Culture – Page 109 – People's World

Apocalypses everywhere: Is there any hope in a gloom-doom-filled era?

March 3, 2014 By Ira Chernus

Living a life so saturated with apocalypses undoubtedly takes a toll, so let's lift the lid off the A-word, take a peek inside, and examine how it affects everyday life.

We Shall Be Free!: Black Communist Protest in Seven Voices

February 12, 2014 By Tony Pecinovsky

In his preface, Walter T. Howard writes that, he hopes to "break new ground in the scholarship of the African American left."

Unique and inspiring: “Al Helm: Martin Luther King in Palestine”

February 6, 2014 By Bill Meyer

"Al helm," which means "the dream" in Arabic, and Martin Luther King Jr.'s well known "dream" come together in a unique and profound manner.

Not all “peace and love”: Bill, Joan and the Beat Generation

February 6, 2014 By Ed Rampell

The latest addition to the Beatnik canon is on the stage, in the form of Bill & Joan, world premiering at the Sacred Fools Theater in Los Angeles.

Pete Seeger and the revolutionary power of song

January 29, 2014 By PW Editorial

The world is mourning the death of Pete Seeger, the lanky folksinger with a banjo, who proved in his 94 years the awesome power of song as a force for revolutionary change.