The acronym stands for “Russia Today,” but the coverage is anything but Soviet-centric. RT News is a progressive, muckraking, dogged media outlet, a model of what corporate-controlled American news organizations could be if they weren’t pre-occupied with business-as-usual. “RT Live,” which streams on the Net 24/7, is essential viewing for anyone curious what’s really going on...
Hope RekindledThis past week has given us more hope for our diseased republic than any other time in 50+ years of paying attention. Observing and participating in a long-overdue peaceful uprising, occupying the streets, feeling the righteous energy of people of all ages, colors, faiths, and wealth (or lack thereof), has…
Alien invasion! Earth occupied by creatures far smarter than humans! Thousands of years of civilization rendered irrelevant! Cory Finley’s movie adaptation of M.T. Anderson’s novel Landscape with Invisible Hand accomplishes the impressive feat of being simultaneously incisive/critical/instructive and entertaining/funny/touching. While the film is ultimately a scathing indictment of colonialism, capitalism, and artificial intelligence, the action...
