Culture
“Silent Night” in San José shows futility of war, yearning for peace
February 15, 2017That miraculous day of peace on a bloody battlefield during World War I when Scottish, French and German soldiers warily crawled out of their trenches to negotiate an unofficial Christmas Eve ceasefire among themselves.
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International Publishers, pioneer radical press, gets online makeover
February 14, 2017For 93 years, International Publishers has published books to help workers understand – and change – the world.
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Totem and Taboo and Tanna: A Melanesian Romeo and Juliet
February 13, 2017"Tanna" dispels the simplistic notion that “primitive” people living in a state of nature inhabited problem-free paradises.
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Two “All Power”-ful Panther docs at Pan African Film Festival
February 13, 2017The PAFF's exec. director, Ayuko Babu, was a member of the Black Panther Party and imbues the filmfest with its high level of political consciousness.
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Eric Foner’s ‘Battles for Freedom’ salvages America’s history of struggle
February 13, 2017Radical historian Eric Foner calls out politicians and the powerful for their abuse and misuse of American history.
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