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Bring In the Clowns

Jean Chacona
Poet Jean Chacona offers a satirical view of the hucksterism at the heart of the new administration.

Holding Vigil

Alison Luterman Rattle Magazine
As we approach Trump's second inauguration, poet Alison Luterman asks if the patient will survive? The patient is us, the American people.

Whose Future Is It Anyway?

Jess Maginity Los Angeles Review of Books
This book discusses the effort by the alt-right and fascist movements to claim the genres science fiction and speculative literature as their own.

Costa-Gavras Directing the Revolution-‘Z’

Kenan Behzat Sharpe Jacobin
Political cinema can sometimes be too highbrow for a mass audience. But in the 1960s and early '70s, French-Greek director Costa-Garvas showed that films with a revolutionary message can also be popular.

Squid Game 2, an Allegory of Capitalism Versus Democracy

Caitlyn Clark Jacobin
In the nail-biting new season of Netflix’s hit series Squid Game, players’ desperate circumstances push them to make fatally risky bets on individual success even when collective action might save them.