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Ed Rampell

Ed Rampell

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Get Rid of the Commies: A Blacklisted Boyhood

In October 1947 19 screenwriters, directors and producers were summoned from Tinseltown to Washington to testify before the House Un-American...

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Raoul Peck Discusses Why He Chose South African Apartheid as Focus for New Film

Ernest Cole was one of the most impactful documenters of South African apartheid — and in Ernest Cole: Lost and Found , filmmaker Raoul Peck turns...

30.11.2024 5

Truthout

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Mike Leigh Sings the Blues

According to its mission statement, “AFI FEST… showcase[es] the best films from across the globe to captivated audiences in Los Angeles. With a...

21.11.2024 10

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American Journalism on the Brink

Still from Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink. The Commodification of Newspapers In the Bill of Rights, there is only one private...

10.11.2024 10

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New Film Documents the Struggle and Triumph of Amazon Labor Union

Stephen Maing and Brett Story’s documentary Union is one of the best American films about the labor movement since 1940’s The Grapes of Wrath....

20.10.2024 10

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New Doc Unlocks America’s Deep, Dark Anti-Democratic Secrets by Exposing Electoral College

Image by Allison Saeng. America and its origin story are full of unexamined assumptions, one of the biggest being that voters actually cast their...

29.09.2024 5

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“Defending the Indefensible”

How can one explain those members of oppressed minority groups who make a profession out of publicly, as George Orwell quipped, “defending the...

11.09.2024 8

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The Virus of Vigilante Vote Suppression Challenges

Image by Alex Shuper. This quotation usually attributed to Thomas Jefferson, “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty,” is a watchword that...

08.09.2024 7

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Pacific Islander Festival Uplifts Anti-Colonial Solidarity Amid Climate Crisis

Despite having numerous corporate and military sponsors, this year’s Festival of Pacific Arts & Culture (FestPAC) – a giant quadrennial festival...

18.06.2024 10

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Once a Fugitive, Attorney for Black Panther Member Recounts His Life Underground

Catherine Masud’s 84-minute documentary, A Double Life, chronicles the journey of Stephen Bingham, the radical attorney accused of passing a gun to...

10.03.2024 6

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