Culture
Book offers analysis on Communist International
January 26, 2015The history of U.S. communism and the Communist Party, USA isn't an easy subject to write about.
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“Billy Elliot”: Broadway musical meets proletarian drama
January 23, 2015Combines a commercial, crowd-pleasing form of expression that also roots the characters and plot firmly in class conflict and consciousness.
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Hope is the root of activism
January 14, 2015Activism like that takes courage and wisdom. It emerges out of deep places in the human spirit, the interior felt-life experience expressed by the arts and also by religion.
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“Je suis Charlie” – but I have other names as well!
January 12, 2015"I am Gul Rahman! I am Abu Zubaydah! I am Charles Horman and Ken Saro-Wiwa! I am Ghassan Kanafani and Victor Jara!"
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Top 10 books of 2014: a holiday reading list
December 16, 2014The holidays are upon us in earnest. It's an ideal time to put down the smartphone or iPad and curl up with a good book.
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