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Poem of the week: Emily Dickinson and the Republicans

January 6, 2011 By John Case

The Republican takeover of the House of Representatives can be viewed, almost poignantly, as a death in the neighborhood, and Emily Dickinson provides a commentary.

Pete Postlethwaite gave us the great “Brassed Off”

January 5, 2011 By Bill Meyer

The great British actor Pete Postlethwaite, who died of cancer Jan. 2 at 64, starred in one of the most progressive films that came out of England in the 1990s.

Public workers in the bull’s-eye

January 5, 2011 By Scott Marshall

Taking advantage of the economic crisis, the Republicans and Wall Street have placed public workers in the bull's-eye of their attack.

“Made in Dagenham”: feisty women who know how to fight

January 5, 2011

The best scene in the new British film, "Made in Dagenham," comes when a reporter asks Mrs O'Grady how her band of strikers will be able to cope. "We're women!" she explains pointedly.

Must-see list: stellar progressive film directors and their gems

January 4, 2011 By Bill Meyer

Here is a far from exhaustive list of some progressive directors and gems that should be mandatory viewing for activists who appreciate the power of film and culture in the struggle.