Thirteen Ways of Coping With Trump ’24
Poet W.D. Ehrhart makes a riff off 13 blackbirds, in hopes of you all doing the right thing in November.
poetry
Two Years Later
Rattle
Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach knows more than a thing or two about Ukraine wars, way more to mark the passage of its second anniversary.
books
Sketches From Spain: Homage to the Abraham Lincoln Brigade
Portside
No one is better qualified than Peter Neil Carroll to write a book of memorial poems about the valiant men and women who volunteered for the Abraham Lincoln Brigade to fight the fascists in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939.
books
Rethinking “Civilization”
The Guardian
A radical new history of the ancient world that challenges modern chauvinism.
food
The Ironies of Drinking Fluid Milk
Food Politics
Today’s mega-milk-industry stems from a lack of scientific perspective that turned milk into a supposed daily necessity for children and, to a lesser extent, adults.
film
Pan African Film Festival 2024: “One Love” Bob Marley
Hollywood Progressive
Set against the tempestuous politics of post-colonial Jamaica, through flashbacks, "One Love" portrays the rise of the beloved Raggae legend Marley and his legendary band, The Wailers.
tv
Netflix’s Live-Action Avatar: The Last Airbender Is Everything Fans Hoped It Would Be
Vox
Avatar remains one of the most unapologetically antifascist shows ever made. It’s not even generically pacifist — it frequently depicts acts of violent resistance as necessary.
books
Toxic Debt: An Environmental Justice History of Detroit
Early Learning Nation
Over a period of the five years, beginning in 2014, the City of Detroit cut of water services for over a quarter million residents. This book, writes reviewer Compton, is a "dense, deeply researched history of Detroit’s water disasters."
food
The New Chicken Run Movie Is Fun — And a Damning Critique of America’s Meat Industry
VOX
The film is a critique of the factory farm industry’s deceptive marketing to convince the public that animals are treated better than they are; a heavy message packaged in an entertaining children’s movie, and a radical departure from the usual.
tv
Dior and Chanel Square Off in the Messy the New Look
Jacobin
Largely set in occupied France during World War II, the new Apple TV+ series The New Look zeroes in on Christian Dior’s rivalry with Coco Chanel — but it falls flat when it tries to handle Chanel’s infamous Nazi sympathies.
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