television
Class struggle TV: Things get real on “Roseanne” spinoff “The Connors”
December 4, 2018For the most part, TV either ignores class conflict. But the most consistent theme of most working-class sitcoms, including The Conners, is that it's a struggle to be working class.
Read more‘22 July’ displays the danger of right wing extremism
October 19, 2018Entertaining feels like the wrong word to describe this movie. Rather, effective seems more appropriate.
Read moreActor Geoffrey Owens thankful for support about grocery store job
September 6, 2018Owens stressed that “every job is worthwhile and valuable … there is no job that’s better than another."
Read more‘Lady Parts Justice in the New World Order’ docu-series
August 3, 2018The docu-series uses political satire to engage audiences in the reality of a catastrophic deluge of anti-choice laws poised to set women back half a century and to galvanize coordinated, informed action.
Read moreRoseanne failed to capture spirit of the U.S. working class
June 6, 2018The portrayal of white working-class families as having no political consciousness is played out and lazy.
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