Book Review
New book opens imaginative doors to understanding Lenin’s global legacy
October 2, 2024The book’s strength lies in the fact that most contributors avoid clichés about Stalinism or self-pitying laments about what did or did not happen after the fateful October Revolution of 1917.
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Rediscovering radical Palestinian cinema as hope for today and the future
October 2, 2024The title of Terri Ginsberg’s monograph Films of Arab Loutfi and Heiny Srour: Studies in Palestine Solidarity Cinema hardly hints at the theoretical breadth and depth of the work which is incredibly prescient in these perilous...
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‘Dickinson in Yiddish’ gathers 50 years of writings by socialist Marvin Zuckerman
September 24, 2024I guess by way of full disclosure I should state at the outset that I’ve known Marvin Zuckerman for almost 30 years, from the time I assumed the directorship of the Southern California District of Workers...
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Barbara Dane’s autobiography, a testament to a life of struggle and song
September 16, 2024Movement singer and organizer Barbara Dane has written an autobiography that is a wild ride through the 20th century.
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‘Their Example Will Inspire Us: Five Black Communist Women’: A book review
September 12, 2024Occasionally, historians publish new research that tries to correct the record, restore our memory, and affirm our heritage. One such effort is Melissa Ford’s latest work.
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