Hollywood
The cowboy and the communist: Why Frank Sinatra picked a fight with John Wayne
December 4, 2025Part of the Hollywood Ten, Albert Maltz had the "dubious honor" of being blacklisted twice when John Wayne and others in Hollywood targeted his working relationship with Frank Sinatra.
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The Case of the Hollywood 10: Movie moguls launch blacklist in 1947
November 25, 2025A stain on the history of U.S. democracy and the country’s entertainment industry to this day, the blacklist would remain in force until around 1960.
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This director could make you Communist: Trumbo’s ham sandwich ethics and Marxist art
March 4, 2025The legacy of the blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo has shifted in the past decade. His work and philosophy offer guidance today.
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75 years ago, Albert and Margaret Maltz showed us how to resist
January 14, 2025Essays from another time of looming fascism.
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Albert Maltz’s long-suppressed civil rights novel is rediscovered—and still relevant
January 23, 2024A Long Day in a Short Life, just released in a beautiful new paperback edition by Alma Books, is available for the first time since 1957. You’ve probably never heard of it.
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