Daily Worker
‘A Life of the Party’ recalls ‘Daily Worker’ writer Amy Schechter
February 26, 2025The New York Times once called her “one of the most ardent among the New York radicals,” but you’d not likely encounter a review of Dave Schechter’s novelized biography of his great aunt in its sacred...
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The ‘Sit-Down Strike’ that brought General Motors to its knees: Three workers remember
December 30, 2024Interviews with three labor heroes who participated in the historic 1936-37 strike that unionized the auto industry.
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Afro-Puerto Rican Communist Jesús Colón: A bio-musical highlights his HUAC hearing
November 7, 2024Renowned, revered writer and activist Jesús Colón (1901-74), remembered as “Father of the Nuyorican Movement,” stars as the central character in The Red Rose.
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Daily Worker 1945: Atomic terror unleashed on Hiroshima
August 6, 2024Within days of the bombing, the CPUSA’s William Z. Foster was warning that capitalism couldn’t be trusted with atomic power.
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Daily Worker 1936: Black athletes embarrass Hitler at Nazi Olympics
July 26, 2024Hitler hoped the Games would showcase Aryan racial superiority, but the Fuhrer’s plans were ruined by Black athletes like Jesse Owens.
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