blacklist – People's World

Clay Risen’s ‘Red Scare’ misses mark on history of communism and anti-fascism movements in U.S.

July 2, 2025 By Len Yannielli

The book overlooks key elements when exploring McCarthyism and the shaping of modern America.

75 years ago, Albert and Margaret Maltz showed us how to resist

January 14, 2025 By Patrick Chura

Essays from another time of looming fascism.

A 70th anniversary screening of radical labor film ‘Salt of the Earth’

October 22, 2024 By Special to People’s World

Revisiting the blacklisted 1954 film, a classic of labor storytelling.

Michael Wilson’s ‘Salt of the Earth’ script, miracle of the blacklist era

July 1, 2024 By Patrick Chura

Salt of the Earth was the most daring script of Michael Wilson’s career.

Albert Maltz’s long-suppressed civil rights novel is rediscovered—and still relevant

January 23, 2024 By Patrick Chura

A Long Day in a Short Life, just released in a beautiful new paperback edition by Alma Books, is available for the first time since 1957. You’ve probably never heard of it.