history
Old haunts and new museums in New Orleans: WWII, Jewish, Brecht
December 6, 2023I wonder if, without first-hand memories from wartime family members, future generations will see this history, and this museum, in such a benevolent light.
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Henry Kissinger showed true colors when he backed murder of Allende
December 6, 2023Speaking ill of the dead is a necessity when it comes to Henry Kissinger.
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Hans Holbein (c. 1497-1543), an artist of conflicting sympathies in fast-changing times
December 4, 2023The expressive, realistic style of Holbein’s early work reflects the spirit of the early bourgeois revolution.
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Framing Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Mexico’s great revolutionary painters in opera
December 1, 2023If ever there was a couple absolutely ideal for immortalization in the musical medium of opera, it’s Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
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Kissinger, U.S. imperialist war criminal, dead at 100
December 1, 2023From Southeast Asia to Latin America, Kissinger was U.S. imperialism’s key operative for years.
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