Cold War

Today in labor history: Paul Robeson loses passport appeal

August 16, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On August 16, 1955, internationally known actor, singer and activist Paul Robeson lost his court appeal to force the U.S. State Department to grant him a passport.

Today in labor history: Arthur Miller refuses to name communists

June 21, 2013 By Special to People’s World

In the height of the Cold War witchhunts on June 21, 1956, playwright and a giant of American theater, Arthur Miller, courageously defied the House Committee on Un-American Activities and refused to name any suspected communist.

Six incredibly bad films inspired by the Cold War

November 21, 2011 By Chris Elliott

For some filmmakers, the Cold War became a convenient excuse for moronic plotlines, insufferable jingoism, and unapologetically reactionary politics.

New military base in Australia: wrong direction

November 21, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

More U.S. military force in the Asia-Pacific area is provocative and unnecessary. Instead of building more military bases, we should be closing them.

50th anniversary of Berlin Wall: a deeper look

August 12, 2011 By Victor Grossman

This year Berlin's public TV channel gripped our brain cells every day for a month in advance of the anniversary of the Berlin Wall. For anyone probing more deeply, however, some questions still require answers. Why...