Culture
Writing at a time of plague: Boccaccio, Dante, Petrarca, Chaucer
August 14, 2020The Black Plague was the most devastating pandemic ever recorded, resulting in the deaths of between 75-125 million people.
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Review: ‘Crip Camp,’ an inspiring flick on the struggles of the disabled
August 13, 2020As so, the fight for full equality for people with disabilities continues.
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No Heroes
August 13, 2020"There were no heroes in Hiroshima, only shadows."
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‘Let Them Tremble’: So much of this history reads like right now
August 12, 2020Through the lives of six Communists, Tony Pecinovsky shows the CPUSA playing a leading, if often behind the scenes role in every main arena of mass struggle of the 20th century's second half.
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Portugal mourns death of leading cultural worker Fernanda Lapa
August 11, 2020Fernanda Lapa was a leading light of the stage and the activist scene.
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