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Acronym TV [57] - #OscarsSoWhite + Flint Solidarity

Acronym TV [57] - #OscarsSoWhite + Flint Solidarity
Fri, 2/26/2016 - by Dennis Trainor Jr.
This article originally appeared on Acronym TV

Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it. In this episode, an interview with #OscarsSoWhite creator April Reign on whether Chris Rock will "Do The Right Thing." Then, Justin Wedes of Detroit Workers and Builders talks about solidarity actions with Flint, Michigan.

 

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Awesome show regardless of the difficulties. Well done on the new show-below the Fold! Aside from that, i never watch the oscars.....

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What remains unknown is whether post-truth Republicans will succeed in 2024 as the Nazis did in 1933.

Journalists have a responsibility to plainly tell the truth about how truly different the Democrats and the Republicans are today, especially with both democracy and the rule of law at stake this November.

From Hungary and Poland to Italy and Spain, today's anti-abortionist movements are feeding one another—while also driving a growing counter-movement.

Agriculture, the service economy, sexual exploitation, manufacturing, construction and domestic work drive today's enslavement around the world.

Thanks to the Electoral College, leftists have perhaps the final say this November over whether democracy can hold on for at least another four years, or if fascism will take root and infect all facets of the federal government for decades to come.

History shows there are no “one-day” dictatorships. When democracies fall, they typically fall completely.

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Posted 1 month 4 weeks ago

Thanks to the Electoral College, leftists have perhaps the final say this November over whether democracy can hold on for at least another four years, or if fascism will take root and infect all facets of the federal government for decades to come.

Posted 2 weeks 6 days ago

What remains unknown is whether post-truth Republicans will succeed in 2024 as the Nazis did in 1933.

Posted 1 month 2 weeks ago

Agriculture, the service economy, sexual exploitation, manufacturing, construction and domestic work drive today's enslavement around the world.

Posted 1 week 6 days ago

History shows there are no “one-day” dictatorships. When democracies fall, they typically fall completely.

Posted 3 weeks 1 day ago

Thanks to the Electoral College, leftists have perhaps the final say this November over whether democracy can hold on for at least another four years, or if fascism will take root and infect all facets of the federal government for decades to come.

History shows there are no “one-day” dictatorships. When democracies fall, they typically fall completely.