On May 5, 1818, German philosopher and revolutionary socialist Karl Marx was born in Trier, Germany. Hes is best known for his publications 'The Communist Manifesto' and 'The Capital', as well as his ideas have played a significant role in the establishment of the social sciences and the development of the socialist movement.
On July 6, 1907, Mexican painter Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón was born. She is probably best known for her impressive self-portrait and is still admired as a feminist icon.
Assistant Professor Eden Medina's background as an electrical engineer -- combined with an interest in Latin American history -- led to her research interest in Project Cybersyn, an early computer network designed to regulate Chile's economic transition to socialism during the government of Salvador Allende.
diplo Bréville - Halimi January 2022 : In the West the left is fractured and weak, and working-class voters have lost faith in its ability to improve their lives. Until that changes, the populist right will be the beneficiaries.
Notes Evgeny Morozov
Some notes on my cybernetic socialism essay
I’m lucky enough to occasionally contribute to the New Yorker, where I’ve published three essays so far – all in their “A Critic at Large” section. It’s an interesting and challenging slot. I suspect, though, most people don’t know what writing such a piece entails.
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[bilder från Report from Allende's Chile by Graham Greene. Published in The Observer magazine [2nd Jan 1972]. Photos: Roman Cagnoni.[The Generalist Archive] ]
The Socialist International, the worldwide political organisation which groups over 160 social democratic, socialist and labour parties from all continents, held its Council in Chile, on 6 and 7 November, hosted by its member parties in that country.
Lee Vinsel's blog
...broader definitions of plagiarism include borrowing from an author's argument and research without proper attribution, and it is understandable that some people feel that the Medina-Morozov affair is a case of plagiarism (even if we ultimately believe that such feelings are misplaced). ...
Z. Muela-Meza. LIS (Library and Information Science Critique): Journal of the Sciences of Information Recorded in Documents (Crítica Bibliotecológica: Revista de las Ciencias de la Información Documental), 4 (2):
63 - 114(May 2012)