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Animal Rights with Wayne Hsiung and Dušan Pajović

By Free speech and the left conference 2023 | Jun 3, 2023

Conference

Panelists: Wayne Hsiung, Dušan Pajović

Moderator: Rozali Telbis

Description: Discussion on how animal rights are a free speech issue as well as a core concern for the Left.

Wayne Hsiung is an American attorney and environmental and animal rights activist. He is co-founder of the animal rights network Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) and most currently The Simple Heart Initiative dedicated to animal rescue. Wayne has a long history of non-violent direct action in support of his activist convictions.

Dušan Pajović is a Montenegrin activist and author. He is the Campaigns Coordinator and a member of the Coordinating Collective of the pan-European leftist organization DiEM25. Previously, Dušan led DiEM25’s Green New Deal for Europe campaign. In 2021, Wayne wrote this article: Why we need to liberate animals as part of the Green New Deal.

Rozali Telbis writes about society, technology, culture, propaganda, and more. She is a regular contributor to Plebity and Nevermore. To get the latest updates on her work, subscribe to her mailing list at Growing up Alienated.

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Is the Left Still Relevant?: A Conversation with Professors Clara Mattei and Rick Wolff

By Free speech and the left conference 2023 | Jun 3, 2023

Conference

Panelists: Clara Mattei, Rick Wolff

Moderator: Daphna Whitmore

Description: Economics professors Clara Matttei and Rick Wolff discuss the relevancy of the left in today's context.

Rick Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a visiting professor at the New School University in New York City. He's the founder of Democracy at Work, the host of the nationally syndicated show Economic Update and author of numerous books on Marxism and socialism.

Professor Clara Mattei is Assistant Professor in the Economics Department of the New School for Social Research. She is the author of the book Capital Order, How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism.

Daphna Whitmore writes for the site Redline and resides in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Will Wikipedia bow to Pakistan’s censorship laws?

By Plebity | Feb 5, 2023

Blasphemy

Last Wednesday the Pakistani government issued an ultimatum threatening to shut down the online crowd-sourced encyclopedia Wikipedia. The Pakistani authorities gave Wikipedia 48 hours to remove certain content they deemed to be ‘sacrilegious’ or blasphemous.

The forty eight hours had passed by Friday evening, and Saturday it was announced that Wikipedia had been banned in Pakistan.

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Hello, do you know the difference? The Raytheon, Goldman Sachs left is not the left.

By Plebity | Nov 13, 2022

Chart

Dear Liberals or Conservatives,

When you say left, you probably aren’t actually talking about the left. Find another name. Or at least understand the difference between the woke left and the traditional left which although largely silenced does still exist.

Here is a crude guide for liberals and conservatives who want to know the difference. See the chart.

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Why Free Speech Advocates Should be Cautious of Elon Musk’s Twitter Takeover

By Rozali Telbis | Oct 30, 2022

Article

The mediasphere has been buzzing with the news of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. The world’s richest man bought the platform for $44 billion under the guise of freeing the platform from the shackles of censorship and creating a 'common digital town square'. It should be noted that just weeks ago, Musk was desperately trying to back away from the deal, but a lawsuit eventually forced his hand.

The reaction to the news has ranged from sensible criticism to outright hysterics from all sides. Musk’s insufferable fanboys celebrated the move, elevating him to God-like tier status. To them, he is a savior who will do everything from reforming the Internet to saving humanity as we know it.

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Is the Apocalypse Transphobic?

By Mark White | Oct 7, 2022

Article

Today, there is intense talk of possible use of ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons by Putin in Ukraine. A recent NYtimes headline read: ‘In Washington, Putin’s Nuclear Threats Stir Growing Alarm' and the subhead went on to say that ‘U.S. officials are gaming out responses’.

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Redline, a voice in the wilderness for leftists who believe in free speech

By Plebity | Sep 17, 2022

In these times, leftists who espouse free speech are like wanderers in the wilderness. The political sands may be swirling so intensely that they are unable to see clearly, but the desert is actually filled with like-minded wanderers, each mistakenly thinking they are alone.

That is why it is all the more important to discover and support a site like Redline. Redline is a blog collective in New Zealand that combines original content with a carefully chosen selection of re-posted articles.

The content on Redline reinforces a consistent editorial line centered on class, worker rights and feminism, grounded in the materialism of the traditional left and on the principle of free speech.

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The Underground Episode 6: Big Tech, Censorship, and Capitalism

By Sasha White | Jul 21, 2021

PODCAST

In this episode, we discuss the power a few big tech companies have amassed when it comes to who can say what. To have the power to silence even a president indicates a serious issue when it comes to a private company, especially when you start to look at the connections between the government and the tech companies. We discuss the way some of these companies appear to be state actors in some regards, and the need for genuine freedom of speech for everyone, a value which is being corrupted by the tech overlords’ desire for profit and power.

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Sean McCarthy on How the Left Can Find its Relevance Again

By Sasha White | Jul 16, 2021

VIDEO

In this clip from Sasha and Nesim's interview with Sean McCarthy, Sean explains what he thinks the left needs to focus on in order to regain its relevance and make real change.

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The Underground Episode 5: Is Capitalism Amoral? with Charles Love and Wilfred Reilly

By Sasha White | Jul 14, 2021

PODCAST

In this episode, Sasha and Nesim are joined by Charles Love and Wilfred Reilly to continue a discussion on capitalism that started on the Cut the Bull Podcast co-hosted by Charles, Wilfred, and Shemeka Michelle.

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