It should be of some interest—perhaps not only in a sentimental sense—that the lands that birthed so many of the drivers of neoliberalism and contemporary fascism were also the birthplace of the left-wing movements like the founders of the Communist Party of the United States of America.
Tidyman may have taken a dim view of his hometown (an anonymous former co-worker said, “He talked about Cleveland like it was a birth defect”), but even he could appreciate its dramatic possibilities.
Despite the anti-gay themes that prevailed in our education, in the community, and from our faculty, dozens of St. Raphael alumni identify as LGBTQ. This population, which has spread out across the country, proves that queer identity is an unshakeable force of nature.
Fire!: An American Burning is a five-episode podcast series that delves into the stories of twentieth and twenty-first century industrial [...]
The 70s were tough for Cleveland. And they were especially tough for the Indians.
It wasn’t the sale of the building that came as a shock - it was the buyer that caught the Cleveland art community off guard.
A poem by Ava O'Malley
By Vince Guerrieri On Jan. 20, 1983, Ted Stepien was having a busy day. Less than three years into his [...]
A poem by Ava O'Malley
By Randy Cunningham The following is an edited transcript of a talk given by Randy Cunningham, author of "Democratizing Cleveland: [...]
The building is one of those beige, ’80s office numbers, and through the half-shut blinds, cars are whizzing past on Interstate 480. It’s a beautiful day in April, and in the darkened classroom, the teacher is doing a midterm review with the students, going through slides of vocabulary and textbook photos.
The first time LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers, the NBA team that plays just forty miles up the road from his hometown of Akron, he was savaged as “callous,” “heartless,” and “cowardly.” And that’s just what team owner Dan Gilbert called him in an angry open letter ...