ICE agents appear in The Pitt episode “5:00 P.M.”—“What can we do?”
It is another indication of the broad-based opposition to the Trump administration and its drive toward dictatorship, including its vicious anti-immigrant witch-hunt.
Isabel Roy•
German city of Duisburg maintains entry ban against “The Mauritanian” Mohamedou Ould Slahi
“The Mauritanian” Mohamedou Ould Slahi has become the public face of the prosecution against the US prison camp Guantánamo, where he was imprisoned and severely tortured for 14 years. But despite being released 10 years ago, and his innocence proven beyond doubt, he is not allowed to travel to Duisburg. The German authorities continue to treat him as a “terrorist.”
Sybille Fuchs•
Someday a Child, Kleptomania, Souls of Fouta, An Accident
Berlinale short films: A search for social cohesion and direction in a world full of war and disasters
The selection, which also included animations, offered some whimsical pieces, many focused on individual emotions, as well as thoughtful explorations of social and historical issues.
Max Linhof, Verena Nees•
Socialism in the “reactionary” Southwest: Lessons from James Green’s Grass-Roots Socialism
Green's book shows that, beneath the familiar myth of the reactionary Southwest, there lay a vibrant world of tenant-farmer revolt, labor militancy, and interracial socialist organizing.
Andrea Peters•
James Brewer•
Joanne Laurier•
Erik Schreiber•
Nick Barrickman•
David Walsh•
ICE agents appear in The Pitt episode “5:00 P.M.”—“What can we do?”
It is another indication of the broad-based opposition to the Trump administration and its drive toward dictatorship, including its vicious anti-immigrant witch-hunt.
Isabel Roy•
Say Nothing: Everything essential about the Northern Ireland conflict left unsaid
A serious artistic appraisal of the Troubles, and serious attempts to understand their effect at a personal level, would have to begin from a historical and political understanding both of British imperialism and the limitations of bourgeois nationalism.
Paul Bond•
The Pitt Season 2 and the challenges facing a serious television drama
The second season of The Pitt is being aired in the midst of historical events that have thrust healthcare workers into the spotlight in an unprecedented manner.
Isabel Roy•
Squid Game 3: Ending not with a bang, but a bleak (and lucrative) whimper
With its explosive entry into social consciousness looking ever smaller in the rearview mirror, Squid Game’s third season sets out to close its story saga while seeding potential for a financially lucrative successor.
Luke Galvin•
David Walsh•
Marc Wells•
Jean Shaoul•
Eduardo Parati, Guilherme Ferreira•
David Walsh•
Someday a Child, Kleptomania, Souls of Fouta, An Accident
Berlinale short films: A search for social cohesion and direction in a world full of war and disasters
The selection, which also included animations, offered some whimsical pieces, many focused on individual emotions, as well as thoughtful explorations of social and historical issues.
Max Linhof, Verena Nees•
Gus Van Sant’s Dead Man’s Wire: Rage at a rigged system
Van Sant has said the story interested him because it echoes today’s anger at corporate greed and financial institutions.
Joanne Laurier•
The Secret Agent—the dictatorship as an “open wound in Brazilian life”
The portrait of a ruling class marked by an absolute contempt for collective interests, culture, and human life is the strongest and most universal aspect of Mendonça’s film.
Eduardo Parati, Tomas Castanheira•
The 76th Berlin International Film Festival—Part 4
Blind in the right eye – Prosecution – and a documentary about German dramatist Einar Schleef
In an interview, the film’s young director correctly noted: “We can’t really understand the German judicial system without taking its Nazi past into account."
Stefan Steinberg•
Bernd Reinhardt•
Stefan Steinberg•
Verena Nees•
David Walsh•
Fred Mazelis•
Blues singer John Hammond dead at 83
While widely known and respected among musicians, Hammond purposefully avoided the trappings of celebrity bestowed upon “big name” artists.
James Brewer•
Brit awards and Baftas: Criticising genocide and the rise of the far-right and being censored for it
Viewers complained at the censorship on social media, with one commenting, “I’ve never known the Brits bleep out so much stuff.”
Paul Bond•
The 50th anniversary remaster of Tales from Topographic Oceans by progressive rock band Yes
A remastered and much improved reissue of the controversial sixth studio album by the British progressive rock band Yes, Tales from Topographic Oceans, has been released as a 50th anniversary super deluxe edition.
Kevin Reed•
Lucinda Williams’ World’s Gone Wrong: An urgent protest against the fascist danger
Formally, it could be described as a blues-rock album, but it is more importantly a call to fight against the fascist regime emerging in the US. This is a welcome development among popular musicians.
Matthew Brennan•
Nick Barrickman•
Kevin Reed•
Barry Grey•
Nick Barrickman•
David Walsh•
Video: Strong interest in “Where Is America Going? Fascism or Socialism” at the Leipzig Book Fair
The presentation of 'Where Is America Going? Fascism or Socialism', featuring David North at the Leipzig Book Fair, met with strong interest and underscored the growing interest in a socialist perspective against fascism and war.
David North, Johannes Stern•
Say Nothing: Everything essential about the Northern Ireland conflict left unsaid
A serious artistic appraisal of the Troubles, and serious attempts to understand their effect at a personal level, would have to begin from a historical and political understanding both of British imperialism and the limitations of bourgeois nationalism.
Paul Bond•
The Artamonov Business (1925): Maxim Gorky and the Russian Revolution
Gorky’s novel, chronicling the vast social changes and processes that led to the 1917 October Revolution, deserves the widest possible rediscovery and recognition today, a century after being published.
Owen Howell•
An important book on fascism and World War II
Jochen Hellbeck’s “World Enemy Number 1, Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, and the Fate of the Jews”
With great empathy for the Soviet people, the German-American historian Jochen Hellbeck deliberately opposes the efforts to minimize the crimes of Nazism and the decisive contribution of the Red Army and the Soviet people to the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. Central to Hellbeck’s analysis is the link between Nazi anti-Semitism and anti-Communism.
Stefan Steinberg, Clara Weiss•
James McDonald•
Eric London •
David Walsh, Sandy English•
Fred Mazelis•
Jean Shaoul•
Film director Prasanna Vithanage discusses Paradise with the WSWS
The mass anti-government agitation in Sri Lanka “was the result of real class differences in our society, the divisions between the haves and the have nots” – Prasanna Vithanage
Richard Phillips•
Interview with Hany Abu-Assad, Palestinian filmmaker (Paradise Now, Omar): “Gaza is the Bastille of our day … a lot is going to change”
One of his most accomplished works is Omar, a 2013 film about a young Palestinian baker (Adam Bakri) who becomes involved in complex political and moral matters.
David Walsh•
Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage denounces Israeli genocide in Gaza
“I strongly denounce state-sponsored witch-hunt and prosecution against artists and activists who have come forward against Israel’s genocide.”
Wasantha Rupasinghe•
Roger Stahl discusses Theaters of War: How the Pentagon and CIA Took Hollywood with WSWS
Department of Defense interventions into American entertainment media is to “get people acclimated to the presence of military personnel, military bases, military operations, and weapons… normalizing the presence of the military in almost every aspect of life.”
Richard Phillips•
David Walsh•
David Walsh•
Vimukthi Vidarshana and Shree Haran•
Richard Phillips•
David Walsh•
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