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Book Review: ‘Read and Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism’ by Nadya Tolokonnikova
'Read and Riot: A Pussy Riot Guide to Activism' by Nadya Tolokonnikova is a wonderful and intelligent book full of joyful ideas about the possibilities for a better world.
Read More »‘The Death of Stalin’ Q&A with Director Armando Iannucci
'Veep' and 'The Thick of It' Creator Armando Iannucci visits Washington, D.C., for the release of his latest film.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Breaking Point’ Makes the Struggle for Freedom Personal
'Breaking Point', a new documentary from Academy Award winning director Mark Jonathan Harris, makes you appreciate the struggle people go through to break free from the chains of oppressive regimes and establish democracy. Those of you who used to fall asleep in history class, don’t worry. You won’t fall asleep during this film.
Read More »While Trump Distracts, White Nationalism Becomes More and More Emboldened
While POTUS distracts with false claims of wiretapping, white nationalists continue to creep into the open air. It's been 50 days. What happens in the next four years?
Read More »Book Review: ‘Should We Fear Russia?’ by Dmitri Trenin
'Should We Fear Russia?' is intelligent, direct, and incredibly timely. Trenin calmly reasons out all the issues, showing us which fears to ignore and which ones we are not paying enough attention to.
Read More »Traveling to the Edge of the World: Kamchatka, Part One
I wanted to travel off the edge of the world. Kamchatka, at Russia's far eastern edge, is probably as close as today's globetrotter can get.
Read More »Save the Syrian Peace Talks, End the Starvation
Peace talks in Geneva between the Syrian government and the opposition have stalled, while military offensives and starvation have escalated.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Collaborators’ by John Hodge
Hodge's Olivier Award-winning play fictionalizes the last years of Mikhail Bulgakov, author of 'The Master and Margarita,' who lived one of the 20th century's most interesting (and saddest) literary lives, and his dealings with the dictator Joseph Stalin.
Read More »The National Debt: Why Putin Doesn’t Fear America
As America withdraws from the world because it cannot afford to stay engaged, Russia and China will expand their spheres of influence.
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