"Richard III": Classic with a modern lesson
Enjoying Shakespeare under the stars at Topanga Canyon's Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum is de rigeur during summertime for Angeleno theatergoers.
“Voices from Iraq”: Lest we forget
Iraqis tell harrowing stories, reminding us that even if the troops come home, the United States has a debt to pay to the people of Iraq.
President needs to pivot back to jobs
It is now 99 percent certain that the private economy is NOT going to cause the bad jobs numbers to change direction.
"Names of Love" juggles froth, sex, history, politics
Watching the first few minutes unfold, one might be lulled into the belief that the next hour and a half will be spent consuming light filmic fare.
Film traces historic period of immigrant rights struggle
The film begins with immigrant rights activist Elvira Arellano recalling the day immigration officials raided her home in 2002.
Europe and U.S. have same problem: capitalism
Major sections of capital believe the debt crisis gives them a golden opportunity to completely shift the costs of the "reproduction of labor power" to working people and break their fighting spirit.
Social Security on the line
Facts: the country is not broke and Social Security is not the cause of the deficit.
The Republican Party and the big lies
Modern Republicans reject every effective job plan and then blame Democrats for unemployment.
Debt-ceiling showdown: a test of sanity
The so-called "debt ceiling" crisis is upon us and it's becoming a test of sanity how long it will take all reasonable people to conclude that the Republican Party has painted its teeth orange, and jumped off a cliff.
