Patrick Sauer

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Patrick Sauer is a freelance writer for a number of large publications and a bunch of smaller ones that no longer exist. He co-hosts the live books and authors show Squawkin’ Sports from the...

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U.S. Army Sgt. Joe Louis on his arrival at the Columbia Club in London on April 11, 1944

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The Jackie Robinson of the Ring: Joe Louis’ Forgotten Civil Rights Legacy

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Mar 19, 2026 Eighty-two years ago this week, the first Black heavyweight champion landed a historic uppercut against Jim Crow. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Books

One for the Money, Two for the Shoah

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Feb 10, 2026 A new book explores rock ’n’ roll’s long and complicated infatuation with Nazi Germany. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Book Review

The Brownshirts of Orange County

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Jan 6, 2026 A new book explores the long-festering neo-Nazi subculture of Southern California — and its accelerating creep across the country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Film

The Camps and the Gallows

Patrick Sauer / Truthdig Nov 7, 2025 James Vanderbilt’s ‘Nuremberg’ revisits the trial of Hermann Göring. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )