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◆ Book of the Week · with Huzzah Books
On Exercising All-Round Dictatorship Over the Bourgeoisie
Chang Chun-chiao
A theoretical work from the Cultural Revolution era examining the concept of dictatorship of the proletariat and its application to class struggle in China. This text reflects the political ideology of the mid-1970s People's Republic.
Read the pick →
🌖 Waning Gibbous · 80% lit
A bright moon tonight, so the Milky Way and the faintest stars wash out.
Sky's truly dark after 9:22 PM.
◆ NASA's photo today: Solar Eclipses and Culture →
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