Culture
Dashiell Hammett: from Pinkerton spy to proletarian writer
From Pinkerton detective to anti-fascist writer and CPUSA activist hounded by HUAC and the FBI, Hammett's experiences and politics led to major developments of the private detective genre.
Paul Robeson: a praise song for the unsung
Paul Robeson was one of the most famous Black Americans of the early 20th century, but McCarthyism ended his career and attempted to purge him from history altogether.
The Marxist Classes: Redefining working-class USA and working-class culture
How do we define the working class, and what do working class people have in common? What challenges to the U.S. working class have emerged in academia in recent decades?