<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 03:03:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@janellev/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Hands Off Venezuela! - A Compendium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Venezuela - Link, Photo, and Video Roundup 1/23/2019 - "Having successfully won the May 20, 2018 elections (and many election cycles prior) with the clearly popular vote, Nicolas Maduro was sworn]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/venezuela/@janellev/hands-off-venezuela-a-compendium</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/venezuela/@janellev/hands-off-venezuela-a-compendium</guid><category><![CDATA[venezuela]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2019 23:00:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9VCcKp3X9gFcjz9stAeyM4ZLpnaTDFmsTPQeD3WEeP8WeA8jFTbHduJtKF7UzsiLWGnbVprdzAySdbdumr6HCZoUipe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick Thoughts: Identity Politics and Empire]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is identity politics? To summarize: Identity politics is the anti-scientific idea that "the personal is political." It overemphasizes individual personal experience and separates the root]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/identitypolitics/@janellev/quick-thoughts-identity-politics-and-empire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/identitypolitics/@janellev/quick-thoughts-identity-politics-and-empire</guid><category><![CDATA[identitypolitics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 17:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScdoSKjrrgbbjyP3UKtMAS9g6WRYCoS8SCwKyWbyQC3TumoATrS4kyu1ZgeC79vy8z36RCe4hE1LBeU1XUKt8in6bXRQrimZhcDdx6hfyLJ2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sound Bites in Modern War History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brief summaries of some principal figures, institutions, and events in the modern history of U.S. imperialism and its all-conquering march and global domination: 1. "NATO, a Brief History"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/soundbites/@janellev/sound-bites-in-modern-war-history</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/soundbites/@janellev/sound-bites-in-modern-war-history</guid><category><![CDATA[soundbites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 20:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/bqA9tjZHuvzfb9GH1evguMK5hvVsVSbh1pg5irJNYw9ysF16jNiCCY2q43qANuNv6pgoPG99p477QtLPQWJoaDvg867VQMxDPcCnU5En9U2A6mYD4Yi4w9Jn2DcGhPju97frrqa6q2WcassCCP9z8TRUULaJub2RBUcdCxHuoEDL7NtQx55Uidm1APg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NATO, a Brief History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the April 1949 signing of the Atlantic Pact and led by then-led by U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded by 12 member states in London]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@janellev/nato-a-brief-history</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@janellev/nato-a-brief-history</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 05:35:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/bqA9tjZHuvzfb9GH1evguMK5hvVsVSbh1pg5irJNYw9ysF16jNiCCY2q43qANuNv6pgoPG99p477QtLPQWJoaDvg867VQMxDPcCnU5En9U2A6mYD4Yi4w9Jn2DcGhPju97frrqa6q2WcassCCP9z8TRUULaJub2RBUcdCxHuoEDL7NtQx55Uidm1APg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Law and its Place in 'Late-Stage' Capitalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toronto-based international criminal lawyer and long-time critic of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Christopher Black, recently published a paper titled, "Marx and International Law - A]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/internationallaw/@janellev/international-law-and-its-place-in-late-stage-capitalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/internationallaw/@janellev/international-law-and-its-place-in-late-stage-capitalism</guid><category><![CDATA[internationallaw]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2018 02:12:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo12GcBomqB1UkjVDVXgN8LZPMLKgx1Xqj2gVYH8aJgpG84bb8WU5CrZhdj2ChQBmq2pPmSWAbg9kVFafWv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imperialism, Highest Stage of Capitalism: Reflections on one of Lenin's most important works]]></title><description><![CDATA[“It is characteristic of capitalism in general that the ownership of capital is separated from the application of capital to production, that money capital is separated from industrial or productive capital,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@janellev/imperialism-highest-stage-of-capitalism-reflections-on-one-of-lenin-s-most-important-works</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@janellev/imperialism-highest-stage-of-capitalism-reflections-on-one-of-lenin-s-most-important-works</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2018 05:03:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UpqGC3rPxeozVbDKrDSY8cnMih4Gxaq7m4QSemBfnC7aEc9BSZqQ8MRTRyNaXzJZqwZsStJk91Jqtr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick Thoughts: Geopolitical Context Matters pt. 2 - Slouching Towards Syria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Along with Nicaragua, the DPRK, and Jamahiriya Libya, one of the most unfairly maligned countries within Western 'left' circles in recent memory is Syria. Ranging from those who hail the U.S.