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The Volunteer

David Jorge: “Tina Modotti and Vittorio Vidali Embodied the Spirit of Anti-Fascist Internationalism Like No One Else.”

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The Volunteer 43.3 (2026): 8-11. (Translation from CTXT: Contexto y Acción 29 July 2026.) Full text at The Volunteer.

David Jorge: “Tina Modotti and Vittorio Vidali Embodied the Spirit of Anti-Fascist Internationalism Like No One Else.” Read More »

Wry Smiles in Retreat: The Story Behind an Iconic Lincoln Brigade Photograph.

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The Volunteer 43.3. (2026): 12-15. Full text at The Volunteer.

Wry Smiles in Retreat: The Story Behind an Iconic Lincoln Brigade Photograph. Read More »

Review: Brigadistes: Lives for Liberty, by Jordi Martí Rueda.

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The Volunteer 43.3 (2026): 21. Full text at The Volunteer.

Review: Brigadistes: Lives for Liberty, by Jordi Martí Rueda. Read More »

Review: Rome: Pedestrians Beware, by Rafael Alberti, translated by Anthony Geist, with essays by Geist & Giuseppe Leporace.

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and photographs by Adam Weintraub, Swan Isle Press, 2024. The Volunteer 43.2 (2026): 22. Full text at The Volunteer.

Review: Rome: Pedestrians Beware, by Rafael Alberti, translated by Anthony Geist, with essays by Geist & Giuseppe Leporace. Read More »

Review: Militarized Masculinity in Spain and Chile: Remembering Violence through Film and Literature, by Lisa DiGiovanni

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Toronto, 2025. The Volunteer 43.2 (2026): 21-22. Full text at The Volunteer.

Review: Militarized Masculinity in Spain and Chile: Remembering Violence through Film and Literature, by Lisa DiGiovanni Read More »

How a Volunteer’s Letter Found Its Way to His Daughters.

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The Volunteer 43.2 (2026): 14-15. Full text at The Volunteer.

How a Volunteer’s Letter Found Its Way to His Daughters. Read More »

“We Don’t Want Pristine Museum Pieces.” NYU is Digitizing ALBA’s Civil War Poster Collection.

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The Volunteer 43.1 (2026): 12-13. Full text at The Volunteer.

“We Don’t Want Pristine Museum Pieces.” NYU is Digitizing ALBA’s Civil War Poster Collection. Read More »

Lincoln Descendants Approved for Spanish Citizenship.

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The Volunteer 43.1 (2026): 5. Full text at The Volunteer.

Lincoln Descendants Approved for Spanish Citizenship. Read More »

Mark Bray, Historian of Antifascism Exiled to Spain: “All Left-Wing Protest is Being Demonized.”

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The Volunteer 42.4 (2025): 4-5. Full text at The Volunteer.

Mark Bray, Historian of Antifascism Exiled to Spain: “All Left-Wing Protest is Being Demonized.” Read More »

Kirsten Weld, Harvard Historian: “Some of the most powerful people in the current administration have made no secret of their admiration for Franco-style authoritarianism.”

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The Volunteer 42.4 (2025): 6-8. Full text at The Volunteer.

Kirsten Weld, Harvard Historian: “Some of the most powerful people in the current administration have made no secret of their admiration for Franco-style authoritarianism.” Read More »

Miguel G. Morales, Filmmaker: “If you look at an image carefully enough, it will start emitting its own light.”

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The Volunteer 42.4 (2025): 10-11. Full text at The Volunteer.

Miguel G. Morales, Filmmaker: “If you look at an image carefully enough, it will start emitting its own light.” Read More »

“As a Documentary Genre, the Graphic Novel Offers Huge Advantages.” Paco Roca Looks Back on His Career.

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The Volunteer 42.3 (2025): 10-11. Full text at The Volunteer.

“As a Documentary Genre, the Graphic Novel Offers Huge Advantages.” Paco Roca Looks Back on His Career. Read More »

Antifascist Autobiography in Red-Baiting America: The Shifting Stories of Salaria Kea’s Life.

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The Volunteer 42.3 (2025). Repr. in English of “Heldin mit Widersprüchen: Salaria Kea,” Tagebuch 8 (2022): 30-39. Full text at The Volunteer.

Antifascist Autobiography in Red-Baiting America: The Shifting Stories of Salaria Kea’s Life. Read More »

New York Remembers the Hollywood Blacklist.

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The Volunteer 42.3 (2025): 8-9. Full text at The Volunteer.

New York Remembers the Hollywood Blacklist. Read More »

“Now Felt Like the Right Time to Dive into This”: New International Brigades Play to Premiere in Brooklyn.

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The Volunteer 42.2 (2025): 11. Full text at The Volunteer.

“Now Felt Like the Right Time to Dive into This”: New International Brigades Play to Premiere in Brooklyn. Read More »

Roc Blackblock, Catalan Muralist: “It Took Me Years to Understand My Work as Part of a Cultural Battle.”

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The Volunteer 42.2 (2025): 12-15. Full text at The Volunteer.

Roc Blackblock, Catalan Muralist: “It Took Me Years to Understand My Work as Part of a Cultural Battle.” Read More »

Shirley Mangini (1946-2024).

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The Volunteer 42.1 (2025): 19. Full text at The Volunteer.

Shirley Mangini (1946-2024). Read More »

Peter Stansky, Historian: “George Orwell Was Politically Naïve.”

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The Volunteer 42.1 (2025): 9-11. Full text at The Volunteer.

Peter Stansky, Historian: “George Orwell Was Politically Naïve.” Read More »

Dr. Barsky and the Paradoxes of Refugee Aid.

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The Volunteer 41.4 (2024): 14-17. Full text at The Volunteer.

Dr. Barsky and the Paradoxes of Refugee Aid. Read More »

Peter Neil Carroll (1943-2024).

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The Volunteer 18 Sept. 2024 (link); repr. in Portside 19 Sept. 2024 (link); repr. as “Adiós a Peter Neil Carroll, el historiador de la Brigada Lincoln” in CTXT: Revista Contexto 20 Sept. 2024 (link).

Peter Neil Carroll (1943-2024). Read More »

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