Book Review
Darkest L.A.: Film Noir, Greed, and Corporate Graft in LaLa Land
April 16, 2025Five novels, five industries: New course examines how the postwar period set the tone for L.A.’s current reality of a vast income disparity, a crisis in housing, and frequent “natural,” though totally avoidable, disasters.
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The crime novel 2025: Expanding and contracting at the same time
April 11, 2025LYON, France — As times grow more dire, with a major recession looming, war and perhaps nuclear war always on the horizon, and the latest climate catastrophe filling each day’s headlines, audiences are turning to the...
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Book review: ‘Love is Solidarity in Action: Poems from the Frontlines of the Class Struggle’
April 10, 2025The latest book from International Publishers uses poetry to express the triumphs and struggles of the working class.
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‘The Optimist: A Social Biography of Palestinian Communist Tawfiq Zayyad’ book review
April 4, 2025Sorek’s book sheds light not only on Zayyad’s life but also on the layered history of the Palestinian movement.
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Tim Wheeler reads from ‘No Power Greater: The Life & Times of George A. Meyers’
March 28, 2025As part of the People’s World fund drive, the journalist and activist will be doing readings in various places across the country.
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