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FilmOctober 10, 2019
Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ Stops Short of Class War
This upstairs-downstairs thriller pokes fun at inequality, but it’s hardly a call to arms.
E. Tammy Kim
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May 20, 2019
David Treuer’s Monumental History of Native American Life in the 20th Century
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee tells the story of Native life as it flourished amidst hardship.
E. Tammy Kim
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Housing and HomelessnessMarch 15, 2019
Kshama Sawant Says Socialism Isn’t ‘Only in Seattle’
The Seattle City Council member blames capitalism for the “complete failure” of the housing market.
E. Tammy Kim
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March 29, 2018
What to Do About the Police?
Two new books examine the austerity policies and administrative overreach behind the expansion of local law enforcement.
E. Tammy Kim
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FictionApril 14, 2017
Hwang Jungeun’s Noisy, Crowded Space
It’s rare for a novel to be so dense in social meaning, and yet so lightly composed.
E. Tammy Kim
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FictionFebruary 22, 2017
When Time Stopped Forever
Han Kang’s new novel mines the violent past and uncertain future of South Korean politics.
E. Tammy Kim
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June 2, 2016
Stuck in ‘Ghetto’
In his new book, Mitchell Duneier explains why there is nothing natural about a ghetto.
E. Tammy Kim
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Autobiography and MemoirFebruary 11, 2016
Escape From the DPRK
How Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector, became a controversial globe-trotting celebrity on the stage of international human rights.
E. Tammy Kim
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FeminismJuly 31, 2013
Why Do the People Raising Our Children Earn Poverty Wages?
Women who care for poor kids are often mothers living in poverty themselves.
E. Tammy Kim
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ActivismMarch 12, 2013
A Brooklyn Corner
Day laborers who clean for ultra-Orthodox Jewish households are learning about their rights.
E. Tammy Kim