Opinion
Dissident Arts Festival held in New York
August 23, 2011John Pietaro, a labor organizer and musician, along with poets and activists John and Steve Bloom, brought the festival to New York City last year from Beacon, N.Y., where it originated.
Read moreInterracial marriage, class arrogance, idealism star at film fest
August 19, 2011The ever-present Michael Moore, probably the most successful documentarian in world history, had a strong say in the choice of films screened at this progressive gathering.
Read moreStanding up: a poem for the picket lines
August 18, 2011This poem was inspired by the just-concluded United Steelworkers convention.
Read moreMajor food companies promote childhood obesity
August 18, 2011Governments should ban all advertising of unhealthy food aimed at children and indeed ban the production and sale of such foods entirely.
Read moreWhat lessons learned in “Rise of the Apes”?
August 17, 2011The film makes you wonder how far humans have come, but it also asks how far we have to go.
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