Cold War
On 80th anniversary of Hiroshima, new questions arise about ‘the Bomb’
August 6, 2025Top official admitted that, with the Nazis practically defeated, the real reason for dropping the bomb was to emphasize U.S. hegemony in the post-war world—and to send that message to the USSR.
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Remembering Patrice Lumumba, African anti-colonial leader assassinated by Belgium and CIA
July 3, 2025The Congolese leader’s uncompromising speech about 80 years of European colonial brutality and injustice went around the world in 1960, and within months, he was dead.
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Clay Risen’s ‘Red Scare’ misses mark on history of communism and anti-fascism movements in U.S.
July 2, 2025The book overlooks key elements when exploring McCarthyism and the shaping of modern America.
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What they didn’t teach you about Cuba
May 9, 2025How the island has withstood nearly seven decades of U.S. sanctions policy.
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Book review: ‘Blue Collar Empire—How Anti-Communism Undermined Workers Everywhere’
May 2, 2025The book argues that attacking the broad left, specifically communists, in the labor movement left all workers more vulnerable.
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