Culture
‘Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention & Resistance,’ a book review
August 23, 2023Kovalik does a great job tracing U.S. interventionism in Nicaragua and its attempts to “claim” the land and resources through its imperialist Monroe Doctrine approach.
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‘A View from the Bridge’: It’s a Miller time, of rats and men
August 22, 2023Bridge is a searing exploration of troubled family dynamics, incestuous urges and repressed homosexuality, betrayal, as well as a dramatization of the plight of “illegal” immigrants.
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‘Blacklist: The Hollywood Red Scare’: An engrossing museum treatment of cultural repression
August 21, 2023In an authoritative, comprehensive exhibition currently on view at the Skirball Cultural Center, visitors can explore the history and impact of the Hollywood Red Scare and its contemporary implications.
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‘Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class’ in review
August 18, 2023Black Folks opens with a story about how and why some of her ancestors chose to leave their Southern homes in the early 20th century, a story that serves as a narrative thread throughout the book.
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The birth and long life of ‘Peat Bog Soldiers’ on its 90th anniversary
August 17, 2023Few of the hundreds of songs in the antifascist repertoire became as popular as the “Song of the Peat Bog Soldiers,” written 90 years ago.
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