Culture
Interracial 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 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.
Read moreTrumpet-makers on strike get a brass band boost
August 17, 2011Facing cuts in wages and health care as well as total elimination of their pensions, workers at the highly profitable Conn-Selmer plant went on strike.
Read moreRight-wing music fest gets punked by anti-racists with Trojan Ts
August 16, 2011Hundreds of right-wing neo-Nazis and fascists got a big surprise when they went home and washed their new T-shirts from a German right-wing music festival: a message of hope and tolerance.
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