Author RW Johnson's latest aberration is a mix of fiction and lazy research that misrepresents anti-apartheid struggle leaders.
She Said, the new film about the exposure of Harvey Weinstein, keeps its focus on the disgraced movie producer and poster villain for #MeToo — but misses a chance to expose the “girl bosses” who protected him for years.
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John Oliver discusses the outlets that cover crime, the incentives that drive them, the flawed sources they rely upon, and an alternative name for Miss Piggy.
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Accuracy no longer matters. Witnessing no longer matters. Conformity matters.
How the Internet's next evolution is shaping the film industry
For over half a century his reports on the labor movement, in The Nation and elsewhere, were a model of activist journalism.
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