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First as Farce, then as Tragedy
Joker is not just a supervillain origin story. It is also an anticipation of fascism. (Note: This article contains spoilers). ... -
Joker: The Despair of Capitalism and the Hope of Riots
All the critics hate “Joker”: They denounce it as a film without a message, or one that will inspire right-wing ... -
Chernobyl: An Environmental Catastrophe Caused by Stalinism
In the early hours of April 26, 1986, Reactor No. 4 of the Pripyat nuclear power plant in Ukraine—then part ... -
“We’re Americans”: Class and the State in Jordan Peele’s “Us”
"Us" sets us up for an analysis of class society. Where does it deliver and where does it fall short? ... -
The Fear of Trotsky Is a Fear of the Masses
The literary critic Warren Montag, a professor at Occidental College in Los Angeles, was among the hundreds of intellectuals who ... -
As “Black Panther” Wins Awards, Fight to Free Black Panthers Continues
We must remember and fight to free the real Black Panthers who are still locked up. -
Nancy Fraser, Fredric Jameson and More Join Trotsky’s Grandson in Repudiating Netflix’s “Trotsky”
#TrotskyVersusNetflix: Academics, writers, journalists and political activists repudiate the mini-series “Trotsky”, available on Netflix. -
Black Radicalism on Screen: “The Hate U Give”
It is not every day that the music of Tupac Shakur and the politics of the Black Panthers are harmoniously ... -
On Spike Lee’s Silence
In his new film “BlacKkKlansman,” Spike Lee uses footage from last year’s deadly Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville. But ... -
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 2: The Rise of the Right and the Resistance
Hulu’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is the depiction of a far-off and dystopian future, but its depictions of misogyny, gender essentialism, ...