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‘Thank God for the Russian Revolution’: When America discovered Bolshevism

August 25, 2017 By Tony Pecinovsky

In 1917, American workers, radicals, and liberals discovered communism for the first time, and they liked what they saw.

Aleksandr Dovzhenko’s “Earth” to screen in L.A.

August 21, 2017 By Special to People’s World

The 75-minute Earth is sheer cinematic poetry in motion, one of the most beautiful black and white and silent films ever shot.

“Gook”: The not-so-black-and-white race dynamics of LA riots

August 17, 2017 By Chauncey K. Robinson

By centering on Black and Asian Americans, Chon gives audiences a powerful slice-of-life perspective into racial relationships not often explored.

“Trouble in Mind”: Nobody knows the stage stereotypes I’ve seen

August 16, 2017 By Ed Rampell

This production of Alice Childress’ Trouble in Mind came to me as a theatrical revelation. It is a classic “the worm turns” tale.

Socialist sudoku

August 15, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon

OK, all you Sudoku fans! Try this one. The only difference is we’re using the nine letters below instead of numbers. When you’ve completed it, you’ll find a timely message.