Culture
Book review: Folk singers, the Communist Party, and the FBI, 1939-1956
September 18, 2020They were partisan. They chose sides. And their politics were well known, including to the FBI.
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‘Five Days, Five Nights’: Flight to freedom from fascist Portugal
September 16, 2020Álvaro Cunhal had a little secret. It was a good thing that he did.
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‘Vida’ on Starz: Fighting gentrification ‘but with a little sex’
September 15, 2020All over the news today is what amounts to articles about a new kind of white flight, but this time which is also a COVID flight from cities to rural areas and the suburbs.
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New book explores and praises Cuban health care for the people
September 14, 2020Don Fitz’s book brings together information on Cuba’s Revolution and Cuba’s brand of health care; it communicates a vision of progressive social change. Clearly written and easily read, it deserves a wide audience.
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‘Gather’: Despite America’s history of violence, Indigenous food sovereignty carries on
September 11, 2020Overall, what is powerful about Gather is that it doesn’t just focus on the devastation, but the rebuilding.
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