Review | Culture & Media “Dune: Part Two” Should Be a Warning Against Extremism — Not a Violent Spectacle The epic sci-fi film tries to deliver an antiwar warning, but its beautification of violence undermines its message. By Nicholas Powers , Truthout March 19, 2024 Truthout
Review | War & Peace New Book Exposes the Horror of the US’s Endless, Invisible Wars Norman Solomon offers a powerful framework for understanding geopolitical crises and the enduring costs of militarism. By Jonathan Ng , Truthout July 22, 2023 Truthout
Review | Culture & Media Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire: Art Exhibit Calls Viewers to Confront Fascism As wildfire smoke wafts over North America, artist Isaac Cordal’s critique of neoliberal capitalism is urgent and apt. By Henry A. Giroux , Truthout June 8, 2023 Truthout
Review | Politics & Elections New Documentary on Trump Operative Roger Stone Is a Damning Political Thriller Christoffer Guldbrandsen’s “A Storm Foretold” ends with the Trump adviser expecting arrest for his role in January 6. By Francis Brodsky , Truthout April 23, 2023 Truthout
Review | Culture & Media “Creed III” Reflects Immense Class Divide in Black America But Fails to Heal It The cathartic goal of this genre is to purge the shame of the Black middle and upper class for abandoning the poor. By Nicholas Powers , Truthout March 25, 2023 Truthout
Review | War & Peace Biden’s Chip War With China Is an Imperial Struggle for High-Tech Supremacy As these two states fight for dominion over global capitalism, it's time to unite for collective liberation. By Ashley Smith , Truthout February 28, 2023 Truthout
Review | Culture & Media Unexpected Tenderness in “The Last of Us” Offers Grist for Radical Politics Post-apocalyptic TV dramas don’t have to be cynical or atomizing — they can inspire a politics of care and mutual aid. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout February 3, 2023 Truthout
Review | Culture & Media “Thirst” Updates the Vampire Genre for Our Age of Rising Fascism The novel offers an alternate-reality allegory about the rise of Trump and the right-wing movement that supports him. By Bill Fletcher Jr. , Truthout January 8, 2023 Truthout
Review | Culture & Media New Documentaries Explore Censorship and Suppression of History in Israel "A Reel War: Shalaal" and "The Soldier's Opinion" expose the realities of Israel's “nation-building.” By Marcia G Yerman , Truthout January 7, 2023 Truthout
Review | Environment & Health Nuclear Power Isn’t Clean — It Creates Hellish Wastelands of Radioactive Sewage Nuclear power carries with it an unbearable price tag: nightmarish contamination and the threat to survival itself. By Harvey Wasserman , Truthout October 12, 2022 Truthout