-backed, foreign]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@janellev/quick-thoughts-geopolitical-context-matters-pt-2-slouching-towards-syria</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/quickthoughts/@janellev/quick-thoughts-geopolitical-context-matters-pt-2-slouching-towards-syria</guid><category><![CDATA[quickthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2018 05:46:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9nvjeCxo5iLpsBk6apJPvcYFHxoUZJ8H5KTziPS7G2sksn6h5NWhp8VokEoNFjehrobCWP1fBkVin9JbN136sb6fBTVervz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Fidel Castro on the 2nd anniversary of his death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fidel Castro died on the evening of November 25th, 2016 at the age of 90. The revolutionary leader has many accomplishments behind his name, and will always be remembered for his role in leading Cuba towards]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/internationalism/@janellev/remembering-fidel-castro-on-the-2nd-anniversary-of-his-death</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/internationalism/@janellev/remembering-fidel-castro-on-the-2nd-anniversary-of-his-death</guid><category><![CDATA[internationalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2018 22:54:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WCENMGAJmEqQa7SGyFPKpSCE922qFUskgBSUss5dhMRsUA1Kh7QttBdJopvb5fFKCr59ozEKu4TBZipKeskS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick Thoughts: Geopolitical Context Matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Mosquito people -- who are utilized as proxy forces (a.k.a. Contras) by the United States in its destabilization and imperial subjugation efforts against Nicaragua and its Sandinista government --]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/proxywars/@janellev/quick-thoughts-geopolitical-context-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/proxywars/@janellev/quick-thoughts-geopolitical-context-matters</guid><category><![CDATA[proxywars]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 23:07:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Cold War - a new phase in the age of imperialism]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Note: this is an excerpt taken from a section in an article I am currently in the process of writing and plan on getting published.] In the early 1900’s, Vladimir Lenin realized that capitalism had entered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/excerpts/@janellev/the-cold-war-a-new-phase-in-the-age-of-imperialism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/excerpts/@janellev/the-cold-war-a-new-phase-in-the-age-of-imperialism</guid><category><![CDATA[excerpts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTCbCd1L4AQP82AFWYYzZC15DpSZWeSYgzVNSdRe4FCTuBW3XbfeQQWmcQnfst2tGmxdtvnvadUPXyoVTWxsVMD4gSRnGDo2YzFreiundsVN6NHiCMcguiEzXpdM1AEy6N57nEHH3yP4PZ9NXvh246?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Past Artwork(s): AWCEP event posters - samples]]></title><description><![CDATA[White poppy for peace. A special event version of the AWCEP logo.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@janellev/past-artwork-s-awcep-event-posters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@janellev/past-artwork-s-awcep-event-posters</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:23:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW8Yi6wCF323DoA322VRAr6Q1WWirQbu6DXryFE4i1s6YL6xvrVG2wvbCvGFNVZYWser6cGyzo4jzzQF7DVpgMGVKSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Past Artwork(s): alien skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medium: acrylic. 16x20 canvas. April 7th, 2013 Medium: Acryllic 10"x15" canvas 23 Nov. 2015 And yes, that would be me, in the picture.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/scifi/@janellev/past-artwork-s-alien-skies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/scifi/@janellev/past-artwork-s-alien-skies</guid><category><![CDATA[scifi]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 23:10:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjnzevxjT9JiiNV7XTgaCmLtrqhWhnJT1gwHGWKK6FMxrqFh6XNG5nQD86f3Y1fW2nj71tF7jyA9bavoH8jg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Past Artwork(s): anti-imperialist dove]]></title><description><![CDATA[From last year: In solidarity with the United Front against Imperialism: the DPRK, Syria, and Venezuela Medium: Acrylic 10" x 15" canvas Just a little something that I did. 28 Aug. 2017]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/peace/@janellev/past-artwork-s-anti-imperialist-dove</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/peace/@janellev/past-artwork-s-anti-imperialist-dove</guid><category><![CDATA[peace]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7xah8KLqnff8bUQsjf39Tx3UtJnyEFNG9m67DXukLZZnQsfWRWHxMhpnUteX5Cxo5AC5X8fLXoHZjLmGb5o8NRQpB8yBFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imperialism, War, and U.S. Foreign Policy: An Interview with Stephen Gowans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Gowans is an independent writer and political analyst from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada whose main focus is on U.S. foreign policy. He is the author of the widely acclaimed book, Washington’s Long War]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@janellev/imperialism-war-and-u-s-foreign-policy-an-interview-with-stephen-gowans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@janellev/imperialism-war-and-u-s-foreign-policy-an-interview-with-stephen-gowans</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[janellev]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2018 22:34:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt1ThEDgrYkj1AShRPU1qq3VZdgTeZcSKaE8mdnLycVxu1z3hX5bEeSgWxie4FBVoy1rYMoXeZmTJu3DZGyU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>