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The need for a socialist planned economy (2021)

This article is a transcript of the presentation given by Vincent R. Beaudoin at Fightback’s Marxist Winter School 2021. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Francis Fukuyama told us that this was evidence of the failure of the planned economy and the success of the capitalist market economy, and that it represented the end of history. In October 2018, however, he changed his mind.

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Echoes of the Red Terror: Remembering victims of political repression and famine in Kazakhstan

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Residents of French village say US Defense Secretary Hegseth not welcome for D-Day visit

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Hegseth blasts ‘invasion’ of migrants on Europe’s beaches in D-Day speech in France

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Inside the cruel confines of Apple TV's 'Star City' with star Rhys Ifans and series creators (interview)

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Overarming America: Game theory explores how fear and social pressure drive gun purchases

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