politics
A would-be Gorbachev in the People’s Republic: “The Chinese Mayor”
June 4, 2015This film is an insider's look at Geng Yanbo, the reform-minded mayor of Datong, one of the People's Republic of China's most polluted cities.
Read moreDrawing a line in the sand on TPP is a mistake
June 3, 2015I am opposed to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, as well as the enabling legislation being debated in Congress.
Read moreLabor led coalition wins victories in Philly primary
June 2, 2015The city's labor movement came together to nominate James Kenney as the Philly Democrats' mayoral candidate this November.
Read moreThe fetishism of commodities: “Mad Men,” capitalism, and its discontents
June 1, 2015What made "Mad Men" arguably the greatest dramatic series in American TV history is that there was a method to its madness.
Read moreGermany: many strikes and a big scandal
May 28, 2015A locomotive engineers strike stopped freight cars and passenger traffic; meanwhile, Angela Davis visited Berlin and elsewhere in Germany.
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