Books
Radical legacy: Revisiting Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ on 175th anniversary of her death
January 30, 2026The Netflix adaptation doesn’t do justice to the novel’s critique of illegitimate power and debates about tyranny, equality, and revolutionary reform.
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How Edward Bellamy’s ‘Looking Backward’ is looking ahead
January 26, 2026Revisiting Bellamy’s book, published in 1888, where capitalism has withered away
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Knowledge itself is under attack, but library advocates are fighting back
January 16, 2026From book bans to defunding, EveryLibrary’s latest report chronicles the struggle to save public access to information.
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Essential lessons from the book ‘The Capital of Slavery’
January 15, 2026The book explains that slavery was foundational to the capitalist system in the United States and representation of the class struggle.
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Eric A. Gordon’s ‘Opera and Society,’ written in 1969, now in print
January 13, 2026People’s World sat down with our former staff writer and cultural editor Eric A. Gordon for a chat about his latest book.
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