On the one hand, the proletarian contributes every bit of on-the-clock activity to the value of the resulting commodity.
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Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
The song, now considered a protest anthem, is about a social revolution in which French proletarians stand against the ruling class — in this case, an oppressive monarchy.
It is staged in this quaint Tyrolean hamlet of 8,000 residents, and each year attracts 45,000 paying fans, as well as celebrities and politicians who intermingle with depraved commoners like few places in the winter world.
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Devon O’Neil,
Outside Online,
27 Feb. 2025
These roads are part of a historic path once traveled by royalty, samurais, monks and commoners.
Along with suffering mothers and children, Kollwitz’ prints are defined by her depictions of struggling peasants–farmers and laborers.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Many of the specifics of Mao’s thought were geared toward China’s own realities of peasant revolution and the search for a post-Qing political settlement.
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