Montly Review
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In the public eye: Matthew Stanley’s “The Ragged Edge of Freedom”
The latest, from Paul Buhle: "Abolitionists and social reformers of all kinds, with a wide Yankee following augmented by many recent German immigrants, sought to take things beyond the uneasy accommodation of white populations to each other across existing political lines. In Wisconsin and in Chicago most notably, these would include “Abe’s Boys” enrolling in the army of the Union. Not so in the Southern Illinois, two hours’ drive from my hometown. The whites who immigrated northward from the near South, largely uneducated and lacking skills, came to be considered almost a species in themselves...."
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In the public eye: Ian Angus’ “Metabolic Rifts” (Stay tuned for September’s Ecosocialism 2026 gathering!)
The latest: Climate and Capitalism editor Ian Angus joined the Green Left Show to discuss his latest book "Metabolic Rifts: Capitalism's Assault on the Earth System"....
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In the public eye: “Requiem for French Theory”
Watch! The Marx Memorial Library in London recently hosted Gabriel Rockhill, Aymeric Monville, and Jennifer Ponce de León, engaged in a discussion regarding the effects of imperialism on the production and dissemination of knowledge....
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In the public eye: Gabriel Rockhill’s “Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?”
The latest, in Le Monde: "En 1999, une historienne britannique, Frances Stonor Saunders, a décrit dans
Who Paid the Piper? CIAand the Cultural Cold War
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Qui mène la danse ? La CIA et la guerre froide culturelle
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Denoël, 2003)
comment la CIA infiltrait la culture des années 1950 et 1960 par l’entremise de fondations commeFord ou Rockefeller. Gabriel Rockhill prolonge cette enquête en montrant comment les Etats-Unis ontutilisé ces mêmes canaux pour influencer les théoriciens de gauche – notamment ceux de l’école deFrancfort – afin de rendre leurs idées compatibles avec le capitalisme...."The post In the public eye: Gabriel Rockhill’s “Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?” appeared first on Monthly Review.
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In the public eye: Steve Cushion’s “Slavery in the British Empire and its Legacy in the Modern World”
The latest: "Guyana Institute of Historical Research Nineteenth Conference 2026: There is a public park in the North London borough of Brent named after Sir William Gladstone, the former Liberal Prime Minister, who had spent many years using Dollis Hill House as his weekend retreat...."
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