Books

‘Blue Collar Empire’: The Untold Story of U.S. Labor’s Global Anticommunist Crusade

Gabe Levine-Drizin / NACLA May 16, 2025 Historian Jeff Schuhrke documents the AFL-CIO’s role in weakening left-wing labor unions around the world between the '40s and '90s. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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​Remembering Norma Barzman, Last of the Hollywood Blacklistees

Ed Rampell / Truthdig Jan 10, 2024 A victim of the 1940s Reds-under-the-beds hysteria, the feisty screenwriter went into exile and held firm to her values. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

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Adam Zyglis Jan 19, 2023 Dig deeper

Corporate Media Is Practically Baying for a Police State

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Feb 21, 2020 While it celebrates Hong Kong's protesters as champions of democracy, our political press paints our own as vandals, thugs and criminals. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

American Empire Completes Three Decades of Futility

Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch Jan 8, 2020 In 1989, President George H.W. Bush vowed the U.S. would lead the world into the next century. We've been spinning our wheels ever since. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Capitalism’s Failures Have Millennials Reconsidering Communism

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Dec 30, 2019 A new survey finds 70% would likely vote for a socialist candidate, with 38% saying they now approve of communism—up from 28% in 2018. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Germany, Allies Celebrate 30 Years Since Berlin Wall Fell

FRANK JORDANS / The Associated Press Nov 9, 2019 Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European leaders place flowers on the remains of the wall that divided the German capital for 28 years. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

In Defense of Tulsi Gabbard

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Oct 30, 2019 Love her or hate her, she has made ending regime-change wars the centerpiece of her campaign. That alone should command our respect. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why Is a Los Angeles City Attorney Trying to Criminalize Dissent?

Joel Bellman / CalMatters Oct 22, 2019 In 2018, four protesters interrupted a speech by Steve Mnuchin at UCLA. Now a putatively liberal Democrat wants to send them to prison. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ralph Nader: Trump Learned His Tricks From Corporate America

Ralph Nader / Common Dreams Sep 13, 2019 If the advertising industry has taught the president anything, it's that puffery pays huge monetary rewards and goes virtually unpunished. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

To Defeat Fascism, We Must Dismantle Capitalism

Christian Fuchs / Los Angeles Review of Books Aug 16, 2019 Henry A. Giroux’s new book analyzes the neoliberal fascism that led to Donald Trump’s rule and offers hope that democracy can be saved. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Democrats Have Facilitated Trump’s Racist Attacks

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network Jul 16, 2019 By singling them out for criticism, Nancy Pelosi has all but invited the president to smear the progressive women of color in her caucus. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )