Obituary

Eric Bentley, critic, playwright, Brecht translator, Hanns Eisler fan, dies at 103

August 17, 2020 By Special to People’s World

Readers and theatergoers who appreciate the work of Bertolt Brecht, and reading about it in English, have primarily Eric Bentley to thank. His contributions are truly beyond measure.

Portugal mourns death of leading cultural worker Fernanda Lapa

August 11, 2020 By Special to People’s World

Fernanda Lapa was a leading light of the stage and the activist scene.

Tributes pour in for civil rights icon John Lewis

July 20, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

“We want our freedom and we want it now,” the young John Lewis said at the Great Civil Rights March in 1963.

Rudolfo Anaya, an American writer for eternity

July 8, 2020 By David Trujillo

Anaya’s stories touched the very soul of Mexican/Chicano experience.

Frank Stearns, Veterans for Peace leader and CPUSA activist, felled by coronavirus

July 7, 2020 By Harry Levine

Frank L. Stearns, a long-time activist and leader in Veterans for Peace who worked in the national office of the Communist Party USA, died of COVID-19 on April 3, 2020.