Culture
“The Salesman”: Iranian film asks: Is this the enemy?
January 26, 2017“The days of cinema giving answers is over. Cinema should ask questions…"
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Progie nominations are in for 2016’s best progressive films and filmmakers
January 24, 2017Nominees this year include: Nate Parker, Viggo Mortensen, a biopic about a Chilean poet, a documentary about James Baldwin, and more.
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Star Trek communism? New book charts possible futures
January 24, 2017Peter Frase’s idea of multiple futures takes a quantum leap away from traditional historical materialism toward a kind of sci-fi Marxism.
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“Maya Angelou – And Still I Rise”: The caged bird sings!
January 20, 2017Directors Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack have given us a captivating documentary about the extraordinary writer, actress, singer, poet and activist Maya Angelou.
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My favorite animal rights books of all time
January 13, 2017These works which inspired me on my journey to an animal-friendly perspective might serve the same purpose for other readers.
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