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Unlike many previous biographies of James Connolly, Liam McNulty’s tells us a story of Connolly evolving, and shifting and changing politically, under the diverse influences of the intense and lively socialist and revolutionary movements of his time, especially in Britain, in the USA, in Ireland, and in France.

The year is 2018. At the prestigious Christie’s fine art auction in New York City, a blurry portrait of a besuited gentleman hangs alongside an Andy Warhol print and a bronze sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein. It is titled: ‘Edmond de Belamy, from La Famille de Belamy’. An anonymous phone bidder purchases the portrait for a whopping $432,500, against an initial estimate of $7,000-$10,000. At the bottom of the frame, rather than a signature, there is a line of code. It was not produced by human...

Hugo Chávez is no more. Always a fighter, Chávez spent his last months in a life and death struggle against a cruel and implacable enemy – cancer. He fought bravely to the very end, but finally his strength gave out. On Tuesday, March 5, at 4.25 pm the cause of freedom, socialism and humanity lost a great man and the author of these lines lost a great friend.

so elizabeth spalding, where are we? we are at the victims of communism museum in washington, d.c. on mcpherson square. and how did this museum come about? it came about because of a 30 year dream and organization called the of communism memorial foundation, which was formed which was formed shortly after the fall of the berlin wall. and then it was this one will amuse you. it was authorized by a unanimous act of congress in 1993. and then into law by president bill clinton. and the pu...

we? we are at the victims of communism museum in washington, d.c. on mcpherson square. and how did this museum come about? it came about because of a 30 year dream and organization called the of communism memorial foundation, which was formed which was formed shortly after the fall of the berlin wall. and then it was this one will amuse you. it was authorized by a unanimous act of congress in 1993. and then into law by president bill clinton. and the purpose of it was to educate and mo...

d.c. on mcpherson square. and how did this museum come about? it came about because of a 30 year dream and organization called the of communism memorial foundation, which was formed which was formed shortly after the fall of the berlin wall. and then it was this one will amuse you. it was authorized by a unanimous act of congress in 1993. and then into law by president bill clinton. and the purpose of it was to educate and more realize the history of communism. these would be the victi...

we? we are at the victims of communism museum in washington, d.c. on mcpherson square. and how did this museum come about? it came about because of a 30 year dream and organization called the of communism memorial foundation, which was formed which was formed shortly after the fall of the berlin wall. and then it was this one will amuse you. it was authorized by a unanimous act of congress in 1993. and then into law by president bill clinton. and the purpose of it was to educate and mo...

A new three-part BBC2 documentary, Becoming Frida, aims to prove how significant an artist Kahlo was, and suggests the theory that her husband, Diego Rivera, may have helped her commit suicide.

speeches in the series are available to listen and watch online at c-span dot org slash so elizabeth spalding, where are we? we are at the victims of communism museum in washington, d.c. on mcpherson square. and how did this museum come about? it came about because of a 30 year dream and organization called the of communism memorial foundation, which was formed which was formed shortly after the fall of the berlin wall. and then it was this one will amuse you. it was authorized by a un...

so elizabeth spalding, where are we? we are at the victims of communism museum in washington, d.c. on mcpherson square. and how did this museum come about? it came about because of a 30 year dream and organization called the of communism memorial foundation, which was formed which was formed shortly after the fall of the berlin wall. and then it was this one will amuse you. it was authorized by a unanimous act of congress in 1993. and then into law by president bill clinton. and the pu...