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Barbara Spindel

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Sep 2, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Barbara Spindel

    Why Howard Zinn became a ‘people’s historian’ (opens the original)

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    A new biography connects the dots between the professor’s labor-union beginnings and the left-wing outlook that shaped his bestselling history book. Howard Zinn achieved a level of fame unthinkable for most historians. His landmark 1980 work, “A People’s History of the United States,” has sold more than 4 million copies. The book was name-checked in the television shows “The Sopranos” and “The Simpsons,” and in the 1997 film “Good Will Hunting.” (“You want to read a real history book?” Matt Damo

  2. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Barbara Spindel

    Harry Belafonte, a ‘radical before it was chic,’ sang for justice (opens the original)

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    Actor and singer Harry Belafonte was one of the biggest celebrities of his time: His 1956 album, “Calypso,” held the No. 1 spot on the Billboard pop albums chart for 31 weeks, and his iconic version of the Jamaican work song “Day-O” is recognized the world over. But an admiring new biography of the star demonstrates that Belafonte was more passionate about the work he was performing away from the spotlight – from bankrolling the Civil Rights Movement to brokering talks between Martin Luther King

  3. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Barbara Spindel

    Renoir portraits offer a glimpse into a fleeting world (opens the original)

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    Among the many celebrated portraits by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir are two works featuring sisters from the same prominent family. “Pink and Blue, the Misses Cahen d’Anvers” is an 1881 painting of Elisabeth and Alice, then ages 6 and 4, respectively, clad in frilly white dresses with pastel-colored sashes. An 1880 portrait of their older sister, known as “Little Irène,” foregrounds the 8-year-old’s elegant dress and striking red hair. The paintings depict the Cahen dâ

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