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Rittenhouse acquittal is latest chapter in long and sinister history of racism
December 13, 2021The acquittal, while it is seen throughout the world as a disgrace to both human rights and the rule of law, is unsurprising.
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Canadian Communist movement celebrated in new feature-length documentary
December 13, 2021A Century of Struggle: One Hundred Years of the Communist Party of Canada covers the panoramic history of the party—from its outlaw origins amid the ferment of the early labor movement to the urgent demands of the...
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Boxing, crime, and capitalism: Gerald Horne’s ‘The Bittersweet Science’ reviewed
December 8, 2021Incitement to murder for a thrill in general, and gambling returns in particular, transcends boxing per se, but emanates from a culture that views workers and oppressed people as things and treats force and violence as...
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Abdulrazak Gurnah, the 2021 Nobel Laureate for Literature
December 7, 2021Wole Soyinka was the first Black African writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986.
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AFI Fest features the reel and the real Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin
November 23, 2021I love and highly recommend The Real Charlie Chaplin, which provides a penetrating portrait of one of the geniuses who coinvented and shaped the silver screen.
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