Radical Reprint: The false dawns of electoral leftism

Radical Reprint: The false dawns of electoral leftism

The results of an election 80 years ago prompted arguments which have familiar, rhyming lines for our modern context ~ Rob Ray ~ At long last, after its 1930s and 40s slumber, the name Freedom (incorporating War Commentary) reappeared on the masthead of Freedom Press’s late August 1945 edition, over the headline “Is This Peace?” Pointing to the economic troubles of Britain and the US, disease and hunger on the continent, and continued oppression…