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“Citizenfour” Directly Confronts the Intelligence Apparatus’ Subversion of Democracy
Laura Poitras' new documentary puts forth an ambitious argument: mass surveillance has almost nothing to do with terrorism.
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Dear White People (and Black and Brown People, Too), Please Go See This Film
Justin Simien's just-released movie, “Dear White People,” updates Spike Lee's “School Daze” and “Bamboozled” and explores a great multiplicity of identities as well as the afro-surreal experience of being …
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Students Are “More Than a Score” on Standardized Tests
“More Than A Score” is a collection of throughts by students, parents, teachers and administrators who are participating in a growing movement.
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Risen’s New Book Exposes the “War on Terror“
As an investigative reporter for the New York Times, Risen has been battling dominant power structures for a long time.
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Maiz Culture in the Americas: Resisting Colonialism Through Indigenous Tradition
Indigenous people have resisted colonialism in many ways - holding fast to traditional foods, like maiz, performing ancestral dances and songs, and passing legends from generation to generation.
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Buyer Beware: Latest Documentary From the Tickells Promotes Natural Gas
While purporting to advocate for consumer choice, the new film “Pump” promotes alternative fuels that can only be obtained through the process of fracking.
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When Google Met WikiLeaks: Battle for a New Digital Age
The book “When WikiLeaks Met Google” is a must read for anyone who wishes to understand the true potential of the internet and the invisible tug of war between …
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Film Celebrates Blackness, Authenticity and the Glory of Photography
Thomas Allen Harris' movie provides a new image of African American life and history for everyone.
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Living Death: The Real Costs of Fracking
“The Real Cost of Fracking” by Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald paves the way for the high-volume hydraulic fracturing industry to be put on trial for its role in …
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The Paths We Refuse
Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, the Pulitzer Prize-winning couple that brought you “Half the Sky,” return with a new book.