Nonviolence Aug 11, 2023 The antinomies of Antonio Gramsci: what lessons does the classic Italian thinker hold for radicals fighting contemporary battles? Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky: ‘The Neoliberal Order Is Visibly Collapsing’

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Feb 4, 2020 The famed linguist examines the threat Bernie Sanders poses to the Democratic Party, as well as the "morbid symptoms" of late capitalism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Venezuela Is the Vietnam of Our Time

Celina della Croce / Independent Media Institute Jun 13, 2019 Decades after its quagmire in Southeast Asia, the U.S. is attempting to stamp out the threat of a people's revolution once and for all. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Oligarchs’ ‘Guaranteed Basic Income’ Scam

Chris Hedges and Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 1, 2018 Don’t buy the oily declarations from the tech billionaires and others that they want to help you survive financially. What they want is to more fully stuff their own pockets. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Antonio Gramsci and the Battle Against Fascism

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jun 5, 2017 The political philosopher’s condemnation of capitalism and his opposition to Mussolini have a special resonance in our time. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Opinion: Don’t Cry About Super Tuesday—Bernie Sanders Is Winning the Future

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Mar 2, 2016 At least one pundit on the left had the decency, fortitude and intellectual honesty not to smother the dreams of millions of Americans—many of them young and/or struggling under a mountain of debt—by declaring Hillary Clinton the inevitable winner of the Democratic nomination after her victories on Super Tuesday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )