Partisan Diary: A women’s life in the Italian resistance (a short review)
Partisan Diary: A Woman’s Life in the Italian Resistance, by Ada Gobetti is a story of heroism, political courage and humanity. It is also a tale of fear, anguish and human emotion.
Tracks of the month – music to clean the soul
“Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”.
A dream come true…Tayo Aluko on Langston Hughes
This website, Dream Deferred, is named after a poem by Langston Hughes. So we are delighted to feature a guest post by Tayo Aluko, playwright and performer of the acclaimed Call Mr Robeson, who explains how his eyes were opened to Hughes’ work – and that of artist and director Steve McQueen, the Turner Prize and Oscar winner.
Hungary local elections: fascist Jobbik wins 14 mayors
Welcome to our liveblog of Hungary’s local elections – with a focus on fascist party Jobbik.
Analysis: UKIP’s first MP, Clacton, Heywood and the general election threat
It’s the breakthrough antiracists have been dreading: the racist populist party UKIP has gained its first elected MP, with Douglas Carswell taking the seaside seat of Clacton, Essex.
Bulgaria: fascists win one in eight parliamentary seats at election
Fascist parties hold one in eight of the seats in the new Bulgarian parliament, following the general election on 5 October – a big increase in their representation.