Astra Taylor

Astra Taylor is a writer, filmmaker and director who, with Laura Hanna, produces short-form documentaries for The Nation. Their New York-based production company, Hidden Driver, specializes in feature-length and short-form films that explore intellectual, cultural and political issues.

She directed the 2005 documentary Zizek!. In 2006, she was named one of the 25 New Faces to Watch in independent cinema by Filmmaker Magazine.

Currently

  • Living the Examined Life

    December 16, 2008

    Cornel West and Peter Singer explain the great importance of an "examined life" at this particular historic moment.

2007

  • Bringing the War Home

    June 1, 2007

    Pointing imaginary guns and roughing up "Iraqi civilians", antiwar veterans brought the realities of the Iraq debacle to Manhattan, in a Memorial Day protest that turned Times Square into a combat zone.

2003

  • The Other Prison Population

    October 6, 2003

    Disabled people march on Washington to protest policies that keep them out of sight, out of mind.

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Blogs

» The Notion

Palin as the Church Lady | Going Rogue book tour brings passive-aggressive rightwing Christianity to the fore.
Leslie Savan
35 Comments

» Altercation

Slacker Friday | The "Second Amendment" sale; the raving paranoids of the right.
Eric Alterman

» Editor's Cut

An Alternative to Escalation in Afghanistan | President Obama is expected to make a decision regarding his Afghanistan strategy after Thanksgiving.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
53 Comments

» The Beat

House Rebels Force Fed Audit, Real Economy Onto Agenda | Frank's Financial Services Committee becomes focal point for revolts by members who worry about powerful banks and unemployment.
John Nichols
26 Comments

» The Dreyfuss Report

Chongqing: Socialism in One City | China is managing the most important event in the world: the urbanization of half a billion people. Fast.
Robert Dreyfuss
202 Comments

» Act Now!

Toward Copenhagen | A guide to joining the movement against climate change.
Peter Rothberg
59 Comments