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David Simon profile
“There are eight hundred and ninety-seven television shows about the viable, affluent America,” he says. “There was one about the America that was left behind. Are they saying it was one too many?”
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
American politicians love Bruce Springsteen. They hear the patriotism in his songs but miss the cynicism, pick up on the hope and tune out the desperation.
Elite Squad divides Brazil
Jose Padilha has been sued by the police and shot at by drug-dealers. He has been called a fascist ideologue and a communist provocateur. His film, The Elite Squad, has divided Brazil, inspiring a debate about police brutality that still rages, a year after pirate DVDs first showed up on the streets.
Champignon Socialism in Brooklyn
Workers pause from stocking the cheese cabinet to discuss which of the six varieties of cheddar has the most bite. There is little urgency and still less boredom in the air.
Where did all the protest songs go?
One day Christina Aguilera will release a cover of Dylan’s Masters Of War, Justin Timberlake will perform I Ain’t Marching Anymore on primetime television and millions of average Americans will descend on the White House, demanding an end to the bloodshed.
