Culture
Mexican museum honors Day of the Dead
November 2, 2007At the museum, one ofrenda on display was dedicated to the memory of 32 Chicago Public School students who died, mostly to gun violence, during the 2006-2007 school year.
Read moreVictor Perlo’s penetrating analysis of U.S. foreign policy
August 1, 2007U.S. military interventionism is the subject of numerous commentaries by the author. Perlo noted its continuous use under different administrations and showed its direct connection to the military-industrial complex.
Read moreFilmmaker Ousmane Sembène, lifelong radical
June 22, 2007His films tackled the most contentious issues in Africa, frequently provoking the indignation of the ruling class of both his home country and its former colonizer.
Read morePaul Robeson: The tallest tree in our forest
April 7, 2006Paul Robeson’s legacy in the 21st century OAKLAND — Fifty years ago, when legendary civil rights and peace leader, athlete, and artist Paul Robeson was being hounded by McCarthy-era witch-hunting committees, deprived of his livelihood and...
Read moreEinstein in the hood. BOOK REVIEW: Einstein on Race and Racism.
February 24, 2006Princeton was a southern town in northern gown. Segregation of Blacks from whites was widely practiced and enforced. Einstein, a German-born Jew and naturalized American citizen, was acutely aware of what racism is and does, and...
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