Opinion
This revolutionary “Cradle” still rocks!
February 28, 2011If you're anywhere near Los Angeles, don't miss The Cradle Will Rock, the latest addition to the tide of political plays currently flowing across Southern California stages.
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Wisconsin and beyond: the conflict is irreconcilable
February 28, 2011Wisconsin, joined by other states, is ground zero of an irreconcilable conflict over the role of government.
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Richard Wright: a great peoples artist and journalist
February 25, 2011It is time to restore Richard Wright's place fully as a major people's artist and ground breaking journalist of the 20th century.
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Republicans should get their story straight
February 24, 2011The right wing, in its assault on working people, is full of contradictory statements.
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Poem of the week: Nizar Qabbani’s “The Old World is Dead”
February 24, 2011This unnamed verse, written in 1970, seems as if it could have been written yesterday in half a dozen nations - and in some U.S. states as well.
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