Len Yannielli

Long-time environmental activist Len Yannielli is the author of "Lyme Disease," "An Owl for the Killing," and the children’s play "The Stolen Boy." "Moon Shadow of War" is a memoir of his experiences on the home front during the U.S. War in Vietnam. More educators were fired during the late 1960s and early 1970s than during the depths of the Cold War in the 1950s. He was one of them.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Len Yannielli

Opinion

The message in the cards
December 13, 2023 By Len Yannielli
It was the U.S. military, not the communists, who ended up poisoning the water.
Read more
Culture

Children of the sweep: Novel remembers capitalism’s child sacrifices
July 10, 2023 By Len Yannielli
The new-ish historical fiction Infants of the Brush by A.M. Watson recalls a lost episode in the history of children’s lives under the rule of capital.
Read more
Environment

The sinking of El Faro: Sailors take warning…of disaster capitalism
October 12, 2022 By Len Yannielli
The backdrop is a sustained attack on mariners and their working conditions.
Read more
Culture

Lessons in anti-fascist and social justice solidarity in sports
June 3, 2022 By Len Yannielli
It instantly became iconic. Two young Black men stood ramrod straight with heads bowed and arms raised with clenched, black-gloved fists.
Read more
Culture

Three important books on race in America for deep winter reading
January 10, 2022 By Len Yannielli
Let’s consider a trio of books that can be helpful in gaining a deeper understanding of racism, both its practice and its ideological components, including in the current period.
Read more
Environment

Carbon sequestration: Climate solution or bridge to more fossil fuel profits?
June 2, 2021 By Len Yannielli
A section in ruling circles sees carbon sequestration as a way to keep the golden calf of fossil fuels churning out mega-profits for as long as possible.
Read more
News

Naugatuck, Conn. students keep Black Lives Matter fight going
February 16, 2021 By Len Yannielli
What do the police killing of George Floyd and Naugatuck, Conn., have in common? Plenty.
Read more
Opinion

A Love/Hate Tango – Science and Ruling Classes
January 22, 2021 By Len Yannielli
The ruling class loves science that increases profits but hates science that paves the way for success by the working class.
Read more