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Over this next century, China wants to use the movies to rebrand itself, and it has learned how to do so from the best.

Food was a weapon of control by slaveholders, most often used as a mechanism for domination and exploitation. The story of African American food has also been a story about self-determination and ownership.

Season 4 part 1 of the Netflix series "Ozark" is a microcosm for the bigger message of struggle between classes under capitalism

The anniversary of the election insurrection evokes memories of anger and simplicity; are we more prepared?

“The Fifties,” by James R. Gaines, a former managing editor of Time, People and Life, reminds us that a trip in time to much of America then would resemble “The Handmaid’s Tale” more than “Ozzie and Harriet.”

The results of the 2020 Democratic primaries suggest the limits of a left strategy for power starting at, rather than building toward, the presidency.

Two-time Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi hits home once more with this complex tale of a debtor who tries to make good.

Food cravings cravings can pop up at any moment and aren’t always fueled by hunger pangs.

New York City poet Todd Friedman, a retired high school teacher, observes the silent censorship that aims to protect pupils from themselves or perhaps from the facts of life.

Angela Davis sketches out her life since the original publication 50 years ago, then as an activist and academic, self-critically assesses the book’s limitations and, most important, links its long-ago events to the recent Black Lives Matter protest