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How America Became an Empire
Stone and Kuznick suggest that an alternative future was available to the United States, but that political, economic and ideological pressures sent the nation down a path that transformed …
Can’t Bear to Read: “Our Harsh Logic“
Ira Chernus can't bring himself to open Our Harsh Logic, a collection of testimonies by Israeli soldiers who have served in the occupation army in the West Bank and …
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“Real Man Adventures” Probes Questions of Gender, Masculinity
Transman T Cooper's “refreshing, funny, angry, startlingly insightful examination of gender and masculinity” challenges conventional ideas about family, gender, relationships and love.
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“Lincoln”: The Underbelly of the Democratic Process
Spielberg's Lincoln gives masterful context to past and present.
Pete Seeger: “You Stick Together ‘Til It’s Won”
Pete Seeger has considered what it means to sing out in a world where the din of injustice is deafening.
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How Ideology Seduces Us – and How We Can (Try to) Escape It
Shatteringly funny and deeply intellectual, the Slovenian psychoanalytic philosopher Slavoj u017diu017eek analyzes Hollywood cinema from the inside.
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The Act of Killing, a Film by Josh Oppenheimer, Christine Cynn, and Anonymous
New film which attempts to let murderers recreate their experiences through film creates a surreal moment in out culture.
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Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind: A Guide to Including Children, Elders, Everyone in Activism
A new book by two longtime activists promotes the inclusion of everyone, without regard for ability or age, in social and political movements.
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Broken Promises: Review of New Book “Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me”
Truthout's own Leslie Thatcher reviews Harvey Pekar's new graphic novel about the fantasies of the Jewish homeland, and the realities of being Jewish in America.
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How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
Truthout's own Leslie Thatcher reviews new book by Sy Montgomery “Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World.”