Chauncey K. Robinson
LATEST ARTICLES BY Chauncey K. Robinson
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U.S.
‘We won’t be silent anymore’: Poor People’s Campaign speaks to Congress
June 14, 2018Their aim, as Rev. Barber made clear, was not to get applause, but to make the nation weep at the crisis of poverty in one of the richest countries in the world.
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Culture
‘The Workers Cup’: New documentary tackles soccer and slavery
June 7, 2018There’s a bigger game at play here - that of class struggle - and we're part of it in some way, not mere bystanders in the crowd.
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Culture
‘Cargo’: Netflix’s Australian zombie film spotlights Aboriginal talent and struggle
June 1, 2018Some of the Aboriginal characters find out that the real fear shouldn’t be of the undead, but of the racist humans left behind.
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Culture
Comic book artists and survivors address gun violence
May 30, 2018We live in a world where three of the ten deadliest mass shootings in recent United States history have happened within five months of one another.
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Politics
Social media and the resistance: Tweeter-in-chief Trump can no longer block critics
May 24, 2018Since taking office, Trump has used his Twitter account to talk politics, intimidate his political critics, and even to reveal sensitive government information that shouldn’t be so readily shared in the public domain.
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Culture
‘Sorry to Bother You’: A darkly comedic condemnation of capitalism
May 17, 2018Whether intentionally or not, "Sorry to Bother You" reflects the feelings of a whole generation about life under capitalism.
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Culture
Zora Neale Hurston’s ‘Barracoon’ is a powerful posthumous act of resistance
May 11, 2018"If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.”—Zora Neale Hurston
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Politics
New generation changing politics in Newark, New Jersey
May 4, 2018A collective of Newark residents has its sights on combating corruption and disregard for working people in their New Jersey city.
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