Yet another fiction in the right wing’s echo chamber
Movies
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: Republicans ‘Quietly Pursue’ Traditional Policies, Says Politico
Like what? Insurrection?
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: Limbaugh, and Associated Outrages
Among which, those in mainstream media who’ve kowtowed to him
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⏩ Democrats and the Government, Together Again: Watch Our Jan/Feb 2021 Issue Release Event
In celebration of our first print issue of 2021, we assembled Prospect staff and contributors to discuss the year ahead and features from the issue.
Posted inWorking in America
Hollywood Ending: A Rare Win Over Private Equity Giants
Film and television writers fired their agents two years ago. By sticking together, they won practically everything they were demanding.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
‘Mank’ Is Fake News About Fake News
But by inventing a plot point in his biopic about Herman J. Mankiewicz, David Fincher creates an inadvertent truth about our political moment.
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Covering Politics, Police Unions…and the Movies
Prospect Editor at Large Harold Meyerson’s 2020 favorites
Posted inBooks
Unlearning the Lessons of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
America’s beleaguered poor and working class have a host of problems, but the culture of irresponsibility that J.D. Vance says they’re prey to isn’t one of them.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Why So Many Black Horror Films Are Horrors Themselves
While there are some notable exceptions, most of the film and TV entries in the current Black horror genre fail to dramatize the real horrors inflicted on Blacks.
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Retrying the Chicago Seven
Sorkin’s film plays fast and loose with characters and facts, but he got one thing right.