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anti-imperialism, book review, Torkil Lauesen - December 2, 2022

Torkil Lauesen's Riding the Wave, reviewed by Adam Grey [RevolutionaryCommunist.org]

Riding the Wave: Sweden’s Integration into the Imperialist World System, Torkil Lauesen, Kersplebedeb Publishing, 2021, 268pp. Reviewed by Adam Grey. [Originally published on RevolutionaryCommunist.org, 1 Dec 2022.] This important book by the Danish anti-imperialist activist Torkil Lauesen charts the history of Sweden ‘from 16th-century colonialism to the present day’ (p7). It is a description of the bloody foundations of what was in the 1980s one of the most socially and economically equal countries in the capitalist world. The book also places contemporary Swedish political economy in a global context: examining how Swedish capital operates today, how the Swedish working class...

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ecology, event, montreal - November 21, 2022

Nov. 26, MTL: Teach-in contre la COP15 (EN/FR)

Kersplebedeb is excited to be tabling at next Saturday’s Teach-in Against the COP15 in Montreal. If you’re around come check it out! [English below.] Teach-in contre la COP15 samedi le 26 Novembre dès midi à l’université McGill (3480 McTavish) Le sommet international de la COP15 arrive à grands pas. Pour affuter nos luttes et bien préparer notre résitance à ce sommet, la Coalition anticapitaliste et écologiste contre la COP15 vous invite à un teach-in. Au menu, on vous propose une série d’ateliers, dont sécurité en manifestation, sécurité informatique, autodéfense juridique, pourquoi s’opposer à la COP15, entre autres! Ce teach-in est...

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Mutulu Shakur, political prisoners - November 16, 2022

Contribute to Mutulu Shakur's Release Fund!

From Family & Friends of Mutulu Shakur: Nov. 10, 2022: In order to bring Mutulu home to his family in California safely and comfortably, we must raise funds to cover several urgent costs. These costs include Mutulu's ground transportation from the prison to the airport, medical air transport from Kentucky to Los Angeles to be reunited with his family, adding a wheelchair accessible ramp and other modifications to his home, healthcare to address existing and emerging urgent medical needs, and other costs associated with him returning home. If you don't need your donation to be tax-deductible, use the following link:https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/freedomforMutulu?locale.x=en_US...

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Mutulu Shakur, political prisoners - November 13, 2022

Mutulu Shakur has been paroled!

From his support committee: Today, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, a 72 year old grandfather and respected healer and elder was granted parole by the US Parole Commission. The Parole Commission has recognized that his release poses no risk, particularly in light of his medical condition. He will be released shortly. Mutulu is one of thousands of incarcerated older people in federal and state prisons who has been repeatedly denied parole for over a decade after completing his minimum sentence. Mutulu is deeply grateful and thankful for the broad expression of trust and support, and thanks everyone who has helped him over...

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November 13, 2022

Book Review: “Defying the Tomb: Selected Prison Writings and Art of Kevin “Rashid” Johnson Featuring Exchanges With an Outlaw”, By Irik Robinson

“Defying the Tomb is a very easy and exciting read. However, it is also the very cornerstone of the kind of political education that the masses of our people need. I will even go as far as to say that this book is this generation’s Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson.” By Irik Robinson Jul 2, 2020 Book Review: “Defying the Tomb: Selected Prison Writings and Art of Kevin “Rashid” Johnson Featuring Exchanges With an Outlaw” “I should begin by emphasizing that four traits are predominant in my character, traits that I believe are largely lacking within the...

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