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May 19
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THE WAR IS NOT A METAPHOR: The Capitalis...

Ismatu Gwendolyn
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The global working class engages in active revolution as we speak (and here I am to pontificate about it). As I (ismatu, artist, the pen behind these essays) become more powerful in my world-making, where do I go? Will I defect out of the working class and join the rank of capitalists? Or will I stake my personal powers for collective gain?

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