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Yestergay's Man: Eric Orner's Smahtguy
Hank Kennedy, October 16, 2024
Hank Kennedy reviews cartoonist Eric Orner's biography of US politician Barney Frank.
In Review: Jeff Schuhrke’s 'Blue Collar Empire'
Henry De Groot reviews Jeff Schuhrke's new book 'Blue Collar Empire: The Untold Story of US Labor’s Global Anticommunist Crusade' and argues that, although Schuhrke has produced a solid introduction to the topic, the work is missing key context. – Read review
Examining Cuba's Knowledge Economy: A Review of Lage's "The Knowledge Economy and Socialism"
In a review of Cuban scientist Agustín Lage Dávila's new book 'The Knowledge Economy and Socialism,' Renato Flores reflects on the role of science and knowledge production under capitalism and socialism, asking how knowledge workers can be incentivized differently under socialism. – Read review
A Review of 'Ron Carey and the Teamsters'
Edgar Esquivel catalogues the rise, fall, and redemption of Ron Carey and his work with the Teamsters. – Read review
Escaping America’s Constitutional Bind: A Review of Aziz Rana's 'The Constitutional Bind'
Luke Pickrell reviews Aziz Rana's recent book, "The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them." – Read review