Category: Arts
WATCH & LISTEN: Debut of New Song on Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning & Aaron Swartz
The song and video is a tribute to the imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher, the WikiLeaks source who spent 7 years in prison, and the activist who was hounded by the law and committed suicide at the age of 26.
The Propaganda Engulfing Jamal Khashoggi
As'ad AbuKhalil writes this "friend" of Western journalists was close to the ruthless regime, even to the commander of his own eventual assassination squad. He'll be remembered as the servant of Saudi princes and an early champion of bin Laden.
'Don't Look Up' Is No Laughing Matter
The film depicts a society gone mad, just like the real one, writes Joe Lauria.
Democracy in America 1832 – 2022
Alexis de Tocqueville, the French visitor to the United States 180 years ago, already defined the enduring American character and what would come to pass, writes Micheal Brenner.
US Prep Schools' Exchanges with Elite Nazi Academies
The Napola pupils were often able to convince their American hosts that events in Germany were not nearly as dire as press reports might lead them to believe, writes Helen Roche.
The Essence of CN: To Show That it Did Happen
There has been a massive mass media cover-up for the past 75 years.
Understanding What Happened in Ukraine in 2014
Completely reversing the roles of the United States and Russia might help Westerners understand how the Russians see 2014 events that reverberate today.
'The Beatles: Get Back' Glosses Over Band's Acrimonious End
Filmmaker Peter Jackson and Paul McCartney accentuate the positive as if to paper over the acrimonious history of lawsuits, the loss of the Lennon-McCartney publishing catalog and the solo careers that followed, writes Tim Riley.
Rewriting History in Northern Ireland
The Boris Johnson government, while censoring files, wants to commission an "official history" of the Troubles, Anne Cadwallader reports.
Art 'Appreciation,' Billionaire-Style
Fine art has never been more financially lucrative — or less central to U.S. culture, writes Sam Pizzigati.