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theimaginativeconservative.org
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| | | | | I too would like the university to be a safe space, but a safe space for rational argument about the pressing issues of our time. If a university stands for anything, surely it stands for that idea of truth, as a guiding light in our darkness and the source of real knowledge... (essay by Roger Scruton) | |
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mronline.org
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| | | | | The emergence of a new generation of antiracist activists and theorists seeking to advance an anticapitalist agenda creates a new vantage point of reexamining how racism relates to the logic of capital. This essay explores sources in the work of Marx, twentieth century Marxists, and Frantz Fanon that can provide direction for overcoming the binary of class and race. | |
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www.colorado.edu
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| | | | | [AI summary] The text provides an in-depth analysis of the political and social dimensions of Soviet women's gymnastics, focusing on the role of female athletes as both physical and ideological tools. It explores the historical context, including the Stalinist era's suppression of women's autonomy, the use of gymnastics as a means of state control, and the paradoxes faced by Soviet gymnasts, such as being celebrated as pioneers while simultaneously being exploited as resources. The work highlights the ideological labor of these athletes, including the promotion of Soviet supremacy, the concealment of the physical and emotional toll of their training, and the broader implications for women's roles in the USSR. The text also references key historical figures l... | |
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judithcurry.com
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| | | by Judith Curry New research suggests that the upper layer of the ocean has warmed more than had been thought previously while the deeper ocean has cooled rather than warmed in recent years. Context Kevin Trenberth summed up the problem ... Continue reading ? | ||