Culture

Who was Juliet Stuart Poyntz? Some early Cold War history in new book

June 14, 2021 By Tony Pecinovsky

In the world of Red Scare anti-communist narratives, few have endured as long or been as impactful as the story of Juliet Stuart Poyntz.

The bombing of Cubana Flight 455: Interview with filmmaker Enrique Berumen

June 11, 2021 By David Trujillo

On October 6, 1976, Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 was bombed by CIA-trained Cuban exiles. A new documentary is bringing the story to the world.

‘Altitude Not Attitude’: A freewheeling, wheelchair bound-for-glory story on film

June 11, 2021 By Ed Rampell

For the first time since the COVID lockdown began, after about 15 months of streaming cinema online, your peripatetic film critic finally attended his first screening in person.

Portuguese fascist prison novel speaks to the incarceration experience everywhere

June 10, 2021 By Dennis Broe

There is one thing that unites all of those in prison: “Whoever they are, they’re gonna wanna get out.”

‘Caste’: From billionaires to ‘untouchables’—a way to understand oppression

June 8, 2021 By Tim Wheeler

Wilkerson is a skilled storyteller and her book's stories of racist oppression should leave those in the dominant caste hanging their heads in shame. But it's missing something: the class struggle.