Culture
D.C. Jewish Museum exhibit counters Trump in revisit to McCarthy era
July 13, 2026Aim of the Red Scare was to demobilize labor and all its allies.
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What the Fourth of July looks like to the unfree
July 2, 2026A long tradition of literary dissent exposes the gap between ideals and realities.
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Chaos and creation merge as music community rallies at Rat Fest 3
June 9, 2026“Music should be something people are allowed to enjoy. I don’t think there should be a financial barrier to that,” says organizer Jacob W. Fowler.
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Soulcialists: How current pop music reissues helped retrace my political path
May 14, 2026These compilations of 1980s music show an element of UK music that embraced soul, jazz, and radical left politics that injected class conflict, anti-colonialism, and socialism for fans.
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LA Opera’s ‘Falstaff’ is a comedy delight about life and passion
April 30, 2026It is a case of feminine wiles versus the male ego.
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