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A Colonized Tongue Imprisons the Mind
A Colonized Tongue Imprisons the Mind: The English Language as a System of Disconnection and Enchanting it for Liberation The English language is the world’s most widely spoken language with about 400 million native speakers, and over 1 billion that have learned English as a second language. To truly understand the power words have to…
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Global Capitalism and the Perpetuation of Intractable Conflict
The Industrial Revolution marked a profound period in human history that witnessed economic, technological, and social innovations that led to cascading changes all around the world. The technological advancements such as machinery and steam engines modernized manufacturing processes that enabled the mass production of goods that was unlike anything ever seen before. The industrial improvements…
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Apartheid: Is Conflict Inevitable with a Two-State Solution?
Is conflict inevitable within a two-state solution? There has been nearly constant conflict between Israel and Palestine since the partitioning of Palestine into two states in November 1947 (United Nations, n.d.). This would divide Palestine into one Jewish state and one Arab state and was rejected by the Arab world as unfair and in violation…
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Florida’s Reckless and Rapid Development Poses Imminent Danger to SWFL
In 2008 during the economic recession and housing market collapse, working class families watched as their belongings were hauled off in trailers by the banks. This devastated the real estate market, and developers found themselves in a comfortable position to purchase property up to 80% off of their peak prices in Florida. Legislators and politicians…
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unknown variables.
Vile words, venomous tonesvibrated around me, occasionally penetratingthrough me, until I said to myself –“Any and all energy directed at and meant to harm me,transmutes into creative energy.” My field began to expand, as my fingers typed, eyes widewords like bullets suspended in time, as the silver thread atop my headtugged with enough tension to…
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The Power & Responsibility of Observing a Conflict: The Resolution and Quantum Superposition
Is there inherent power in the act of observation? Saul Alinsky (1971) stated that “Power is not only what you have, but what your enemy thinks you have.” The idea of perceived power is usually applied to the dynamic between parties, but what about the individual passively observing the power dynamics and the subsequent conflicts…
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Lee County Inmate Held in Abhorrence; Flooded Jail During Hurricane Ian
[Name of inmate has been left out for fear of retaliation] On September 28th, Lee County was among several counties devastated by Hurricane Ian as it made landfall ‘just shy’ of a Category 5. Meteorologists stressed for days that the biggest threat of this storm was storm surge and flooding, despite the danger of sustained… Read more
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Information should accessible and reliable. As local and independent news sources began to go out of business across Florida, the primary source of news came in the form of communications companies buying out local news companies and streamlining hollow stories without accountability. At the Proletariat Press we understand how important the decisions that impact the working class are, and far too often these stories are never told. The news should be educational, objective, and accurate. We want to pave the way for equitable access to information and hold those accountable for the negligent leadership destroying the working class and freedom of the press.
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