Book Review
‘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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‘100 Years of Lynchings’: 1962 book remains a ‘should-read’ for all
September 9, 2024The genocide in Gaza had this reviewer looking back to the mass murder of innocents in U.S. history.
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Scholars look to fill gaps in Marx’s analysis of capitalism and colonialism
August 30, 2024Utsa and Prabhat Patnaik analyze the data Marx didn’t have available to him when writing Capital.
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