Impoverished politics: your favorite feminist icons are problematic, at best
To the dismay of white men in fedoras everywhere, self-professed feminist celebrities are on the rise in Hollywood. From Amy…
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To be young, gifted and black: ‘What happened, Miss Simone?’
The 2016 Academy Award Nominations were announced this month and to no one’s surprise the Academy has chosen to err…
Impoverished Politics: Making a corrupted “Justice” System
Over the holiday break the Netflix-binging world was taken by storm by the new documentary series “Making a Murderer.” The…
Impoverished politics: The right to live in perpetual fear
So far this year there have been about 320 mass shootings in the United States. That number by itself…
‘Goodnight Mommy:’ a New Kind of Horror
Months ago when the trailer for the Austrian film “Goodnight Mommy’ hit the web, horror fanatics and film buffs alike…
Impoverished politics: When the pot calls the kettle black
Late September saw the beginning of Russia’s military campaign in Syria, a mission said to be aimed at weakening the…
Impoverished politics: Why the “Trans Tipping Point” isn’t helping
While this summer ushered in one of the most historical moments for homosexual couples across the nation, a huge demographic…
Impoverished politics: Brian Williams and the lie of the century
Impoverished politics: Brian Williams and the lie of the century by Virginia Johnson It’s been a few weeks since it…
Impoverished politics: Two parties are not always better than one
The great comedian Lewis Black once said, albeit much more profanely than I can repeat in a forum as professional…