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Communists and the unemployed—The story of the moldy Thuringer
April 26, 2019In the Depression of the ’30s, the Unemployed Councils, organized by Communists, fought to get people the things they needed.
Read more‘Red Joan’: The British Rosenbergs?
April 26, 2019Nunn’s stodgy Red Joan rarely rises above the form of filmed theatre and never becomes, alas, a truly realized feature film in its own write/right.
Read moreThe Values of April: 45 years since Portugal overthrew fascism
April 25, 2019What started as a coup by anti-fascist army officers quickly morphed into a revolt of the whole people.
Read moreThe Communist Party in the 1920s: The first decade of struggle
April 24, 2019During its first ten years, the new Communist Party jumped into struggles on a range of fronts - from labor to racism to defense of the foreign born.
Read moreWhen Lenin spoke to American workers
April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 marks the 149th birthday of V.I. Lenin, leader of the Russian Revolution.
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