arts and culture
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NYC Lyrical Revolt 7
Activists and supporters of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) filled a Harlem bar on…
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Remembering Native cultural ambassador Floyd Red Crow Westerman
Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Native leader, actor and musician, died Dec. 13 in a Los Angeles hospital of complications from…
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‘In the Valley of Elah’ shows trauma of Iraq war
Though it represents neither profound artistry nor fully developed political analysis, Paul Haggis’ (“Crash”) new film “In the Valley of…
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Ousmane Sembene: Revolutionary African artist
The writer is an award-winning film director and PSL member in Los Angeles. His films include the Sundance Film Festival…
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Michael Moore’s ‘Sicko’ details U.S. healthcare failures
Editor's note: This article is an examination of issues surrounding Moore's new film, "Sicko." It is not a review. Details…
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The revolutionary poetry and life of Roque Dalton
“Yes, anguish exists. Like despair crime or hate. Who should the poet’s voice be for?” From “The Art of Poetry”…
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Assata Shakur: A woman warrior
In December 2006, a gain won 17 years ago by City University of New York’s City College students came under…
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A powerful indictment of racism in the name of medicine Book review: ‘Medical Apartheid’
“It was cheaper to use N——-s than cats.” —Harry Bailey, an Australian psychiatrist, describing experiments performed on Black prisoners at…
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Jorge Ricardo Masetti and revolutionary journalism
Jorge Ricardo Masetti was an Argentinian born in 1929. He was the first director of Cuba’s Prensa Latina news agency…
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Gabriela Silang: Anti-colonial fighter in the Philippines
Filipino women have a long struggle against oppression, foreign control and male domination.
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