Culture

Can Brazil’s Quilombos Survive?

Quilombo Country documentary reveals the modern-day challenges faced by Brazil's runaway slave communities

Anne Kogan

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Chain Stores, Picket Fences and Tanks

American-style sprawl is adversely affecting the outposts of our global empire

Adam Doster

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No Happy Endings

Escape from North Korea, the world's most repressive regime

Achy Obejas

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Unveiling Muslim Feminism

Muslim women's bodies are too frequently used to symbolize the state of Islam in Iran, and the degree to which it associates itself with the West

Erin Wiegand

Culture

The Secret Lives of Plutocrats

In Richistan, Robert Frank offers a breezy, well-observed peek into this gated community. You too could visit if you graduate from "butler boot camp" and become a $120,000-a-year "household manager"

David Moberg

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The Kids Aren’t Alright

Daniel Brook's The Trap reminds us that inequality is bad for everyone, rich and poor

Brian Cook

Culture

Giving Science the Finger

Generalizations based on hand shape not only are formulated from small pools of data, but smack of pseudo science.

Jody Kolodzey

Culture

Iraq: Mismanagement or Mass Murder?

No End in Sight explores how we got into Iraq and what screw-ups have made the situation spiral out of control

Michael Atkinson

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Activism Illustrated

Inkworks Press celebrates a quarter century of political posters, the key to making a visual impact before the Internet's rise

Jen Angel

Culture

China Plays Hardball with Soft Power

Out with strongman Mao and in with svelte-suited diplomats and film personalities: Chinese leaders have learned the value of a warm smile and firm handshake

Jehangir Pocha

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Forget the Foundations

The Revolution Will Not Be Funded shows how nonprofit fundraising hinders radical movements

Jeanine Plant