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Laissez-Faire listening

Laissez-Faire listening

The Swedish tech giant has rigged the music industry against artists, mined listeners for data, and made music boring for everyone. Or is that just what the major recording labels want you to believe?

A Potentially Politically Hot Summer in Puerto Rico

A Potentially Politically Hot Summer in Puerto Rico

For today I have been asked to speak a bit about my country, Puerto Rico, and the socioeconomic crisis that is currently developing there.1 Given the time constraints, I want to provide you with a brief overview of what is being experienced there by the victims of the...

Workers’ revolution in Portugal, 1974-5

Workers’ revolution in Portugal, 1974-5

The country’s ruling class had operated for centuries by pillaging its colonies while neglecting to build much industry at home. Portugal was the least developed country in Western Europe; 37 percent of the population couldn’t read or write.