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Lev Gleason: Crime Comics’ Communist Czar
Hank Kennedy, July 29, 2022
Hank Kennedy recounts the life and work of U.S. left-wing comics publisher Levrett Stone Gleason. Read Article.
The Comics vs. the Communists: The Left During the Comic Book Scare
Hank Kennedy, September 6, 2022
Hank Kennedy presents and assesses the many reactions to comic books by different strata of the socialist Left during the Comic Book Scare of the 1950s. Read Article.
From Champion of the Oppressed to Truth, Justice, and the American Way: Who Took the Socialism Out of Superman?
Hank Kennedy, January 13, 2023
Hank Kennedy traces the ideological history of Superman, arguing that the populism of the character's early iterations would eventually be shed as a result of commercial interests. Read by: Keir Read Article.
Solidarity Sometimes: U.S. Organized Labor's Cold War Policy in Central and South America
Hank Kennedy, March 22, 2023
Hank Kennedy presents a historical overview of the reactionary Cold War international policy of the Meany/Kirkland era AFL-CIO, with a focus on its relations with trade unions in Central and South America. Read Article.
Bela Lugosi: The People's Horror Star
Hank Kennedy, October 27, 2023
Hank Kennedy profiles actor Bela Lugosi, highlighting the man's often forgotten left-wing politics. Read Article.
Socialist Noirvember
Hank Kennedy, November 29, 2023
Hank Kennedy discusses film noir's relationship to the 1940s Hollywood Left and highlights two films of interest for socialist cinephiles. Read Article.
Did We See This One Before?: Rachel Maddow’s 'Prequel'
Hank Kennedy, March 20, 2024
Hank Kennedy reviews 'Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism' a new book on U.S. fascism and anti-fascism by MSNBC television host and political commentator, Rachel Maddow, arguing that key omissions and inaccuracies undermine Maddow's analysis of U.S. fascist movements. Read Article.
Against Frum on Woodrow Wilson
Hank Kennedy, June 5, 2024
Hank Kennedy sets the record straight on Woodrow Wilson's legacy - one of service to the imperialist capitalist class abroad and brutal and racist repression of the working class at home. Read Article.
Peacenik?: A Socialist Perspective on the Libicki/VanCAF Controversy
Hank Kennedy, July 31, 2024
Hank Kennedy covers the recent ban (and subsequent retraction of said ban) of American-Israeli graphic novelist, Miriam Libicki, from the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival, using the controversy as a springboard for analyzing the contradictions implicit in the liberal Zionist politics of Libicki's work. Read Article.