Dennis Broe
LATEST ARTICLES BY Dennis Broe
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500 shows and almost nothing to watch: 2019’s top ten TV series
December 19, 2019We have gone from what used to be called the Second Golden Age of Television to what is now referred to as “Peak TV.”
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Macron unites all French workers—against him and his pension “reforms”
December 10, 2019Following on the heels of his tax giveaway to the rich and his changes to labor law making it easier to fire workers, Macron's pension reform requires workers to work longer to earn the same pension...
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The times they are a-changing: The Venice Biennale and late capitalism
September 11, 2019May You Live in Interesting Times is the title and organizing principle of this year’s Venice Biennale, the every-other-year festival of contemporary art.
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Elections, coups and tax evaders: Venice Film Festival wrap-up
September 10, 2019Outside, police at the Venice Film Festival massed for a climate march that saw demonstrators swarm around the red carpet demanding action on climate devastation globally.
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The good, the bad and the ugly at Venice Film Festival 2019
September 4, 2019The film highlights the way the European high-level political and financial institutions are not about promoting but rather about neutralizing any democratic movement from below.
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Class and culture, fear and loathing in the City of the Angels
August 29, 2019Race is the way class is spoken in America, as Cornel West wisely pointed out, and that is especially true in the sprawling multi-cities that comprise Los Angeles.
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