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The Windscale Fire by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Fifty-one years ago on this day in people’s history, The Windscale Fire took place in Cumbria, England. On October 10th, 1957, the worst nuclear accident to have occurred at the time released radioactive material over much of northern Europe. England, fearing falling behind in the race to obtain a nuclear arsenal …

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“It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.” — Joseph Stalin
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In the most recent Gallup Poll released yesterday, Democratic candidate Barack Obama leads Republican candidate John McCain for the Presidency. This is Obama’s largest advantage to date and coincides with his winning performance in Tuesday’s debate, as well as his spending spree on TV ads. But left out of the debate as usual, were third party candidates like Cynthia McKinney the …

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The Death of Che Guevara by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Forty-one years ago on this day in people’s history, Argentine born revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara was killed in Bolivia. On October 9th, 1967, with orders coming from President Rene Barrientos, Guevara was executed in a schoolhouse in La Higuera by Bolivian army sergeant Mario Teran. The guerrilla leader had …

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Yesterday’s town-hall style debate between Barack Obama and John McCain was won by the Democratic contender according to instant polls of debate watchers. While no overt below-the-belt attacks were launched, McCain at one point referred to Obama’s “cronies and friends,” and at another point, pointed to Obama and called him “that one over there.” McCain’s show of disrespect toward his rival …

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The Days of Rage by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Thirty-nine years ago on this day in people’s history, the Days of Rage began in Chicago. On October 8th, 1969, under the slogan of “bring the war home,” anti-war protesters sought to intensify actions in order to bring an end to U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. Organized by members of …

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“Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.” –- Nikita Khruschev …

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In her earlier best-selling book, The End of America, feminist author and critic Naomi Wolf warned readers of a profound shift toward facism under the Bush administration. She outlined ten basic steps toward facism that Hitler’s Germany and Mussolini’s Italy took and how the US was walking a very fine line in that direction. But while most Americans who read …

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Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Fifty-three years ago on this day in people’s history, Allen Ginsberg recited his classic poem “Howl,” publicly for the first time. On October 7th, 1955, the beat poet seized an audience at Six Gallery in San Francisco. The famous opening lines of “Howl” read, ” I saw the best minds …

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After initially voting down the Wall Street bailout plan, the House of Representatives last Friday voted to pass a lengthy bill to rescue failing financial institutions. Thirty three Democrats and twenty five Republicans switched their votes to support the 442 page bill which the Senate earlier loaded up with $150 billion in tax breaks. Dissenting lawmakers complained that not enough regulations were added …

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