April 14, 1939: John Steinbeck Publishes ‘The Grapes of Wrath’ April 14, 1939: John Steinbeck Publishes ‘The Grapes of Wrath’
"The chapters in which Steinbeck halts the story to editorialize about American life are sometimes useful, but oftener pretentious and flatulent."
Apr 14, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Cops Only Do Bad Things When They’re Being Filmed Cops Only Do Bad Things When They’re Being Filmed
And other lies your local Officer Friendly tells you.
Apr 14, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow
Eduardo Galeano: A Prophet Who Looks Backward Eduardo Galeano: A Prophet Who Looks Backward
The late author influenced a whole generation of Latin American leftists.
Apr 14, 2015 / Greg Grandin
The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano The Debt Owed to Eduardo Galeano
Eduardo Galeano taught us not to be embarrassed for refusing to acclimate to the horrors of the present.
Apr 13, 2015 / Dave Zirin
Will Ukraine’s New Anti-Communist Law Usher in a Free-Speech Dark Age? Will Ukraine’s New Anti-Communist Law Usher in a Free-Speech Dark Age?
The law, still to be signed by the president, is more about silencing the left than anything else.
Apr 13, 2015 / Alec Luhn
12 Years Later, We Know the Winner in Iraq: Iran 12 Years Later, We Know the Winner in Iraq: Iran
Every time Washington has committed another blunder in the Middle East, Iran has stepped in to take advantage.
Apr 13, 2015 / Peter Van Buren
The ‘Immortal’ Judith Malina, 1926–2015 The ‘Immortal’ Judith Malina, 1926–2015
The founder of the Living Theater was absolute about her principles as a pacifist anarchist, yet never dismissive or judgmental toward those who didn’t share them.
Apr 13, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Alisa Solomon
Can Labor Bring Wall Street Back to Main Street? Can Labor Bring Wall Street Back to Main Street?
Wells Fargo workers are protesting the bank’s predatory practices.
Apr 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen
April 13, 1919: Eugene V. Debs Is Sent to Prison April 13, 1919: Eugene V. Debs Is Sent to Prison
“How can you punish a man with so compelling a consciousness of the right?”
Apr 13, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and The Almanac
Hillary Clinton’s Soft Populism Is Not Enough Hillary Clinton’s Soft Populism Is Not Enough
Clinton launched her campaign bemoaning inequality and vowing to fight for everyday Americans. Will she follow through?
Apr 12, 2015 / John Nichols