States battle over abortion rights, and the Amazonization of work
The postwar Second Red Scare successfully smashed the American left. But in the midst of its devastation, a small number of old leftists refused to be shut up by the climate of fear. Without their heroism, the New Left could never have emerged.
Technocrats and far rightists on the move
Tariq Ali on the Ukraine mess and the UK peace movement, and labor news from all over
A dress rehearsal for fascism, or did we just miss the opening credits?
Introducing the AI Bill of Rights, and more hot flashes from media land
Open season on protesters, but the fight to defend rights is on
The culture wars turn bloody, Republicans split, and more developments in a time of turmoil
Activist and scholar says he is being denied tenure at Harvard University because of his views on Israeli occupation. There is a long history of attempts to suppress or have outspoken critics of Israel fired from academic posts.
The much renowned poet, political insurgent and countercultural pioneer put on trial for publishing Allen Ginsberg’s Howl went on to become a beloved icon of San Francisco and a respected poet worldwide.
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