Culture
Red masquerade: Helping the FBI take down the Communist Party
August 31, 2017Long before the current occupant of the White House, his kindred spirits, like J. Edgar Hoover of the FBI, were already vowing to "take their country back."
Read moreThe comedian as activist: Remembering Dick Gregory
August 31, 2017Gregory’s humor never preached, never condescended, never compromised.
Read moreNoted author: U.S. racism takes several forms
August 28, 2017"U.S. racism, specifically racism against African-Americans, takes several forms, and the best way to battle them is to change policies."
Read moreRemembering Mexican author and cartoonist Rius
August 25, 2017May he rest in peace in Humor Heaven; the religious one didn't matter to him.
Read more‘Thank God for the Russian Revolution’: When America discovered Bolshevism
August 25, 2017In 1917, American workers, radicals, and liberals discovered communism for the first time, and they liked what they saw.
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