New history (with comics) recounts humanity’s long march toward reason
These stories of humanists through history are framed as struggles against the authority of the church, which controlled almost every aspect of life for millennia.
New book explores the roots of the term “White trash”
Some landless whites in early America who survived war, workhouses, prostitution, and press gangs ditched their poverty wages and constricted lives and lit out for the territories.
Author Roy Speckhardt: “Can we create change through humanism?"
"Humanists understand that this is the only life we have, and this planet is the only place we have to live it."
China Miéville’s postmodern fantasies in “Three Moments of an Explosion”
The contemporary British fantasist China Miéville's collection of short stories is a diverse mix of styles.
New book offers inside look at Soviet Communist Party discipline
Being a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union wasn't just an honor; it required strict discipline and moral obligations.
Historian portrays workers as securing the victory of Cuba’s Revolution
Steve Cushion's new book shows that there was more to Cuba's revolution than the romantic tale of a few warriors in the mountains.
2016 “Socialist Register” takes aim at politics of the global right
The Socialist Register has once again demonstrated why, after 52 years, it remains one of the premier international academic journals of the left.
Paul Robeson fought Jim Crow, lynching, and McCarthyism
Gerald Horne has made an amazing contribution to African American radical history with a newly published biography.
“Striking Gridiron”: A touchdown for readers
"Striking Gridiron" is based on the 1959 undefeated season of the Braddock High School football Tigers.
New Civil War book examines the role of guerrilla conflict
Until recently, the role of the Civil War guerrilla has been largely neglected.
