Progressive challenge: defeat GOP in November elections
Defeating the Republicans in November must be the top priority for all progressives.
Novels, memory and the Holocaust
Holocaust Remembrance Day just passed, and it got me thinking about memory and empathy.
Chomsky, fascism and the working class
Famed linguistics professor and left-wing icon Noam Chomsky made remarks recently that gave me pause.
Committing heresy: Nazis and the Berlin Wall
After witnessing a large and raucos pro-Nazi march near his house in formerly East Berlin, writer Victor Grossman ponders the Berlin Wall and its fall 20 years ago.
Yugoslavia: a historic view
When the term “balkanization” is used, it has long meant to break a territory or a region up into hostile, unmanageable parts. The Balkans has long been portrayed by imperialist ideology as a region filled with colorful, violent, backward people — the “hillbillies” of Europe
