Theater Review: My Name is Rachel Corrie
Bravo to the Theatricum for its courage in presenting the L.A. premiere and for insisting on freedom of speech.
Choosing common sense over lunacy
Millions were horrified when the tea party audience shouted "yeah" and cheered at the suggestion that a sick man with no health insurance should be allowed to die.
Brushes sharp as bayonets: Soviet artists helped win WWII
Review: The new blockbuster art exhibit "Windows on the War: Soviet TASS Posters at Home and Abroad, 1941-1945" at The Art Institute of Chicago unveils truth about USSR's contribution to Allied victory.
Rick Perry and the push for American theocracy
Recently there has been an increasing push to further inject a right-wing version of Christianity into the governance of the nation.
Bosses, workers, Elmo: amazing films at Traverse City festival
Here's a wrap-up of highlights from the 7th Annual Traverse City Film Festival that were not mentioned in previous columns.
Radical history will come to life at Oklahoma Laborfest
One of the most remarkable features will be a special reading of Nor Iron Bars, which incorporates social realism, regionalism and agitation.
Obama, the debt, and "shared sacrifice"
"Shared sacrifice" has become a key talking point among many top politicians opposing the Republican Party's defense of the super-rich and refusal to allow the Bush tax cuts to expire.
Dissident Arts Festival held in New York
John Pietaro, a labor organizer and musician, along with poets and activists John and Steve Bloom, brought the festival to New York City last year from Beacon, N.Y., where it originated.
Interracial marriage, class arrogance, idealism star at film fest
The ever-present Michael Moore, probably the most successful documentarian in world history, had a strong say in the choice of films screened at this progressive gathering.
What lessons learned in "Rise of the Apes"?
The film makes you wonder how far humans have come, but it also asks how far we have to go.
