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‘Kinderland’: A documentary visit to two century-old secular Jewish summer camps
June 24, 2022The film short Kinderland tells the story of two camps in upstate New York that have cultivated social activists for almost a century and are still in existence today.
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Visiting or living in Los Angeles? Consult the ‘People’s Guide’
June 16, 2022The book is ten years old but still worth checking out.
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Manuel Tiago’s ‘The Slackers’: A conversation with the translator
June 14, 2022An interview with translator Eric Gordon about the latest in International Publishers' Manuel Tiago series of books.
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New study investigates plunder of Native American land
June 13, 2022In its first six decades of existence, the U.S. created a trail of treaties that led to a massive transfer of Indigenous wealth.
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‘Plague at the Golden Gate’: Public health and private ignorance
May 20, 2022Director Li-shin Yu’s scientific moral tale of the battle against Bubonic Plague in San Francisco over a century ago might as well be the story of Dr. Fauci’s heroic struggle against COVID-19.
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