Farley Mowat: Writer, socialist and environmentalist
Canadian author Farley Mowat, who died on May 12, wrote with humour, keen perception and passionate social commitment, completing over 40 books and numerous articles.
“Roberta’s Fire”: Homophobia, hate, redemption in a Texas town
I had some mind-traveling to do in reading "Roberta's Fire," by Texas songwriter-singer-journalist Kelly Sinclair.
“Shoeleather History” brings rambunctious New England Wobblies to life
Generally speaking, grassroots labor movements, the Wobblies in particular, don't receive histories on a state-by-state basis.
Book review: "Bohemians"
Bohemians would appear to be the book Paul Buhle has been waiting to introduce his entire lengthy career as a writer and editor.
"Calpurnia Tate": a girl comes of age in Texas
Jacqueline Kelly's engrossing young adult novel set on on a Texas cotton and pecan farm with 338 pages that seemingly turn themselves, is a coming of age tale with vast relevance for today's readers.
Ayn Rand, U.S. government, and censoring of Hollywood dissent
In Dennis Broe's "Film Noir, American Workers and Postwar Hollywood," there is an attempt to categorize the film noir movies of different time periods.
“Redefining Realness”: Janet Mock’s compelling memoir about gender, race, identity
I sat down last weekend, intending to read for 30 minutes or so, and ended up devouring Redefining Realness cover-to-cover in five hours.
We Shall Be Free!: Black Communist Protest in Seven Voices
In his preface, Walter T. Howard writes that, he hopes to "break new ground in the scholarship of the African American left."
For Valentine’s Day, a love poem
I wrote this poem while sitting at a bookstore in Rockford, IL. In a creative mood, I heard a woman's voice - the rest is history.
“Empire’s Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan”
"Empire's Ally: Canada and the War in Afghanistan," by Klassen and Greg Albo, asks the question, "Why did the Canadian government go to war in Afghanistan in 2001?"
