By Kristine Mattis [Photo: Given Jolie’s widely recognized beauty, the self-mutilation implicit in her double mastectomy shook the public with extra force.] The world exploded with praise and awe when actress Angelina Jolie announced – via op-ed in The New York Times – that she had undergone double-mastectomy as a preventative measure after discovering that [...]
By Henry Giroux. Republished with author’s permission from TruthOut [Photo: Crumbling school room in Trenton Central High School - Trenton, NJ 2011. Photo by Cia Stroud, NJ.com.] At a time when higher education is under siege all over the globe by market mentalities and moralities, there is an urgent necessity on the part of the [...]
By William Blum This is not to put George W. Bush down. That’s too easy, and I’ve done it many times. No, this is to counter the current trend to rehabilitate the man and his Iraqi horror show, which partly coincides with the opening of his presidential library in Texas. At the dedication ceremony, President [...]
By Gary Corseri [Photo: Robinson Jeffers.] My “bridge over troubled water” is Literature and the Arts. But, these days, with the exception of a few cherished authors and websites, I am apt to get more sustenance from re-reading the Classics—even 20th Century Classics–than from reading the frothy outpourings of identity-poets and lauded, establishmentarian shills. A [...]
By Linda S. Munoz Our studies have focused on institutionalized ‘isms’ that work to preserve and maintain privilege, power, and difference in America and ensure the most resources are channeled to one, select group: white males. We have studied the ways our laws, programs, customs, and language are constructed and manipulated to ensure White Males [...]
By Phil Rockstroh [Graphic: Mechanical heart courtesy of Wallpoper]>/i> “Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself.” — Miles Davis As a general rule, musicians, artists, and writers, as well as those possessed of an ardor for self-awareness and a commitment to political activism have been advised to [...]
By Margaret Kimberly. Originally published at the Black Agenda Report. Hollywood helps Americans feel good about being part of an empire that kills other peoples at will. “Movies have become a happy arm of the United States government as they advocate for violence and war crimes.” Tales of torture and wanton killing are blockbusters in [...]
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