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In the name of fighting drugs, the Obama administration has allied itself with a corrupt coup regime.

The legacy of Colorado’s notorious nuclear plant is radioactive waste in a residential community—and public distrust of government.

Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Three Colors, Gavin O’Connor’s Warrior

Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator; Emad Brunat and Guy Davidi’s 5 Broken Cameras

From the ethnic studies ban to firings over Travyon Martin, a strange hostility toward progressive education is emerging.

Few new mothers get paid maternity leave. Those who take unpaid leave often go deep into debt to make ends meet.

The musician’s posthumous memoir, The Last Holiday, is as rich and ambiguous as his declaration that “The Revolution Will Not be Televised.”

Hitchcock delighted in manipulating the audience. Early on Luis Buñuel learned to be satisfied with amusing himself.

The battle between the Cato Institute and the Koch brothers for control over the conservative think tank has further entrenched the risible notion that the group regularly defies the Republican party line.

Gulf residents and cleanup workers continue to suffer serious health problems from the 2010 disaster, but the oil giant is not being held to account.