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.
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.
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.
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.