20 Years Later, ‘The Wire’ Is Just as Radical and Relevant
20 years ago today, the first episode of ‘The Wire’ aired. Two decades later, it remains one of this century’s great television shows – and most radical social critiques.
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Helena Sheehan
Helena Sheehan is emeritus professor at Dublin City University. She is the author of Marxism and the Philosophy of Science and Navigating the Zeitgeist.
J. D. Bernal: the Socialist Sage of Science
J. D. Bernal, a Marxist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography, was born on this day in 1901 – his works inspired a litany of fiction writers, and showed how science could build a world for the working class.