Culture

Who killed JFK? Stone’s latest assassination documentary reveals more hidden secrets

January 14, 2022 By John Bachtell

The same right-wing extremism that many, including Stone, believe was behind the Kennedy assassination (and coup) is driving the real-time coup by the Trump MAGA GOP today.

Challenging the poverty of words: Interview with progressive poet Frederick Pollack

January 12, 2022 By Michael Berkowitz

People’s World culture writer Michael Berkowitz asks about socialism, history, the future, and poetry’s role in all of those.

‘Annette’ is a feverish musical exposing the absurdity of celebrity culture

January 11, 2022 By Chauncey K. Robinson

Annette is not a musical that will be easily forgotten. Points are made, just not in a straight line.

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.

Piketty says it’s ‘Time for Socialism,’ but has no time for class struggle

January 10, 2022 By John Case

There is no mention of class or strategy in Piketty’s Time for Socialism. There is no mention of enforcing “peaceful co-existence” in his version of internationalism. Imperialism is no longer worth mentioning, even in the midst of...