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April screenings in L.A. honor the Hollywood Ten at 75
April 7, 2023Seventy-five years ago, Hollywood entered one of its bleakest periods.
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‘Jesus: A Life in Class Conflict’—book bridges divide between Marxists and Christians
April 4, 2023BOOK REVIEW: Marxists and people of faith continue to treat each other’s core texts with contempt or suspicion, making this book a daring (and sketchy) study.
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Sean O’Casey’s ‘The Shadow of a Gunman’ at 100
April 3, 2023He was the first English-speaking playwright of proletarian origin to enter the stage of the world theatre.
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Alexandra Kollontai: International Communist leader and fighter for women’s liberation
March 31, 2023As People’s Commissar for Social Affairs in Soviet Russia, Kollantai was the first woman in history to serve in a government Cabinet.
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‘Myrlande Constant: The Work of Radiance,’ a Haitian woman’s first U.S. exhibition
March 30, 2023Run! Do not walk, run! To UCLA’s Fowler Museum for a show that will shock you with brilliance and reward you with joy.
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