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.
This idea is particularly demonstrated through Ramza’s relationship with his best friend, a commoner named Delita.
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Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
Born on a New York farm in 1821, Youmans didn’t come from a notable family or attend elite schools —his name even derives from yeoman, a self-reliant commoner.
More than two million peasant families were given land.
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Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
Bettany played English poet and writer Geoffrey Chaucer in the medieval action-comedy, which starred Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, who forges a new identity for himself as a knight when his master dies.
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