I wasn’t expecting to find myself reflecting on Fidel Castro’s childhood while reading this chapter of The Fidel Castro Reader. I don’t know much about Castro’s personal life, but I was struck by how he too was immersed in religion at a young age, attending Catholic schools and being shaped by that environment.
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[03-08-1987] Thomas Sankara: The revolution cannot triumph without the emancipation of women
The revolution cannot triumph without the emancipation of women
The specific character of women’s oppression
Woman’s fate is bound up with that of the exploited male. This is a fact. However, this solidarity, arising from the exploitation that both men and women suffer and that binds them together historically, must not cause us to lose sight of the specific reality of the woman’s situation. The conditions of her life are determined by more than economic factors, and they show that she is a victim of a specific oppression. The specific character of this oppression cannot be explained away by setting up an equal sign or by falling into easy and childish simplifications.
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[10-02-1983] Thomas Sankara: The Political Orientation Speech
Eva Illouz quotes
President AMLO’s Sixth & Final Informe
Friends:
Today I present to you and to the people and the nation my last government report and I do so more convinced than ever that the best of Mexico is its people, heirs of civilizations that flourished long before the arrival of the European invaders. Thanks to the roots of those pre-Hispanic cultures of that deep Mexico, the Mexicans of today are, in their vast majority, hard-working, supportive and honest. The legacy of good principles that were transmitted from generation to generation and that have not disappeared – despite oppression, classism and racism – is what distinguishes us and places us as a country of virtues and greatness.
Canadian Politicians Cry About Non-existent ‘Repression’ of Islam and Ethnic Culture in Xinjiang
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China is a truly controversial place in the world, thanks to the machinations of Western imperialists and their Uygur separatist proxies.
Canadian Politicians Cry About Non-existent ‘Repression’ of Islam and Ethnic Culture in Xinjiang
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UYGHUR RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROJECT HAS COMMENCED ITS ADVOCACY WORK ON MAY 1, 2020, WITH THE GRANT PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND FOR DEMOCRACY.
The Philippines: Why it is Choosing US Destruction Over Chinese Construction (video)
The Philippines: Why it is Choosing US Destruction Over Chinese Construction
While the ongoing conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate headlines, occasionally news stories surface regarding growing tensions in the Asia-Pacific region as well. Driven primarily by the US, these headlines also include the proxies Washington is using to stir up an Ukraine-style conflict in the region.
The Philippines: Why it is Choosing US Destruction Over Chinese Construction
Full text of Xinhua’s interview with Putin
MOSCOW, May 15 (Xinhua) — On the eve of his two-day state visit to China, which starts on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin took a written interview with Xinhua.
Venezuela’s election in the crosshairs of new U.S. regime change scheme
Twenty-five years after Hugo Chávez took office and began the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela, US officials have still not tired of dreaming up new plots to overthrow the country’s government
Venezuela’s election in the crosshairs of new U.S. regime change scheme
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