Arts
Inequality in U.S. today is similar to 1929 and Gilded Age
June 11, 2013Author Sam Pizzigati says that inequity and plutocracy are so bad that the U.S. now looks like a combination of 1929 - before the Great Depression - and the Gilded Age, before the Progressive Era.
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“Upstream Color”: A vibrant puzzle of a film
June 7, 2013Somebody is stalking successful young urban professionals, force-feeding them mind-nullifying worms, and exploiting their suggestive state to rob them of their homes, money and sense of confidence.
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“Checkpoints and Borders” sings of immigrant youth (with video)
June 6, 2013Undocumented immigrants aren't faceless, nor are they voiceless.
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“Crossfire Hurricane:” Rolling Stones at 50
June 5, 2013The Rolling Stones may be sarcastic, misogynistic, and more than a little Jurassic, but they have come to define rock and roll.
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Lies, money, power, and the vile Donald Trump
June 4, 2013"You've Been Trumped" is a sad tale about how Donald Trump used his money and power to destroy a fragile ecological zone on the Scottish coast and make the lives of residents miserable.
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