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Spielberg’s “War Horse” is terrific, moving epic

January 2, 2012

"War Horse" is simply a terrific war movie that makes its statements graphically and through sensitive portrayals, whether in actual battle scenes or not.

Historian: Air Controller strike a turning point for the U.S.

December 16, 2011 By Mark Gruenberg

The 1981 PATCO strike permanently changed U.S. labor relations and opened the door to the bitter, ideological polarization now rife in U.S. politics.

“Why Marx Was Right”: lively challenge to 10 myths

December 16, 2011 By Frederick Barr

Eagleton's bright, witty book marches forward into the usual stumbling blocks erected over the decades in the environment of popular ideology and topples them.

Gene Sharp has half a recipe for revolution

December 6, 2011

I first heard of Gene Sharp from a commentator on National Public Radio. He said that he had examined the "Arab Spring" upsurges in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Libya and Yemen.

Stop police brutality against peaceful protesters!

November 23, 2011 By PW Editorial Board

It is time for the federal government move in and stop what has become a pattern of attacks on the fundamental rights not only of Occupy protesters across the country, but on the rights of all...