I Am Not a Robot
Bennington Review
Not a robot, suggests poet Lisa Allen Ortiz. Prove it and she deftly does.
books
Losing by Not Winning
Los Angeles Review of Books
Reviewer Fazli examines this new History of the Democratic Party, written by a former editor of Dissent magazine.
film
Remembering Paul Robeson: ‘I Had No Alternative’
The Progressive
125 years after his birth, Paul Robeson, the civil rights titan, remains a role model for battling racism and fascism. The words written on his gravestone: “The artist must elect to fight for freedom or slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative.”
food
Court Dismissed I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter Lawsuit Over Spray’s Calorie Content
San Francisco Chronicle
The Court ruled that the manufacturer can keep classifying the product as a spray, not a butter or margarine — and telling consumers that each serving is free of calories and fats.
poetry
Yes, I Am Latina. And No, I Am Not Mexican
Cultural Daily
“I am Latina,” insists poet Rafaellla Daumas. “And I am not another curiosity to be stared at/
And I am not just another stereotype.”
poetry
Weelaunee
The Seattle Star
Eco poetry: California poet Dee Allen looks back and forward to the fight to save the South Atlanta forests.
tv
‘Dead Ringers’ Skewers the Grim Realties of Gynecological Care
Jezebel
Dead Ringers, which premieres on Friday, is subversive, sometimes shockingly gory, and a needful skewering of the U.S. medical system, the unethically wealthy, and perhaps most of all, the women society lauds as the arbiters of feminism.
books
Silvia Federici Sees Your Unpaid Work
The New Republic
The crisis that Federici identified in the 1970s has reached a boiling point.
film
The Folly of Censoring “Joyland,” a Sublime Film About Family
The New Yorker
A new movie from the director Saim Sadiq, "Joyland", Pakisitan's 2023 Oscar entry, depicts queer love against the backdrop of a Pakistani household and feels as familiar as our families are to us here.The film follows a man who gets a job in a burlesque show and falls in love with a trans woman. Banned in Pakistan, “Joyland” earned accolades at the Cannes Film Festival.
food
Demystifying the US Farm Bill
Modern Farmer
While the farm bill may seem too dense to digest, its contents underpin the functioning of the American food and agriculture system, which directly impacts how and what we eat.
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