arts and culture
Mark Twain (1835-1910), anti-imperialist thinker for all time
January 8, 2025There’s still a goldmine of bounty left in Mark Twain’s collective work to educate, entertain, and embolden readers for untold centuries to come.
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‘Nosferatu’ 2024 review: A dark film interwoven with tragic female suppression
January 7, 2025An immersive beautifully gothic cinematic journey with themes similar to the 1922 original.
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Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’: Euthanasia takes a holiday
January 6, 2025This is an excellently acted drama about a very serious subject—death, and how we face it.
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‘Soundtrack to a Coup D’État’ recounts the assassination of Patrice Lumumba
December 20, 2024Many progressives consider the assassination of the first Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba as among the earliest and certainly best known of the many regime change operations carried out by the U.S. empire.
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With health insurer greed in spotlight, Michael Moore brings back ‘Sicko’ movie
December 20, 2024The killing of United Healthcare’s CEO has sparked renewed discussion about America’s broken health insurance system.
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