The Left Coast
Exploring world affairs, national affairs, culture, protests, racism, pandemics and the human comedy from the left of the continent. This is not meant to draw you here, but to urge you to make your community better, no matter where you live.
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Olympics Could Turn Into A Big Mess (opens the original)
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Gloria Steinem, Feminist, Spy, and Peace Advocate (opens the original)
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By Rachel MarsdenGloria Steinem rose as women’s rights became a Cold War battleground, with Washington reacting to Moscow’s model of female modernity<img alt="This woman was the link between the Soviets, the CIA, and feminism" class="sizing-normal" height="157" sr
Labor Day is a Workers’ Holiday (opens the original)
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THE GREATEST GENERATION? NOT WHO YOU THINK (opens the original)
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The World War II generation? Think again. It was the much maligned generation of the 60s that did all this, and more.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="275.1385041551247" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Cpr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive
The Costs of the U.S. Blockade of Cuba (opens the original)
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By Margot PepperThe Trump Administration’s indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, the deployment of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and warships, and recent measures pressuring countries not to supply oil to Cuba are all intended to force regime change on the island. These policies are part of the United States’ long-standing campaign against the Cuban government, codified in 1962 with the U.S. embargo on Cuba, and have created what could be described as Cuba’s “New Special Period,” c
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