Chris Elliott
LATEST ARTICLES BY Chris Elliott
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Labor
Agreement reached in LA-Long Beach port clerical workers strike
December 5, 2012The International Longshore and Warehouse Union said tentative agreement has been reached between ILWU Local 63's Office Clerical Unit (OCU) and 14 employers.
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Arts
NBC’s “Revolution” is not so revolutionary
October 8, 2012"Revolution" is the latest network TV version of this familiar post-apocalypse scenario: A ragtag band must struggle for survival after a global catastrophe.
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Opinion
“The Revolutionary” – an American in China’s Communist Party
June 18, 2012This is the story of a civil rights activist and union organizer who became a linguist, went to China after World War II, and joined the Chinese Communist revolution.
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Opinion
“(Re)Presenting America”: Are culturally specific museums a good thing?
May 15, 2012Can oppressed groups resurrect their own suppressed histories through a museum? What has been the historical role of race and ethnicity in the development of the natural history museum?
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Opinion
“Levitated Mass”: Art or environmental crime?
March 15, 2012The sheer grandiosity of the project - the nightly slow motion parade through 22 cities, the $10-to-$20 million price tag - provoked new conversations about the validity of Earth Art,
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Opinion
Ballad for the Occupation: interview with Spencer Livingston
February 13, 2012Spencer Livingston's "Occupy Wall Street" is a mellow, melodic meditation on the feelings of economic injustice that sparked the movement.
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Opinion
Etta James and Johnny Otis: R & B Revolutionaries
January 26, 2012Two Los Angeles-based legends of Rhythm & Blues passed away last week: Etta James and Johnny Otis.
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Opinion
Occupy protests spur music explosion
December 21, 2011Every social movement has inspired artists to enlist their talents to create cultural expressions that in turn stir the masses and broaden the cause.
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