political art
Poem: ‘Minneapolis’
February 4, 2026"Defying the King, with his army of fear. Never give up on what you hold dear."
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Radical legacy: Revisiting Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein’ on 175th anniversary of her death
January 30, 2026The Netflix adaptation doesn’t do justice to the novel’s critique of illegitimate power and debates about tyranny, equality, and revolutionary reform.
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Jack London at 150: ‘The Iron Heel’ as the first dystopia of imperialism
January 9, 2026The pioneering literary figure's writing, shaped by his theoretical contradictions, became a mirror of a pivotal developmental period in the U.S.
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Still burning: Mira Larkin and the living legacy of the Hollywood blacklist
December 16, 2025The blacklist era should not be forgotten but reflected upon. Mira Larkin, Albert Maltz's granddaughter, tells her story of the generational effects of the Red Scare.
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Shivaun O’Casey’s intimate portrait of family, art, and communism
December 9, 2025The memoir explores Sean O’Casey as a relevant revolutionary artist, whose battles against clerical repression and capitalist theatre echo sharply today.
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