History of Part of the Recent Left

Revolution in the Air Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao, and Che by Max Elbaum New Edition with a Foreword by Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter

May 20,  4 PM. Time Tested Books. Co sponsored by DSA and the Marxists School

The first in-depth study of the US New Left's long march after 1968 Revolution in the Air is the definitive study of how radicals from the sixties movements embraced twentieth-century Marxism, and what movements of dissent today can learn from the legacies of Lenin, Mao and Che. This new paperback edition, released fifty years after the seminal Protests of 1968, features a foreword by Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter. It is essential reading for those concerned with the radical history of the struggle for racial equality in the US- and how we can learn from that history to achieve a just future.  “If you still believe sixties radicalism was nothing more than youthful middle-class confusion or parochial identity politics, then open these pages and dig.” – Robin D.G. Kelley “The breadth of Elbaum’s knowledge … marks this book as an absolutely first-rate work of political scholarship.” – Village Voice “It should be required reading for those interested in the modern history of social movements and for radicals of my generation who are trying to find out what went wrong.” – Los Angeles Times “Truly a superb work of scholarship that raises all the right questions.” – Radical History

There but for Fortune- the Phil Ochs story

As our country continues to embroil itself in foreign

wars and pins its hopes on a new leader's promise for

change, Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune is a timely

and relevant tribute to an unlikely American hero. Over

the course of a meteoric music career that spanned two

turbulent decades, Phil Ochs sought the bright lights

of fame and social justice in equal measure - a

contradiction that eventually tore him apart. From

youthful idealism to rage to pessimism, the arch of

Ochs' life paralleled that of the times, and the anger,

satire and righteous indignation that drove his music

also drove him to dark despair. In this brilliantly

constructed film, interview and performance footage of

Ochs is illuminated by the ruminations of Joan Baez,

Tom Hayden, Pete Seeger, Sean Penn, Peter Yarrow,

Christopher Hitchens, Ed Sanders, and others. [See

trailer and opening dates in various cities at the link

below. Thanks to TM Scruggs for this submission. --