Soviet Union
Song and struggle: “The Internationale”
April 29, 2011This is the first installment of what is intended to be a series on the rich left-wing musical tradition.
Read more“My Perestroika”: Russians cope with capitalism in fascinating documentary
April 19, 2011Few films released in the West have shown how the transition from socialism has affected Russians and other Eastern Europeans.
Read moreReagan celebration: No mugs on Mount Rushmore, please
February 14, 2011We are now celebrating the anniversary of Ronald Reagan, who, if the corporate press is anything to go by, came down from heaven exactly 100 years ago to save us all.
Read more16 workers killed per day, thoughts on Ft. Hood, ‘Precious’ and other letters to the editor
November 12, 2009It is time to change the feeble and antiquated rules that fail to protect workers on the job. Sixteen workers are killed a day in the United States because of reckless negligence on the part of...
Read moreUnderstanding what went wrong in the USSR
August 13, 2004Socialism Betrayed: Behind the Collapse of the Soviet Union By Roger Keeran & Thomas Kenny International Publishers, 2004 Softcover, 230 pp., $14.00 The demise of the Soviet Union was a watershed event in human history....
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