
Op-Ed: Masks Off? The Moral Logic of Living with COVID
What will we do the next time a virus comes for us?
What will we do the next time a virus comes for us?
Beware of Capitol Hill Siege Leading to Sweeping Crackdown on Protest
Rushing through barricades, breaking windows and occupying the seat of government power is not inherently anti-democratic. It depends on the reason and the circumstances.
‘American Woman’ and More From the Tribeca Film Fest
American Woman, directed by Semi Chellas The Patty Hearst story is an odd, murky chapter in recent U.S. history,…
The American Worker Gets the Spotlight at the Tribeca Film Fest
Established in response to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the Tribeca Film Festival has, since…
Lessons from ‘The Brink’ With Steve Bannon
Over the course of Alison Klayman’s new biopic The Brink, Steve Bannon utters a number of chilling lines, but…
Astra Taylor’s ‘What is Democracy?’ Offers No Simple Answers
Winston Churchill famously said, “democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have…
‘¡Las Sandinistas!’: A Revolution Remembered
Las Sandinistas, a new feature-length documentary film that examines the Nicaraguan revolution of the 1980’s, arrives in theaters at…
Michael Moore’s ‘Fahrenheit 11/9’: A Call to Challenge American Despotism
“How the fuck did this happen?” is the question Michael Moore lobs at us as he concludes the first…
Dystopia Redux: This Time ‘Blade Runner’ Feels Real
In 1982, the year Blade Runner was released, climate change was a dimly understood phenomenon discussed by a few…
Al Gore’s Convenient Infomercial for Green Capitalism
There are few subjects more reliably depressing than the problem of impending climate chaos. In some ways the daily…