Analysis
The significance of the Howard Morgan victory for our movement
February 23, 2015We saw from the very beginning that we would have to build a mass protest movement to to free Howard Morgan, and we did just that.
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West Coast premiere of “Hellman v. McCarthy”
February 20, 2015As a Hollywood Blacklist historian, I've eagerly looked forward to seeing the fact-based "Hellman v. McCarthy."
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“The Night Alive”: Dubliners wish upon a star
February 19, 2015This play is essentially about fringe characters yearning to get away from their boring existences.
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More military force is not the answer
February 19, 2015President Obama's request to authorize use of military force against the so-called Islamic State opens unhappy comparisons with earlier misguided U.S. military ventures.
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Terrorism and the lessons of African American history
February 19, 2015President Obama cautioned us not to judge the more than a billion and half Muslims by the actions of relatively few violent extremists.
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