Benjamin Balthaser

blbalthaser.bsky.social

17 October 2026 17:20

The next time some comrade thinks I am not pulling my weight w the movement, I will reply: I’m an English professor, there would be no socialism in America were it not for me

Kim A. Wagner

kimatiwagner.bsky.social

15 October 2026 07:42

The My Lai Massacre is often explained with reference to poor leadership and discipline. The opposite is actually the case: the only collapse in leadership happened when GIs refused to participate in the killings. Had Calley had more authority, it would have been worse. #MyLaiMythBusting

James Butler

piercepenniless.bsky.social

10 October 2026 09:31

Very sorry to read this: a truly brilliant historian and a very kind person, exceptionally generous with his time for so senior a scholar.

Peter Mandler

petermandler.bsky.social

09 October 2026 21:22

A great advocate for historians in general, often unsung, as well as a nice person and a superb historian of the early Middle Ages.

Verso Books

versobooks.bsky.social

09 October 2026 18:54

"When the political imagination is again struggling to find adequate forms, this volume restores 1977 in Italy to its rightful place...an invitation to think again, collectively, about what it might mean to live—and struggle—dangerously today." —Leopoldina Fortunati Available for pre-order now!