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Death penalty abolitionist in “the belly of the beast”
by Lee WengrafLee Wengraf writes this tribute to the recently deceased death penalty abolitionist, Sandra Reed. As the mother of the wrongly convicted death row prisoner Rodney Reed, Sandra spent decades both fighting for her son’s freedom while calling attention to the barbarity and racism of the U.S. criminal injustice system. Free Rodney Reed! Sandra Reed presente!
A statement on the murder of Juniper Blessing
by Eric MaroneyEric Maroney speaks out about the stabbing death of trans teenager Juniper Blessing.
Remembering the life of a Sudanese Revolutionary
by Shireen Akram-BosharShireen Akram-Boshar pays tribute to Muzan Alneel. Her sudden passing at the young age of 39 last month is a major loss for the Sudanese revolutionary movement and the people of Sudan.
A thinker and fighter for union renewal
by Paul KDPaul K.D. pays tribute to labor organizer and scholar, Jane McAlevey
(1948-2022)
by Phil GasperTempest member Phil Gasper discusses the work and politics of the prominent and dedicated British Marxist John Molyneux.
On the 75th anniversary of his death
by Theodor LenaVictor Serge participated in the Russian Revolution and observed it acutely. Theodor Lena pays tribute 75 years after Serge’s death.
In remembrance
by Erik KerlEric Kerl offers his personal reminiscence of Staughton Lynd, who died on November 17 at the age of 92. The article first ran in the Haymarket Books blog.
Anthony Arnove honors Mike Davis (1946-2022) by remembering him as a comrade, fighter, and friend.
The idiosyncratic politics of the late comic writer
by Hank KennedyHank Kennedy remembers the life of comic book writer Alan Grant and the Left politics found in some of his most well-known works including Detective Comics, Batman, and Shadow of the Bat.
The Left was on the rise—and under threat—in the mid-1960s. Hank Kennedy tells the story of a hometown comrade who was a target of anti-communist violence.