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El General: Constructing the Past on Film
Filmmaker Natalia Almada looks at the history of Mexico through a unique lens--her great-grandfather was Plutarco Elias Calles, a revolutionary general who became president of Mexico in 1924. He remains a controversial figure, remembered as much for his legacy in founding Mexico's premier political party and helping create its government as his dictatorial style and violent rule.more
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El General: Constructing the Past on Film
August 7, 2010Filmmaker Natalia Almada looks at the history of Mexico through a unique lens--her great-grandfather was Plutarco Elias Calles, a revolutionary general who became president of Mexico in 1924. He remains a controversial figure, remembered as much for...
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El General, Strange Powers, and Andrea Plaid
August 6, 2010Filmmaker Natalia Almada looks at the history of Mexico through a unique lens--her great-grandfather was Plutarco Elias Calles, a revolutionary general who became president of Mexico in 1924. He remains a controversial figure, remembered as much for...
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Andrea Plaid: Farmers’ Compensation Isn’t Reparation, Referendum, or Revenge
August 6, 2010Once again, the Republicans—the Senate ones, in particular—wish to punish people of color for the good works of a few. The Obama administration said in February of this year that $1.25 billion would pay off the class-action lawsuits brought by...
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Haiti 6 Months Post-Quake; Attention to Despair
August 6, 2010The aftermath of the earthquake that rocked Haiti six months ago had faded from the headlines when Haitian-American hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean announced that he would run for president of the country. Meanwhile, most Haitians are still struggling to ...
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Celebrating Justice on Proposition 8
August 6, 2010In the nearly two years since Proposition 8 passed in California, putting a blot on the progressive victories of Election Day 2008 by taking marriage rights away from gay and lesbian citizens, there have been plenty of protests, arguments, and court ...
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Proposition 8, Haiti 6 Months After, and the 14th Amendment
August 5, 2010In the nearly two years since Proposition 8 passed in California, putting a blot on the progressive victories of Election Day 2008 by taking marriage rights away from gay and lesbian citizens, there have been plenty of protests, arguments, and court ...
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Laura on Countdown with Keith Olbermann
August 9, 2010Laura appeared on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann last Friday to discuss the latest wave of homophobic attacks in the U.S.--attempts to ban, possibly even retroactively, adoption by gay and lesbain couples....
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Courage Campaign: Equality Now!
August 7, 2010A judge this week overturned California's Proposition 8, which outlawed gay marriage in the state, but the fight is hardly over. Our friends at the Courage Campaign are continuing to track the National Organization for Marriage's Summer of Marriage t...
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Got Docs: Strange Powers
August 7, 2010This week, we're bringing you a slightly different documentary for our Got Docs feature. Strange Powers: Stephen Merritt and the Magnetic Fields follows the popular indie band The Magnetic Fields, following their odd relationships and interesting his...
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Courage Campaign: Fighting Bigotry Across America
August 5, 2010There's struggles in the courts and there's struggles in the streets over the question of marriage equality. The National Organization for Marriage is running its "Summer of Marriage" tour across the country, "defending" the institution of marriage f...
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Laura on the Ed Show
August 4, 2010Laura appeared on MSNBC's Ed Show last week to talk about America, race, and the Tea Party's feelings of fauxpression.......
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Got Docs: Latching On
July 31, 2010"Latching On" produced by Women Make Movies, interviews several different women from around the world who describe how their respective cultures and locations respond to breast-feeding and the ongoing fight against the "taboo" of public breast-feedin...
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Laura recently appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann to discuss gay adoption. Watch it here!