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Breaking the Cycle of Violence: An Interview With Documentarian Steve James
Producer Alex Kotlowitz and Producer/Director Steve James. (Courtesy of Kartemquin Films) It might be shocking to learn that a US Department of Justice report that surveyed homicide …

Good War, Bad War: An Interview With Adam Hochschild
Adam Hochschild is a National Book Award-nominated author and co-founder of Mother Jones. His work has brought alive the plight of history's victims, from the Belgian Congo to Stalin's …

End the Drug War: Face the New Jim Crow (Video)
Author Michelle Alexander details 21st Century Jim Crow in her book, "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in an Age of Colorblindness." (Image: The New Press) …

Richard Wolff: Debt Showdown Is Political Theater Burdening Society’s Most Vulnerable (Video)
House Speaker John Boehner, right, looks on as House Majority leader Eric Cantor speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 28, 2011. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / …

Richard Wolff: Debt Showdown is Political Theater Burdening Society’s Most Vulnerable (Video) (2)
Republicans have agreed to a vote today on a budget plan they say will cut the deficit $917 billion over 10 years. The move sets the stage for a …

Moroccan Activist Speaks on the February 20th Movement’s Fight for a Better Future
Protesters from the February 20 Movement take to the streets in Morocco. (Photo: Magharebia) Since February 20th of this year, protests calling for democracy, dignity and an …

Wisconsin ID Law will Suppress Youth, Minority Vote
On May 25, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed off on a new law, Assembly Bill 7, that requires Wisconsin voters to show photo identification at the polls. Critics of …

Paul Theroux’s “Tao of Travel“
(Image: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) Last month, author Paul Theroux published his latest book "The Tao of Travel: Enlightenments from Lives on the Road." Over the course of …

A Story of the Earth Liberation Front: An Interview With Documentarian Marshall Curry
Filmmaker Marshall Curry. (Photo: Bill Gallagher) When John Muir formed the Sierra Club in 1892 and fought to pass the National Parks Bill in 1899, it is …

The Real War on Drugs: Veteran Border Journalist Charles Bowden Speaks
Federal police officers check the blood stains on the sidewalk where two people were shot dead with high-powered weapons in Guadalupe, Mexico, Jan. 6, 2010. Erika Gandara, 28, was …