Singing the praises of a Portuguese Holocaust hero
Five years ago the Sousa Mendes Foundation commissioned composer Neely Bruce to write an oratorio about the Portuguese rescuer.
Screen Actors Guild Awards — the union alternative to the Oscars
"Yes, it's glitzy and glamorous, but really it's about celebrating our union."
“Aferim!”: The wild, wild East in film
It has a number of genre conventions of the Western, though one could argue that the Romanian-set film should be called an "Eastern."
Bullets and broken hearts over Broadway
So, a Marxist walks into a theater to watch a fluffy new musical set in the 1930s - and leaves with a big wide smile across his face.
“Lenin's Last Struggle” recounts a losing campaign against the emerging Stalin
Lewin paints a picture of the frustrations facing Lenin in this final period and his increasing misgivings about Joseph Stalin.
The Progies show how film awards can be inclusive and progressive
Nominations for the Progie Awards have been voted on. May the Best Progressive films and filmmakers win!
#OscarsSoWhite goes viral as Academy Awards nominations are announced
Activist communities on the Internet had prepared for it: as it turned out, the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite was buzzing the morning of Jan. 14.
Reading the backstory on Bernie: “Outsider in the White House”
Can a seasoned Independent who calls himself a "democratic socialist" get elected to the White House in 2016?
"The Big Short” in review: The fire next time
The film version of Michael Lewis' non-fiction book "The Big Short" is a high percentage earner in the Great Recession sweepstakes.
This week in history: Jack London, writer, socialist, is born
Jack London, novelist and passionate advocate of labor unions, socialism, and the rights of workers, was born 140 years ago.
