Truthout
Review
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David Krieger’s Haunting Poetry: A Wake-Up Call
“WAKE UP!,” David Krieger's most recent book of poetry, is fully alive to the beauty and promise of our precious world.
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New Book Showcases FBI Efforts to Sabotage the US Left
“Heavy Radicals” outlines how the FBI infiltrated '60s Maoist political groups.
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The Record Setter: Dr. Carl Hart
“High Price” debunks the myth that there is a direct connection between crime and drug use.
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How Human Rights Can Build Haiti
“How Human Rights Can Build Haiti” is a must-read for all those concerned about human rights, both in Haiti and elsewhere.
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Learning From “American Sniper“
“American Sniper” is a racist, militaristic movie. But it has much to teach us if we want to build a successful antiwar movement.
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“Selma”: A Beautifully Shot Film Shows How Change Really Happens
Neither a “great man” history of Martin Luther King Jr., nor a tale of forgotten underdogs, Selma is about skilled activists building a movement.
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Peter McLaren: Putting Radical Life in Schools
Schools can and must become zones of popular de-indoctrination and democratic re-imagination.
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Uncovering a World War II Prisoner Exchange Program Through Interned Immigrants’ Stories
From 1942 to 1948, thousands of immigrants deemed disloyal to the United States were held in a Texas internment camp.
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“The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies”: A Modern, Militarist Parable
Peter Jackson's series “The Hobbit” closed with a festschrift of gore but its sheer silliness conceals a much more serious message.
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Beating Swords Into Plowshares: A Review of “Killing Is Not a Way of Life“
War is a decision that can be made unacceptable, David Swanson writes in his book.