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Media critic and activist Norman Solomon, author of War Made Easy and Target Iraq, reads from his new book, Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State. Solomon is a nationally syndicated columnist on media and politics, the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and a longtime associate of FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting). In his latest book, Solomon weaves insightful social commentary on militarism and media warmongering with his own experience as an activist and journalist who has been working against the warfare state since the 1960s. Bluestockings, 172 Allen St.
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The Beastly Bombing, or A Terrible Tale of Terrorists Tamed by the Tangles of True Love. Book and Lyrics by Julien Nitzberg, Music by Roger Neill. Nitzberg and Neill's Gilbert-and-Sullivan-style romantic operetta about white supremacists and Al Qaeda terrorists plotting to blow up the Brooklyn Bridge has already been dubbed "the first great work of comedy to emerge from the post-9/11 little planet of horrors." Winner, "Best Musical of the Year," LA Weekly Awards. Julia Miles Theater, 424 W. 55th Street (between Ninth and Tenth avenues). 212-352-3101. Six shows only.
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Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grassroots, a new book co-edited by Kevin Danaher, co-founder of Global Exchange, shows how community groups, families, and individuals have protected their food and water, cleaned up their neighborhoods, and strengthened local economies. Their unlikely victories--over polluters, unresponsive bureaucracies, and unexamined routines--dramatize opportunities and challenges facing the local green economy movement. Community Media Center, 900 San Antonio Rd. (Wheelchair accessible.) Free. Part of the "Other Voices" television series produced by Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, 650-326-8837.
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Jane Guskin, co-author of The Politics of Immigration: Questions & Answers, leads the discussion. Have you heard an anti-immigrant argument that you feel is wrong but need the facts to contest? (For example: "Immigrants are a drain on social services.") Bring these arguments and concerns to a dialogue, and we'll work together to develop responses using facts, reasoning and personal experiences. At Rainbow Bookstore, 426 West Gilman, just off State, 608-257-6050.
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