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A Lyd Without the Nakba

Dikla Taylor-Sheinman +972 Magazine
Merging documentary with sci-fi, this new film narrates the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian city in 1948, and imagines what it would look like if the war never happened. So the Israeli government banned it from being screened.

Dietary Guidelines Should Be Led by Science—Not Politics

Mary Story, Eric Rimm Center for Science in the Public Interest News
Proposed language in the House Farm Bill would explicitly introduce political interests to and harm the integrity of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans—the foundation of school meal programs, SNAP, WIC, and other necessary nutrition programs.

Voting Rites in America

Philip C. Kolin White Terror, Black Trauma: Resistance Poems about Black History
Poet and scholar Philip C. Kolin offers a succinct overview of the meanings and mis-understandings of the term “Voting Rights.”

Bullets

Terry Adams Portside
Poet Terry Adams relates how a sensitive child might learn about the intricate relationship between bullets and death.

Go See ‘The Apprentice’ Before It’s Too Late

Eileen Jones Jacobin
Trump supporters will never go see 'The Apprentice' and anti-Trumpers won’t be able to bear two hours watching the bane of their existence rise to wealth and power. This lack of a clear audience spells an unfortunate box-office bomb.