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“The Measure of a Nation” Challenges Illusions of American Superiority
New book throws a much-needed bucket of cold water on a nation that seems determined to sleepwalk its way over a cliff.
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Living Alone: The Rise of Capitalism and the Decline of Families
For the first time since the census began counting in 1880 - more than half of American adults are single. Here's why.
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A Must-Read Book That Exposes the Impact of Big Food, Big Ag and Big Pharma on Our Lives
Born with a Junk Food Deficiency is a thoroughly researched and documented exposu00e9 of what Big Food, Big Ag, and Big Pharma are doing to us, to animals, and …
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Colombia’s Displaced People Speak Out in New Oral History Collection
Forget the debate about whether the personal is political: these stories annihilate the distinction altogether.
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Guy Delisle’s “Jerusalem”: Peering Through the Veil of Orientalism
Canadian cartoonist Guy Delisle's latest effort,
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Impossible Choices? The Conservatism of “Breaking Bad“
"Breaking Bad" is a fascinating show. But efforts to compare it to the "Wire," which systematically analyzed American institutions and the American experience, are misguided.
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The Hologram: Financial Speculation and Casino Capitalism
Chris Hedges: Dave Eggersu2019 gem of a book, A Hologram for the King, is a parable about the decadence, fragility and heartlessness of late, decayed corporate capitalism.
Film Review: Bahrain, Shouting in the Dark
With all this footage in one place, it is possible to view the one Arab uprising that has largely been hidden from view.
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Work Sucks: How the Movie “Office Space” Proves Radicalism Lives in the Mainstream
Few films in recent decades have so successfully spoken to the day-to-day realities of service sector employment as 1999's
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The Ubermensch Rises: Justice, Truth and Necessary Evil in “The Dark Knight Rises“
We can't rely on a hero to save us, nor count on an unjust system to miraculously transform itself. We must tear off the mask and take matters into …