I Thought I Saw You There
Poet Daniel Spector meditates on Empire, the disappeared and resistance.
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Poet Daniel Spector meditates on Empire, the disappeared and resistance.
Poet Daniel Spector meditates on Empire, the disappeared and resistance.
Friday Nite Videos | May 23, 2025
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Why Putin Believes the War Is Defensive
People in the West often assume that Putin is concerned with territorial expansion or gaining material advantages, and they miss the ideological dimensions.
Armistice Day and the Empire: A Name Change and the Catastrophe That Followed
CounterPunch
Armistice Day’s purpose was to serve as a reminder of the horrors of the First World War and carry forward the declaration of those veterans of Never Again.
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Andor Examines How Capitalism and Authoritarianism Make an Empire
CBR
Star Wars: Andor's first episodes on Disney+ eschew the familiar signs of the Empire in favor of some private corporation - which is part of the plan.
The Dangerous Trend of Imperial Nostalgia – It’s Not Just Russia
History News Network
The ubiquity and perils of imperial nostalgia, especially as empires decline, highlight the need to create an international security system to replace today’s international anarchy.
Prince Philip Was the Godfather of Anglo-British Nationalism
Open Democracy
He pulled together TV, tabloids and monarchy. But that won’t work for younger generations – as Harry and Meghan know.
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FX’s ‘Atlanta’ Breaks Viewing Records. Is Diverse TV Here to Stay?
The Washington Post
In the New York Times, critic James Poniewozik wrote, “Representing more people in more ways is the right thing to do, and it has made TV better. But it happened largely because there was money in it.”
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Does Fox's 'Empire' Break Or Bolster Black Stereotypes?
NPR
Anchored by powerful performances from Oscar nominees Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, Empire features unapologetically black characters operating in a mostly black world. Nielsen says 7.5 million of them are African-American.But that's where the other controversy about Empire emerges. Because some critics say the show has earned its success by trafficking in "badly written dialogue and ham-fisted stereotypes."
Are US Military Bases and Embassies American Soil?
Not exactly. Especially in the awkward case of Guantanamo in Cuba.
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