Culture
Crime novelist Dennis Broe recounts Hollywood’s 1950s ‘Dark Ages’ and lessons for now
February 26, 2025The Dark Ages by Dennis Broe is a noir murder mystery. It’s about a time when people with money influenced people with political power to restructure the United States economy for their own benefit.
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‘A Life of the Party’ recalls ‘Daily Worker’ writer Amy Schechter
February 26, 2025The New York Times once called her “one of the most ardent among the New York radicals,” but you’d not likely encounter a review of Dave Schechter’s novelized biography of his great aunt in its sacred...
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‘The Aunties’ explores Black liberation, climate activism, and Harriet Tubman’s legacy
February 25, 2025The documentary connects climate justice, land stewardship, and cultural preservation themes through the love story of elder Black gay women climate activists.
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‘American Primeval’: The prophets and the profits
February 24, 2025‘American Primeval’ is a serious, sophisticated, multi-layered look at the forces that developed the West.
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Fighting fascism: Political lessons from Charlie Chaplin
February 21, 2025The famed entertainer’s political views and struggles in life can teach us some needed lessons for how to deal with the current political turmoil.
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