Culture
Few happy endings, but much food for thought
November 23, 2009From troubled teens to murders in a maquiladora town, new films reflect the growing pressures of surviving in today's economic climate.
Read moreYip Harburg, ‘Wizard of Oz’ songwriter & socialist
November 16, 2009There is much to be told about the message of the holiday classic, "Wizard of Oz," beginning with its Oscar-winning lyricist Edgar Yipsel Harburg.
Read moreOnline campaign targets Murdoch on Fox racism
November 12, 2009A campaign by ColorOfChange.org is targeting Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch for backing race-baiting attacks on President Obama by Fox's Glenn Beck.
Read moreMore thoughts about Michael Moore’s ‘Capitalism’
October 29, 2009Moore is the closest thing we have to a contemporary Tom Paine.
Read morePowerful films progressives will want to see
October 28, 2009Stunning, engrossing, loaded with political awareness, new films deal with compelling topics, from Daniel Ellsberg to Darwin, from Nanking to Haiti, from New York garment workers to the London subway bombings.
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