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On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the author takes aim at the narrative that socialism crumbled in the Soviet Union under its own weight, brought about by inherent weaknesses and contradictions of socialism. Instead the case is made that a concerted and relentless 10-year secret war by the Reagan Administration so weakened the Soviet economy and Soviet psyche, along with missteps by the Soviet leadership, that socialism was overthrown.

My knowledge of Cuba’s revolutionary offensive in Latin America is based on conversations with Cuban and Latin American protagonists, including – after two decades’ knocking at the door – a five-hour tête-à-tête with Castro in June 2015; as well as on documents from the US, the USSR, the GDR, Canada and Britain.

The UK's Conservative government is weak, the Labor Party is rising, and EU members are out for blood.

A group of eminent psychiatrists and mental health professionals have published their assessment of President Donald Trump's fitness for office.

Reporters and editors at the commonly owned New York news sites DNAinfo and Gothamist are now represented by the Writers Guild of America East.

Relying on state violence to curb domestic violence only ends up harming the most marginalized women.

Walker’s annotations of the Harper’s illustrations remind visitors that African-Americans also lost life and limb in the fight for their freedom.

To better understand how incarceration has impacted young people in the U.S., we’re here to explain.

A new report offers a bracing autopsy of the 2016 election—and lays out a plan for revitalization.

Immigrant communities throughout California led the fight for legislation that does away with deportation practices, such as local police arrests for "civil immigrant warrants", and helps ensure that spaces like schools, health facilities, courthouses and other spaces are safe and accessible to all.