Culture
The imperialist problem with ‘3 Body Problem’
April 3, 2024Netflix joins the cultural Cold War against China.
Read more‘Innocent Postcards’: Progressive poetry reflects 20th-century politics and culture
April 2, 2024John Pietaro continues to shine in the realm of proletarian literature, and his enthusiasm and support for essential progressive causes never cease.
Read more‘Wicked Little Letters’: A British blow for women’s emancipation in the 1920s
March 29, 2024For those who enjoy a rollicking feminist mystery-political-comedy that is in fact based on a true story, this may be your ticket for a fun adult outing at the movies.
Read moreAlternative media vs. the corporate press: An illustrative case study in 1950s L.A.
March 29, 2024The battle between the people’s press and capitalist mouthpieces has been raging for decades.
Read more‘The Bespoke Overcoat’: Gogol’s giggles, ghosts and class struggle
March 28, 2024A theatrical adaptation of “The Overcoat,” a short story written in 1842 by the Ukrainian-born Nikolai Gogol, who along with Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Turgenev, and Gorky is one of the most renowned contributors to Russian literature.
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