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Charles E. Ruthenberg: The first leader of the Communist Party USA

June 18, 2019 By C.J. Atkins

At the time of his death in 1927, he was lauded as “one of the most indicted and imprisoned workers” in the history of the American labor movement.

Year of the strike: From Broadway to Boston

June 17, 2019 By David Cavendish

The CPUSA was born amidst a wave of labor action, with strike waves sweeping the country.

Is socialism a more emotionally intelligent economy than capitalism?

June 13, 2019 By Tim Libretti

Have you ever noticed that we often talk about and even measure the effectiveness of our economy in emotional terms?

Documentary shows Israelis going back to the future in the ancestral fatherland

June 13, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

There is rich compost feeding this 77-minute story, which could probably be developed into an ongoing TV series involving these complex interrelationships across time, culture and tragedy.

Christina Schlesinger’s ‘Tomboys’ honors a milestone in modern lesbian art

June 12, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon

There are probably but a handful of galleries in the world where such art could be shown even today.