Culture

For Southern slave masters, preserving bondage was a global cause

December 2, 2016 By Tony Pecinovsky

Matthew Karp’s book, This Vast Southern Empire, shows that the effort to preserve slavery was not just a national, but rather an international affair.

Ode to Fidel Castro

November 30, 2016 By Edward Field

From “Ode to Fidel Castro,” from Edward Field’s book Stand Up, Friend, With Me.

Latinx theatre: the leading edge of L.A. arts scene

November 29, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

Three recent productions, two of them running until December 18th, touch on Latin American life in Uruguay, Argentina, Cuba, Mexico and the U.S.

How will capitalism end? Slowly and painfully

November 28, 2016 By Joe Gill

After years of ill health, capitalism is now in critical condition. Acclaimed analyst Wolfgang Streeck argues that the world is about to change.

“A Man Called Ove”: Swedish film celebrates a hidden hero

November 23, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

Ove is a burly Swede who spent 43 years around railyards, force retired now at 59, living by himself, and lording it over everyone in the private housing complex he used to manage. He’s offended by...