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‘Rustin’ review: A vital spotlight on an overlooked and complex civil rights hero
October 6, 2023The openly gay, former Quaker, one-time communist, Black man was no marginal figure to the movement, but one of the key players who helped to organize the historic 1963 March on Washington.
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Right-wing ‘edutainment’ propaganda being pumped directly into children’s classrooms
October 3, 2023A far-right propaganda network is churning out subpar, silly, and inaccurate school curricula. Here’s how to fight back for our children’s future.
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Canada’s SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka originally sheltered by Britain after WWII
September 29, 2023Like other anti-Soviet Ukrainians who fought for Hitler, Hunka was welcomed with open arms.
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The life of radical activist Paula Solomon celebrated in Los Angeles
September 29, 2023Beloved comrade Paula Solomon (1946-2023) was memorialized by a crowd of about 50 people at the historic activist First Unitarian Church on Sept. 3, 2023.
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‘El Conde’: Count Pinochet the Vampire!
September 28, 2023Academy Award-nominated Chilean director Pablo Larraín (Neruda, Jackie, No, Spencer) and his longtime collaborator writer Guillermo Calderón have just released their new film El Conde (The Count). It’s a robust, bawdy, very funny, slightly over-the-top reimagining...
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