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‘Imprisoned’ Highlights Human Fallibility in the Criminal Justice System
Hollywood studios invest vast sums of money in the films they produce, and the stories they tell tend to…
Gazing Into the ‘Trick Mirror’ With Jia Tolentino
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion is a collection of essays that are all about — in some way or…
In Steven Greenhouse’s Latest, Workers are Down But Not Defeated
We live in a paradoxical time. On the one hand, workers and organized labor are in their worst state…
In ‘One Foot In the Grave’ Working-Class Heroes Fight Zika
A working-class hero is something to be,” sang John Lennon, author and activist, Timothy Sheard proves him right in…
Sewing Dissent with Textile Artist Diana Weymar
The words, stitched in black, glare out from the center of a handkerchief, decorated with a motif of pink…
How Trump Uses Fear Of Immigrants To Stoke Civil War
In Minnesota, officers smashed a car window and dragged the undocumented worker out. The ICE raids to deport some…
At first glance, the Novotny-Clissold family, protagonists of Julie E. Justicz’s Degrees of Difficulty, seem pretty garden variety: white…
Trump Goes To Hades as Theater for the New City Takes to the Streets
During the 1970s, Theater for the New City played a crucial role in Off-Off-Broadway’s emergence, revolutionizing New York City…
Director Stéphane Brizé Depicts Class Struggle With Dark Realism in ‘At War’
Few films portray working people realistically. One thinks of rare movies such as Hollywood’s Norma Rae, the independent Salt…
