“Jesus Was a Commie” and “Vapor Trail”
Among the 59 short films screened at the Traverse City Film Festival, the title that attracted the most attention was "Jesus Was a Commie," directed by the accomplished actor Matthew Modine.
Radical history will come to life at Oklahoma Laborfest
One of the most remarkable features will be a special reading of Nor Iron Bars, which incorporates social realism, regionalism and agitation.
Youth: What the hell are we fighting for?
With the recent riots in London never has there been a clearer example that a new generation of youth with limitless potential is being wasted.
Red School Bus tour makes final stop for summer in Texas
Many Marxists, communists, radical labor activists and political activists were proud to call the great state of Texas their home.
Collective bargaining is a right, not a privilege!
Note to Governors Kasich and Walker: The right of workers to bargain collectively over their basic conditions of work is a 76-year American tradition.
No such thing as too big for justice
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court ruled that Wal-Mart is too big to face class action justice, but America's workers think otherwise.
World Environment Day: Pay attention before it's too late
If the environment continues to heat rapidly, permafrost will melt ever faster, releasing greenhouse gases to such an extent that it overwhelms any possible improvement by human action.
The Oprah Winfrey Show: union made
One phrase most entertainment reporters fail to mention about Oprah Winfrey's 25 years as the "queen of talk" is "union employer and member."
The battles that must be won
Re-electing Obama in 2012, preserving unions and public services, defeating racism, advocating for LGBT rights, fighting for a massive jobs program and ending the wars overseas are must win battles.
Victory Day celebrated abroad
Here in the U.S. May 8th is called "Victory in Europe" day. We should celebrate it more than we do.
