Cold War
Remembering Patrice Lumumba, African anti-colonial leader assassinated by Belgium and CIA
July 3, 2025The Congolese leader’s uncompromising speech about 80 years of European colonial brutality and injustice went around the world in 1960, and within months, he was dead.
Read moreClay Risen’s ‘Red Scare’ misses mark on history of communism and anti-fascism movements in U.S.
July 2, 2025The book overlooks key elements when exploring McCarthyism and the shaping of modern America.
Read moreWhat they didn’t teach you about Cuba
May 9, 2025How the island has withstood nearly seven decades of U.S. sanctions policy.
Read moreBook review: ‘Blue Collar Empire—How Anti-Communism Undermined Workers Everywhere’
May 2, 2025The book argues that attacking the broad left, specifically communists, in the labor movement left all workers more vulnerable.
Read moreClass struggle unionism and anti-fascism merge in the World Federation of Trade Unions
April 4, 2025Though shaped by Cold War divisions, the WFTU is not bound by its history.
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