January 22, 2020

3 Minutes

World

Joint Statement on the criminal attack by the United States in the Middle East

PV January 22, 2020

The Communist and Workers’ Parties, denounce the new criminal military attack by the United States on the ground of a foreign country, in the international airport of Iraq, under Trump’s command, with officials of...

4 Minutes

Music Notes

Music Notes: Timeless songs with urgent topicality

PV January 22, 2020

David Rovics, the topical songwriter from Portland, Oregon, has just released Strangers and Friends, a new album that may well be his best ever. Rovics has been mentioned a lot in this column over...

7 Minutes

World

Black history and the vision of a socialist future

PV January 22, 2020

WEB Du Bois and the Jefferson School of Social Science Denise Lynn In May 1954, W.E.B. Du Bois wrote a memo in support of his employer, the Jefferson School of Social Science. The Jefferson...

3 Minutes

Culture

‘Watchmen’: An unblinking look at racism through the eyes of lead Black characters

PV January 22, 2020

Michael Berkowitz HBO’s Watchmen is a stunning achievement for television. It is an unblinking look at American right-wing populism and racism, through the eyes of lead Black characters in a science fiction comic book...