history
The Siege of Leningrad: Shostakovich and the airbrushing of history
June 26, 2019The Siege of Leningrad was recorded not only in books, but also in music.
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Eyewitness report: The birth of the Daily Worker
June 22, 2019An interview with Art Shields, a labor journalist who was on the staff of the Daily Worker newspaper (predecessor of People’s World) when it rolled off the presses for the first time on January 13, 1924.
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‘The Central Park Five,’ now an astounding world premiere opera
June 21, 2019I have seen a lot of opera in my lifetime, and I can honestly say I have never been so emotionally overwhelmed as I was Saturday night.
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‘Anne, A New Play’ in U.S. premiere reframes the Anne Frank story
June 19, 2019In celebration of what would have been her 90th birthday this month (June 12), the Simon Wiesenthal Center presents the U.S. premiere of Anne, A New Play.
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Charles E. Ruthenberg: The first leader of the Communist Party USA
June 18, 2019At the time of his death in 1927, he was lauded as “one of the most indicted and imprisoned workers” in the history of the American labor movement.
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