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V-E Day today marks the defeat of fascism in Europe

May 8, 2020 By Victor Grossman

Salud! Greetings to everyone on V-E Day and lets double down on the continuing fight against fascism wherever it rears its ugly head.

An interview with Karl Marx

May 5, 2020 By John Swinton

When asked what was the main law of life, Marx answered with a single word: "Struggle!"

‘George W. Bush’: Stunning documentary on worst American president (until now)

May 5, 2020 By Michael Berkowitz

Barak Goodman and Jamila Ephron’s new PBS documentary George W. Bush is an excellent treatment of 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush.

Surviving COVID-19 in Vietnam, the ‘safest place in the world’

April 30, 2020 By Amiad Horowitz

As an American living in Hanoi, everyone from back home has been calling to check on my safety. But I tell them there's nowhere I'd be safer than where I am now.

Netflix’s ‘Hollywood’: Ambitious love letter to a tainted industry

April 29, 2020 By Chauncey K. Robinson

At a time when so-called “edgy” storytelling relies so heavily on tragic figures and miserable endings for the sake of “realism,” Hollywood’s attempt to give a little glimmer of joy is a breath of fresh air.