Truthout
Review
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Visual Culture Impacts US History: What Is Seen and What Is Erased?
Throughout US history, art and culture have served to reinforce and direct a multitude of vital social movements.
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The Black Panther Party and the “Undying Love for the People“
The new documentary The “Black Panthers, Vanguard of the Revolution” is full of insights for today's racial justice activists.
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Thinking Big and Challenging Orthodox Solutions to the Climate Crisis
Leigh Phillips challenges anti-development leftist strategies to address climate change, arguing in favor of planned growth.
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The West’s Great Game: “He Named Me Malala”
Why does this film go out of its way to deny that Malala writes critically of Carter through Bush administrations' foreign policies?
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Steven Salaita’s New Book Decries Academic Bias Against Israel’s Critics
Steven Salaita's memoir-cum-expose discusses the firestorm in academia over criticisms of the Israeli government.
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Reverberations of Underground Activism
Diana Block's novel “Clandestine Occupations” is a nuanced and intimate portrayal of radical activism's far-reaching consequences.
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New Novel Explores the Lived History of Palestine’s Struggle
Susan Abulhawa's latest novel reveals the ways Israel has oppressed generations of Palestinians since its founding in 1948.
Working Today: In New Book, Rank-and-File Unionists Talk Shop
Elizabeth Gottlieb's “We Are One: Stories of Work, Life and Love” showcases the benefits wrought by contemporary unions.
Eduardo Galeano Connected the Dots Between Colonialism, Capitalism and Racism
The historical analysis contained in “Open Veins of Latin America” is voluminous, eye-opening and masterfully interconnected by Galeano.
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It’s All Part of Capitalism: How Philanthropy Perpetuates Inequality
In “Pro Bono?” Mikkel Thorup argues that capitalist philanthropy exacerbates class divisions and perpetuates inequality.