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The Chile coup and Pinochet’s “Christian” torture chamber in “Colonia”
October 9, 2015German director Florian Gallenberger's Colonia is arguably this year's Zürich Film Festival's hardest-hitting film.
Read moreArlo Guthrie celebrates 50th anniversary of “Alice’s Restaurant”
October 9, 2015Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is in the midst of an extensive tour across America.
Read moreToday in history: October 12 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 9, 2015The idea of replacing Columbus Day with a day celebrating the indigenous people of North America first arose in 1977.
Read moreHerbert Aptheker biography is political narrative of remarkable man
October 8, 2015Murrell paints a vivid, detailed picture of Aptheker's political life and for this he should be commended.
Read moreToday in history: Jesse Jackson is born
October 8, 2015Born on this date in 1941 in Greenville, S.C., he is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, politician, and columnist.
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