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Jul 2023
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Podcasts From Nowhere: William Morris' R...

Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben
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Kevin recently gave a talk about William Morris' transition from romantic anti-capitalism to Marxism and is thus well suited to school us on the subject. We decided to record it and share it with all of you. 

William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionary - Cascadian Midsummer 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAXjblFVhxI&t=928s 

How I Became a Socialist (William Morris)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/morris/works/1894/hibs/hibs.htm

Under an Elm-Tree, Or, Thoughts in the Country-Side (William Morris)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/morris/works/1889/commonweal/07-elm-tree.htm

Facing the Worst of It (William Morris)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/morris/works/1887/commonweal/02-facing-worst.htm

William Morris (E.P. Thompson)
https://www.marxists.org/archive/thompson-ep/1959/william-morris.htm



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