Truthout
Review
Making the Improbable Possible in the Struggle for Freedom: Angela Davis’ New Book
In her most recent collection, Angela Y. Davis reorients our relationship to struggle toward one of radical possibilities.
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“Spotlight” Gets Investigative Journalism Right
Unlike many films about reporters, “Spotlight” accurately depicts the frustrations and joys of breaking a big story.
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New Book Exposes Koch Brothers’ Guide to Infiltrating the Media
The book brings to light many tactics that the Koch brothers and other like-minded millionaires and billionaires have used over the years.
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Noam Chomsky Wants You to Wake Up From the American Dream
A lot can be done, Chomsky tells us, if people will only choose to do it.
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Revealing the Fallacy of White Knight Philanthropic Salvation in an Urban Public School
Anthropologist Amy Brown uncovers the ways race and class are manipulated to raise money at one New York City high school.
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“Aferim!” Explores the Cross-Generational Transmission of Cultural Bigotry
The film follows a 19th century policeman's search for an escaped Romani slave, exposing the hateful cultural morals of the time.
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The Newspaper That Transformed Black America – and the Course of History
How an ambitious migrant came to Chicago and changed history with the power of journalism.
How “The Big Short” Shorts Audiences Hoping to Understand the 2008 Financial Crisis
“The Big Short” dramatizes the 2008 financial crisis and attempts to make viewers sympathize with its primary beneficiaries.
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Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance
“Understanding Jim Crow” is David Pilgrim's story of turning racist memorabilia into tools for promoting social justice.
Site-Specific Dance by Former-Prisoners Prompts Talk on Mass Incarceration and Arts Rehabilitation
Well Contested Sites draws on the experiences and physical memories of prison.