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Communist Abraham Lincoln Brigade volunteer Paul Wendorf’s letters published in Spain
January 2, 2024The letters of Paul Wendorf, a member of the Abraham Lincoln Battalion, have been translated and published in Spain by Salamanca University Press as Vida y lucha de otro norteamericano en las trincheras de España.
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Remembering Al Marder: A century of struggle for peace, justice, and socialism
December 21, 2023“What’s remarkable about Al Marder during the 50 years I knew him was the urgency with which he constantly raised the necessity of opposing war and injustice.”
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Art is labor, so why aren’t musicians and other artists viewed as workers?
December 21, 2023In the 1930s, artists came to think of themselves as cultural workers and their labor activism exploded.
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The message in the cards
December 13, 2023It was the U.S. military, not the communists, who ended up poisoning the water.
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Old haunts and new museums in New Orleans: WWII, Jewish, Brecht
December 6, 2023I wonder if, without first-hand memories from wartime family members, future generations will see this history, and this museum, in such a benevolent light.
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