Great Depression
‘Sinners’ review: Horror, history, and Black American folklore combine for trailblazing cinema
May 2, 2025Continuing the legacy of impactful vampire classics before it, the film provides a thrilling journey into darkness, of both the supernatural and everyday varieties.
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Dispossessed federal workers build ‘Muskville’ encampment in D.C.
April 18, 2025Labor-backed protest settlement in the nation’s capital will not only remind the country of the “Hoovervilles” of the Great Depression but will spur a fightback.
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Woody Sez – Woody Guthrie’s columns in People’s World
July 12, 2024Guthrie once said, “I’ve been in the red all my life,” referring to both his financial situation and his politics.
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International Unemployment Day: The 1930 revolt against capitalist crisis
March 6, 2024On March 6, 1930, Communists organized workers around the world to demand jobs in the middle of the Great Depression. The U.S. was no exception.
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New book studies why Black women turned to the Communist Party in 1930s
June 14, 2023Historian Melissa Ford’s research explores Black women’s radical activism during the Great Depression.
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