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John Leguizamo’s ‘Latin History for Morons’ a comedic cry from the heart
September 12, 2019This one-man graphic novel/comic book physical/intellectual play puts “touché” on the expression “tour de force” (hey, French is a Latin language too).
Read moreWhat will become of South Bronx Rep. José Serrano’s legacy?
February 26, 2020As the progressive veteran retires, the danger of evangelical Rev. Rubén Díaz, Sr., taking the seat is increasing.
Read moreDo they really want to kill us?
March 31, 2020If Thomas Malthus felt the answers to overpopulation were war and disease, we are not very far from embracing those solutions ourselves.
Read moreThe best films of DOC NYC 2020
January 05, 2021You can now attend many great world festivals, and for much less the cost. Online.
Read moreHistorian Enrique Rivera says the history of capitalism needs a fresh narrative
October 25, 2021International Publishers in New York has recently issued The Untold History of Capitalism: Primitive Accumulation and the Anti-Slavery Revolution by the young scholar Enrique S. Rivera. As a fellow student of Latin American history (a long time ago!) I read his book with awe at his scholarship and at the daring conclusions he draws. I had the opportunity to sit down with the author, Enrique S. Rivera, Ph.D., for a...
Read moreWill peace be given a chance in Ukraine?
September 27, 2022From endless war to nuclear annihilation, it seems everything is on the table in the Ukraine conflict—everything, that is, but negotiations.
Read moreA U.S. general hypes China as threat in Latin America
March 29, 2023The Monroe Doctrine is back, but was it ever really gone?
Read moreW.E.B. Du Bois and Langston Hughes texts set to music by Margaret Bonds
October 26, 2023Textually and musically, we can be grateful that these stunning works can now be heard and appreciated.
Read moreDemocratic presidential candidates talked climate crisis — and it was great
October 07, 2019The greatest threat to life on earth finally got the attention it deserved on Sept. 4 as CNN devoted seven whole hours to interviewing presidential candidates for its Climate Crisis Town Hall.
Read moreEuropean classical music in the U.S. and its foreign policy impact
April 30, 2020Scholar Jonathan Rosenberg simply cannot escape the tight fetters he's placed on his own work, and his innate, naïve confidence in American superiority and exceptionalism.
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