Today in history: A joke from the USSR for April Fools’ Day
I heard the following joke in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, then part of the USSR, as was Moldavia.
Fascists at the gate in Greece
Golden Dawn - with its Holocaust denial, its swastikas, and Hitler salutes - makes it look like it inhabits the fringe, but it has roots that make it dangerous.
Today in women’s history: Church of England ordains women priests
The women were ordained in alphabetical order; Angela Berners-Wilson is considered the first woman to be ordained in England.
Syriza’s Greece: whispers of battles past
The negotiations between Greece and the EU bring to mind Themistocles, a man who knew when to retreat and when to fight.
Today in women’s history: Rosa Luxemburg born in 1871
Rosa Luxemburg, born on March 5, 1871, in Zamość, Poland, was a Marxist theorist, philosopher, economist and revolutionary socialist of Polish-Jewish descent.
Today in women’s history: Death of Anne Frank, Holocaust martyr
The exact date is undetermined, but on or about this day 70 years ago, in 1945, Anne Frank perished at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
Today in people’s history: The Japanese internment
Over 127,000 Japanese Americans were sent to ten concentration camps in remote areas of Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and inland California.
Today in people's history: Nelson Mandela released from prison
Today marks exactly 25 years since the day in 1990 when anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was released from prison to become a free man in South Africa.
An open letter to the leaders of the world
"Let's be clear: the actions we take in 2015 will decide which way the world turns for decades to come; please take the right path."
Socialist-minded people still need to discuss implosion of Soviet socialism
All socialist-minded people should be encouraged to discuss Sam Webb's "Season's Reflections on Socialism."
