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Consolation and empathy in a time of plague: Some helpful readings

May 6, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon

Grief and sadness are exponentially multiplied by isolation. There is no Consoler in Chief.

POETRY: We are the public workers of New York City

April 23, 2020 By Chris Butters

Chris Butters, a member of DC 37, AFSCME, wrote the following poem in 2013 in response to the destruction wreaked upon New York City by Hurricane Sandy.

‘Something is Going On’: A white worker wakes up to racist police violence

March 6, 2020 By Chris Butters

This poem was part of the program at the New York CPUSA African-American History Celebration.

Auschwitz, a poem

January 24, 2020 By Seymour Joseph

The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Ten poetry books that illuminate a decade’s struggles

January 15, 2020 By Chris Butters

Every movement for social change—in fact, every socialist revolution—has had its poetry that illuminates, inspires and helps unify our struggles.