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Review
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“American Gandhi” A.J. Muste: Peace Activist and Radical Labor Organizer
Muste had dedicated himself to the creation of industrial unionism.
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“Against All Odds”: Raising Iraqi Voices of Grassroots Resistance
Ali Issa's “Against All Odds: Voices of Popular Struggle in Iraq” is a needed corrective to the absence of Iraqi voices in Western media.
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In Pursuit of Human Rights: Thirteen Personal Stories
A new oral history reader offers stories from people who have experienced war, poverty and miscarriages of justice throughout the world.
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The Religious Specter Haunting Revolution
Michael Walzer turned 80 this year, as vital, productive and intellectually alive as ever.
When “Winning” Gold Doesn’t Require Stepping on a Field
What does it take for a country to host the World Cup or the Olympics? Empty economic promises, bribery, corruption and extravagantly staged events, apparently.
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“Mad Max”: Beyond Furiosa
Mad Max: Fury Road, unlike most movies in any genre, but especially the action genre, shows that women can occupy a range of roles.
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“Mad Max: Fury Road” Is a Resource-Conscious Blockbuster for Our Time
Who ruined Mad Max's world? The new film isn't afraid to lay blame - and suggest a way forward.
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France’s Intifada: Rocking the Casbah, From Paris to Algiers
Author Andrew Hussey examines the crisis in France between Muslim residents and the state.
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An “Other” Feminism: Sharing Zapatista Women’s Stories
Klein provides the world with the voices of Zapatista women as a new political element.
“Good Kill” Asks, “Why Do We Wear Our Flight Suits, Sir?“
The new drone warfare movie starring Ethan Hawke gives a better sense of the effects of the US drone program.