Brian W. Major

LATEST ARTICLES BY Brian W. Major

• Culture

  

  ‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ the story of revolutionary Black Panther Fred Hampton

  February 22, 2021 By Brian W. Major

  The film Judas and the Black Messiah, directed by Shaka King, with a screenplay by Shaka King and Will Berson, shows how many in the late 1960s and ’70s in the U.S., and around the world...

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• Culture

  

  ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ a provocative mockumentary that lampoons conservative political culture

  October 30, 2020 By Brian W. Major

  What makes the film most hilarious (and discouraging) is the utter honesty that is revealed by the reactionary people encountered.

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• Culture

  

  Unregulated capitalism drives ‘The Business of Drugs’

  August 7, 2020 By Brian W. Major

  CIA analyst shares background on the big money industry of illegal drugs in new Netflix docu-series.

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• Culture

  

  ‘Orange Is the New Black’: Final season is its most political

  February 5, 2020 By Brian W. Major

  Orange is the New Black has become a fan favorite on Netflix, being the most downloaded series on that platform.

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• Environment

  

  A Marxist response to the animal liberation and vegan movements

  January 8, 2020 By Brian W. Major

  How should Marxists respond to the arguments in favor of animal liberation?

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• Culture

  

  ‘After Porn Ends’: New documentary explores lives of actors post-career

  December 20, 2019 By Brian W. Major

  The documentary shines a light on the hypocrisy of a society that fantasizes about sex workers on one hand, then stigmatizes them for that work on the other.

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• Books

  

  Monty Python’s North Korea? Comedian’s book is surprisingly objective look at DPRK

  December 3, 2019 By Brian W. Major

  Michael Palin often disparages the system of the DPRK, but as his journey continues, he clearly became quite fond of the Korean people.

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• Opinion

  

  Recovering from the opioid addiction crisis: Time for progressive strategies?

  September 16, 2019 By Brian W. Major

  Instead of having people die from addictions, governments could be providing services like safe injection sites, needle exchanges, HIV and Hepatitis screening.

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