Poet and socialist feminist organizer Nellie Wong reviews a “refreshing take on both the issue and the collective work ahead.”
culture & reviews
Proposing a pathway forward in the fight for Black lives
Reviewer and anti-police brutality activist Lee Gill “cannot recommend this pamphlet enough to anyone committed to true, far-reaching revolutionary action.”
The Woman King — worthy of a watch and an Oscar
A gloriously textured portrait of the West African kingdom of Dahomey in the early 1820s, scandalously shut out by the Academy.
Chelsea Manning’s memoir: README.txt
Chelsea Manning, a high-profile transgender activist and whistleblower, finally gets the chance to tell her story in her own words
His Name Is George Floyd
Black journalists Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa describe with warmth and respect Floyd’s personal history and the movement his death reenergized.
Letters to the editor, December 2022
Feedback from readers on recent articles in the Freedom Socialist.
Patrick Haggerty: Musician, radical activist, and queer trailblazer
A salute to pioneering radical queer activist Patrick Haggerty, member of the first out gay country band, Lavender Country.
Aftershock: the repercussions of Black maternal mortality
A film following two mourning fathers on their journey to raise their children as single parents while working to build a movement.
Letters to the editor, October 2022
Feedback from our readers on the energy crisis, poetry, and LGBTQ+ rights in Africa.
How US genocide and bigotry shaped Nazi race law
Review of the bombshell book Hitler’s American Model.