history
Art is labor, so why aren’t musicians and other artists viewed as workers?
December 21, 2023In the 1930s, artists came to think of themselves as cultural workers and their labor activism exploded.
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The message in the cards
December 13, 2023It was the U.S. military, not the communists, who ended up poisoning the water.
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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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