art
Abe Blashko, artist and political satirist, dies at 90
March 29, 2011Abe 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.
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Maine’s governor assaults the dignity of working people
March 25, 2011Having been raised in Maine, son of a lineman and a mother and stepmother who were state workers, I am infuriated that the Republican governor there has ordered the removal of mural that depicts the role...
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“Black Death”: a film about plague, horror, deep thoughts
March 9, 2011"Black Death" is a thought provoking and frightening tale set in 1348 England.
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Progressive Cinema: The Oscars vs. The Progies
March 1, 2011Without the Oscar's glitz and glamor, the Progies laid honors on films of social substance, and artists of talent and commitment to the struggle.
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Poem of the week: Nizar Qabbani’s “The Old World is Dead”
February 24, 2011This unnamed verse, written in 1970, seems as if it could have been written yesterday in half a dozen nations - and in some U.S. states as well.
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