poetry
A monument to Lenin: Sourcing a well-known poem by Bertolt Brecht
January 19, 2024The story of how carpet weavers in Turkestan honored Lenin by helping themselves survive.
Read moreCeasefire Hanukkah demands peace and a shared Israeli-Palestinian future
December 11, 2023Call for a ceasefire grounded in the belief that every single life is sacred.
Read morePOETRY: the oligarchs (a short list)
December 4, 2023In America, we don’t have oligarchs…supposedly.
Read moreBefore he was a Bolshevik: Claude McKay’s radicalization is subject of new book
November 22, 2023McKay spoke for a new generation of Black radicals, as distinguished historian Winston James shows.
Read moreFamily visit: A poem for Palestine
November 1, 2023A poetic offering for the suffering children of Palestine, from a British labor leader.
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