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From this year’s Revolution Festival, Peter Kwasiborski, introduces Shostakovich.
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Last week the USA stole Venezuelan oil, reportedly worth up to 95 million dollars. This naked act of theft is nothing short of brazen imperialist bullying. It is a major escalation in Trump’s push for regime change in Venezuela, which it is our revolutionary duty to oppose.
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How the British monarchy brought down Australia’s most progressive government
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