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Ed Rampell

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Rediscovering Fanon

Frantz Fanon, photo via Verso Books. Frantz Fanon, photo via Verso Books. Frantz Fanon, photo via Verso Books. Frantz Fanon, photo via Verso Books....

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Oscar-Nominated The Voice of Hind Rajab Leads the “Watermelon Wave” of Palestine Pictures

Still from Voice of Hind Rajab. Still from Voice of Hind Rajab. Still from Voice of Hind Rajab. Still from Voice of Hind Rajab. Still from Voice of...

09.02.2026 5

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Manufacturing Nuclear Consent

Leslie Groves press conference. Still from “Bombshell.” Courtesy PBS. Leslie Groves press conference. Still from “Bombshell.” Courtesy PBS....

04.01.2026 10

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The Counter-Narrative: The Arab Revolt Onscreen

Cinema has spawned great feature films dramatizing the Arab Revolt, including David Lean’s 1962 Lawrence of Arabia, which won seven Oscars,...

14.12.2025 20

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A Palestinian Anne Frank

Still from Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk. Still from Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk. Still from Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk. Still...

16.11.2025 10

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The Election’s Big Winner: Socialism

Democratic candidates and causes won resounding victories across the board in Tuesday’s elections. California’s Proposition 50 to redistrict the...

06.11.2025 20

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Stunning New Film Exposes “Earth’s Greatest Enemy”

Activists tend to see the climate crisis and US militarism as two separate issues. However, the hard-hitting documentary Earth’s Greatest Enemy...

14.09.2025 10

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The Return of Woody Guthrie

Woody Guthrie (Photo: Courtesy of Woody Guthrie Publications) Woody Guthrie (Photo: Courtesy of Woody Guthrie Publications) Woody Guthrie (Photo:...

31.08.2025 10

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Biopic About New Zealand’s Prime Minister Omits Socialism

Jacinda Ardern. Jacinda Ardern. Jacinda Ardern. Jacinda Ardern. Jacinda Ardern. Jacinda Ardern. Jacinda Ardern. Jacinda Ardern. Jacinda Ardern....

13.07.2025 10

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Threats Both Foreign and Domestic: The Militia

The Biggest Domestic Terror Threat DATELINE, OCCUPIED LOS ANGELES, Undemocratic States of Amerikkka: Spike Lee said, “Violence is as American as...

15.06.2025 10

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Love Me, Love Me, Love Me, I’m a Neoliberal: The Invisible Men

Still from The Invisible Doctrine. Still from The Invisible Doctrine. Still from The Invisible Doctrine. Still from The Invisible Doctrine. Still from...

01.06.2025 10

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AOC, Bernie Sanders, Joan Baez and Neil Young Rock in Los Angeles

“Your presence here today is making Donald Trump and Elon Musk very nervous,” Sen. Bernie Sanders told Angelenos on April 12 as he took the stage...

15.04.2025 30

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To Honor Women’s History Month, Let Us Now Praise Famous Female Antiwar Activists

Image by Michelle Ding. Image by Michelle Ding. Image by Michelle Ding. Image by Michelle Ding. Image by Michelle Ding. Image by Michelle Ding. Image...

13.04.2025 10

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History of Hollywood Red Scare Offers Insight Into Trump’s Free Speech Attacks

The book “Policing Show Business” shows how Trump’s attacks on “radical leftists” are like a sequel to the Red Scare.

08.04.2025 6

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Israel’s Demolition Derby of Palestine

Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham in No Other Land. Photograph: Antipode Films Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham in No Other Land. Photograph: Antipode Films...

02.03.2025 10

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Ed Rampell

The Palestine Exception: Film as a Form of Cultural Work that Facilitates Movement Building

A still from The Palestine Exception. A still from The Palestine Exception. A still from The Palestine Exception. A still from The Palestine...

26.01.2025 20

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