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Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Was Revolutionary Cuba’s Great Director

Michael Chanan Jacobin
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea brought the experience of postrevolutionary Cuba to the screen in classic movies like Memories of Underdevelopment and Strawberry and Chocolate. Alea’s committed, artistically dazzling work set a benchmark for political cinema.

Clocking Out of the Second Shift

Jennifer C. Pan Jacobin
The official statistics show that gender gaps in the division of household labor have closed significantly over time. Why are so many women still so frustrated?

This Week in People’s History, April 9–15, 2025

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President Trump making a televised presentation about the pandemic
Peddling Snake Oil from the Oval Office (2020), Refugees from the Great Dust-Up (1935), Jonas Salk, Lifesaver (1955), Fighting Racism for the Long Haul (1775), Ireland’s Prelude to Freedom (1920), Getting Organized to Fight Jim Crow (1960)