Led by Madonna’s halftime act, this year’s telecast included something for everyone.
Music
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Arizona Students Lead the Fight to Save Ethnic Studies
The film Precious Knowledge: A Revolutionary Education follows Arizona students’ fight to keep their ethnic studies program. Precious Knowledge Trailer from Ari Palos on Vimeo.
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Presidential History With Flo Rida
I’ve spent the past few weeks on the campaign trail following the Republican presidential candidates for The Prospect. My days in Florida would typically consist of listening to Newt or Mitt give a slight variation on their stump speech from the previous day and brief interviews with Republican voters who mostly repeated the same Fox […]
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Presidential History With Flo Rida
I’ve spent the past few weeks on the campaign trail following the Republican presidential candidates for The Prospect. My days in Florida would typically consist of listening to Newt or Mitt give a slight variation on their stump speech from the previous day and brief interviews with Republican voters who mostly repeated the same Fox […]
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Mr. Romney’s Sing-Along Time
The candidate led an improptu chorus of, yes, “America the Beautiful” at a campaign event.
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I Fought PBS and PBS Won
Downton Abbey gives the network a bona fide guilty pleasure.
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99 Problems But This Ain’t One
The special treatment Beyoncé received when she gave birth may have made the headlines, but real economic injustice gets noticed far less often.
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President Obama Goes for the Swoon Vote
Obama sang a few lines from Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” at a fundraiser Thursday, leading to shrieks from the audience.
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Yes We Camelot
What cultural artifacts will come to embody the current presidential administration?
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Death Rattle
A new musical movement turns Mexican drug violence into catchy sing-alongs.
