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Political thriller with music about Japanese HIV scandal impresses L.A.
March 10, 2016Fast moving, eye-catching, colorful, deeply affecting, cathartic, and redemptive.
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Climate change: Learning from the past
March 10, 2016We ignore the interwoven connection between population growth and climate change at our own peril.
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GOP stopped being the ‘party of Lincoln’ long before Trump
March 9, 2016Trump shocks Republicans because he is cruder than most, but dog whistle racial signaling is not new to today's GOP.
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Sanders’ recent victories recall history of prairie socialism
March 8, 2016The Sanders campaign is a major factor in re-igniting the flame of struggle for a more just society.
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“Anthracite Fields” earns Pulitzer for music about Pennsylvania coal miners
March 8, 2016The working class has gained a new champion in the concert hall with the rise of composer Julia Wolfe.
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