Today in history: Mark Twain, antiwar polemicist, is born in 1835
Twain was also active in the anti-imperialist movement around the turn of the 20th century, as the U.S. embarked on building a far-flung global sphere of influence.
Latin Grammy Awards: Don’t vote for racists
The Latin Grammy Awards started out as a typical music awards show, until Los Tigres and Mana held up a large sign that read "Latinos Unidos No Voten for Racistas!"
“A Year Without Sundays:” remaking Cuban society through literacy campaign
A modern day activist for social change often dreams of that day when all the hard work of struggle comes to fruition . . .
"The Green Inferno" is new low in racist film making
Filmmaker Eli Roth, who specializes in the horror genre, has no problem time traveling in the wrong direction.
New book celebrates the centennial of jazz great Billy Strayhorn
"Strayhorn: An Illustrated Life" is a welcome addition for anyone interested in jazz, civil rights, or photography.
Dalton Trumbo, the “Spartacus” screenwriter who broke the blacklist
Dalton Trumbo, the jailed screenwriter who broke the Hollywood Blacklist, is making a comeback in a superb biopic.
Rampling and Courtenay: The past preserved haunts the present in “45 Years”
Andrew Haigh's film is a profoundly stirring one about a longtime married couple poignantly portrayed by two cinema greats.
Leith: weaponized Aryans on film in North Dakota
Neo-Nazis insinuate their way into the tiny town of Leith, pitting the hardcore reactionaries against the population of ordinary townsfolk and their allies.
“Mediterranea": Europe’s embattled migrants on film
"Mediterranea" succeeds in putting the stateless, the homeless, and the wretched of the Earth in the limelight they deserve.
