Opinion – Page 752 – People's World

“Potiche”: entertaining film features stars, strikes, class struggle

March 30, 2011 By Ed Rampell

The delightful Potiche tackles the class war in an extremely entertaining, thought-provoking, funny way.

Abe Blashko, artist and political satirist, dies at 90

March 29, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Abe Blashko, artist and political satirist, died at age 90 Jan. 13 from complications of pneumonia. Among his large body of work were important contributions to progressive publications, including the New Masses and People's World.

“Have you left no sense of decency?”

March 29, 2011 By Norman Markowitz

In the midst of the battle in Wisconsin, the Republican Party has revived McCarthyism to attack William Cronon, a distinguished professor of history at the University of Wisconsin.

Leonard Weinglass, defender of civil rights, dies

March 29, 2011 By Emile Schepers

All lovers of human and civil rights were saddened last week to hear of the passing of the outstanding attorney Leonard Weinglass, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer on March 23.

Defending public radio and TV is a working-class issue

March 29, 2011 By Phil Amadon

The ultra-right leadership of the House of Representatives has decisively moved to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public radio and public television. They argue that "conservative taxpayers" should not have to "subsidize liberal media."