The responsibility of intellectuals - Dwight Macdonald In the April 1945 edition of politics, Dwight Macdonald took aim at the collective-guilt mentality…
“A square deal?”: the Michigan CIO debates the no-strike pledge Selections from minutes of a 1943 Michigan CIO convention, debating the 'no-strike pledge' during…
Politics journal Politics was a radical journal edited by Dwight Macdonald from 1944 to 1949. The journal published political and cultural criticism of current events in the 1940s, and had many noteworthy…
The Mechanics Educational Society of America and World War II A brief introduction to the MESA and their experiences in WWII.
The Communist Party of the United States: from the Depression to World War II An overview of the American Communist Party from the time right before the Popular Front era until…
The Emperors Naked Army Marches On A documentary about a war veteran and now determined anti militarist Kenzo Okuzaki and his attempts to investigate suspicious murders in his old…
The left and rape : why we should all be ashamed of the left’s role in covering up the rape of 2 million women. A blogpost from an ex-Socialist Workers Party (UK) member about the neglect of the…
The responsibility of peoples, and other essays in political criticism - Dwight Macdonald A collection of essays written by Dwight Macdonald, most of which appeared in his…
The untold history of the United States - Peter Kuznick and Oliver Stone The companion to the Showtime documentary series, director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick…
The anatomy of fascism - Robert O. Paxton What is fascism? Many authors have proposed definitions, but most fail to move beyond the abstract
Fascism and Football A documentary on how the Fascist regimes of Spain, Italy and Germany made football an important pillar of their propaganda and the lengths they…