Eugene O'Neill's "The Hairy Ape”: A shocking protest against capitalist barbarism
It's a product of the post-World War I Expressionist school, with exaggerated characters, writ in bold strokes, often with harsh, mordant commentary.
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.
Seattle 1962: “Rising hopes for peace”
This article is an excerpt from the upcoming autobiography of former People's World editor Tim Wheeler.
“Ramona”: California history at the intersection of Native, Spanish and white
This outdoor pageant, a broad-based community project, has been playing here for 93 years and counting.
This week in history: 400 years since death of Shakespeare
What immortal characters, prescient visions, fantastic worlds, and all-comprehending humanity did this writer pluck from his imagination!
Time for a fresh look at the “colliding dreams” of Zionism
"Colliding Dreams" is a new documentary film about the ever more hotly debated subject of Zionism.
Sex, rock ‘n’ roll, and baseball: Linklater’s “Everybody Wants Some!!”
Amidst the drink, drugs, sex, rock 'n' roll and baseball are funny sight gags, revealing a slapstick sensibility.
A desire to change the world: Author Gary Murrell on Herbert Aptheker
During the height of the "Red Scare," Aptheker was considered by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover as the "most dangerous communist in the United States."
Spy parenting 101: Deadly decisions on “The Americans”
Characters Philip and Elizabeth Jennings are good parents. That is their baseline identity.
This week in women’s history: Poet-novelist-activist Marge Piercy turns 80
Piercy has written 17 novels, including bestsellers, and 19 volumes of poetry.
