Category: In Memoriam
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A tribute to Sandra Reed
Lee 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!
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Violence enabled by the state
Eric Maroney speaks out about the stabbing death of trans teenager Juniper Blessing.
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Muzan Alneel, 1986-2026
Shireen 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.
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In Memoriam: John Molyneux
Tempest member Phil Gasper discusses the work and politics of the prominent and dedicated British Marxist John Molyneux.
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Remembering Victor Serge
Victor Serge participated in the Russian Revolution and observed it acutely. Theodor Lena pays tribute 75 years after Serge’s death.
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Staughton Lynd (1929–2022)
Eric 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.
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¡Mike Davis, presente!
Anthony Arnove honors Mike Davis (1946-2022) by remembering him as a comrade, fighter, and friend.
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Remembering Alan Grant
Hank 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.
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Comrade Leo Bernard, 1939-1966
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.
