Paul Buhle, a retired labor historian, produces radical comics and is author and editor of four books on Madison, Wisconsin history.
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Paul Buhle
Tom Hayden, Giant of the New Left Remembered
A new biography of Tom Hayden tracks his political life, as a radical activist and later as a prominent California Democrat. Read more
Eugene V. Debs: A Graphic Biography
A new release illustrates the life of the socialist visionary, pacifist, and presidential candidate. Read more
Charles Beard: Bob La Follette’s Friend
A new book corrects the record on the anti-imperialist historian—a close ally of “The Progressive’s” founder—whose work was much maligned by pro-empire liberals. Read more
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Working Class Heroes: One Militant Family’s Journey Through the 20th Century
Reviewed: “A Great Vision: A militant family’s journey through the 20th century,” by Richard March. Read more
The Lessons of Libya
The appointment of Susan Rice and the nomination of Samantha Power elevates and empowers the ideology of war, with trumped up justifications for mass bombings and proxy troops if not actually US boots on the ground, not likely far behind.In this ... Read more
On “Lincoln” and Lincoln
"Lincoln" the movie raises key questions: Who was our sixteenth president, after all? And how best to represent him?"Lincoln" has more talking than action, and some audience members have admitted slipping off into dreamland until roused by heated... Read more
Bravo Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick
For more than a generation, Charles and Mary Beard's Rise of American Civilization was the one history book on the shelf of practically every educated American -- including my staunch Republican parents. Read more
The Port Huron Statement
A conference featuring 1960s Movement old-timers, held just days before a presidential election, would seem to have invited instant obscurity. Read more
