Culture
In Memoriam: Joey Martin Feek
March 8, 2016This strength of conviction, expressed by a quiet rebel, is a legacy well worth remembering.
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“Anthracite Fields” earns Pulitzer for music about Pennsylvania coal miners
March 8, 2016The working class has gained a new champion in the concert hall with the rise of composer Julia Wolfe.
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2016 “Socialist Register” takes aim at politics of the global right
March 4, 2016The Socialist Register has once again demonstrated why, after 52 years, it remains one of the premier international academic journals of the left.
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Progies honor transsexuals, feminists, card-carrying Communists and more in film
February 29, 2016The Progies honor films that stand up for human, worker, and women's rights, gay rights, minority rights, peace, the environment, and against fascism.
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This week in history: Hattie McDaniel, first African American Oscar winner
February 29, 2016On February 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first African American to win an Academy Award.
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