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Why North Korea is developing nuclear weapons

Why North Korea is developing nuclear weapons

by | Feb 23, 2013

This article was first published on the "what's left" blog on Feb. 16, 2013. It is re-published here with the author's permission. It has been slightly edited for style. Is North Korea’s recent nuclear test, its third, to be welcomed, lamented or condemned? It depends...

Socialism and the legacy of the Soviet Union

Socialism and the legacy of the Soviet Union

by | Feb 1, 2008

The single biggest event that shaped global politics in the 20th century was the Russian Revolution of 1917, which gave birth to the Soviet Union. The first socialist government’s existence was the pivot for world events in history’s most turbulent and dynamic...