| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of the 2019 Academy Award winning film for Best Documentary Short, exploring the rarely discussed subject of menstruation. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Sunday, March 24th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Academy Awards, Films |
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Category Archives: Views & Reviews
Documentary Review: Oscar winner “Period. End of Sentence.” is a must-see short film
Documentary Review: “Silas” will take you inside the fight against corruption in Liberia
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of "Silas" a documentary about the fight against corruption and exploitation in Liberia. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Our Environment, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Conservation, Film, Seattle International Film Festival |
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Documentary Review: Crime + Punishment details fight against illegal policing quotas
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Crime + Punishment, an original Hulu documentary chronicling the efforts of whistleblower cops to stop illegal policing quotas. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Thursday, January 10th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Films, Seattle International Film Festival |
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Documentary Review: The People vs. the Politicians examines our republic’s illnesses
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The People vs. the Politicians, a film by Hedrick Smith. |
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| Published at: | 1:15 PM on Saturday, December 15th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Films, Redistricting |
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Book Review: In “10 Strikes”, historian Erik Loomis demonstrates how American labor’s fortunes are inseparable from U.S. politics
| Excerpt: | This is a good book in all the ways a history book can be good. You should buy it. You should read it. You should gift it to your friends and family, and stuff extra copies in Tiny Libraries you come across. |
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| Published at: | 9:04 AM on Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Book Reviews, Books |
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Book Review: Hilarie Gamm’s “Billions Lost” sadly has nothing useful or progressive to say
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of "Billions Lost: The American Tech Crisis and the Roadmap to Change" by Hilarie T. Gamm. |
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| Published at: | 3:30 PM on Sunday, November 25th, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Books, Human Rights |
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Documentary Review: Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe is critical viewing
| Excerpt: | We are doomed to repeat history if we don't learn from it, the saying goes. Read NPI's review of Rick Steves' new special, The Story of Fascism in Europe. Then, make time to ask friends and family if they've voted. |
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| Published at: | 8:45 AM on Sunday, October 21st, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Film, Lessons from History |
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Documentary Review: Michael Moore takes on the Trump error with Fahrenheit 11⁄9
| Excerpt: | In Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 11/9, the well-known activist/director explores how we can get our country moving back in a progressive direction and save our democracy. |
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| Published at: | 11:11 AM on Sunday, October 7th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Films |
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Book Review: In the future of “Unscaled”, AI will keep the rich different from you and me
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Unscaled: How AI and a New Generation of Upstarts Are Creating the Economy of the Future. |
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| Published at: | 6:30 PM on Saturday, October 6th, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Book Reviews, Books |
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Book Review: Dana Fisher’s Activism, Inc. is a reminder of the sin of ideals procrastinated
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Activism, Inc., a 2006 book by Dana Fisher that examines "how the outsourcing of grassroots campaigns is strangling progressive politics in America." |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Books |
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Book Review: “How to Democrat in the Age of Trump” by Mike Lux is a suspiciously good read
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Mike Lux's timely book How to Democrat in the Age of Trump. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Sunday, September 30th, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Book Reviews |
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Documentary Review: “You A Nomad”
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of the documentary short "You A Nomad", which can be watched in five installments on the web. |
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| Published at: | 10:04 PM on Saturday, September 15th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Affordable Housing, Films |
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Book Review: “The Storm Before the Storm” and the seduction of history’s lessons
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The Storm Before The Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic, by Mike Duncan. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Sunday, July 22nd, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Books |
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Documentary Review: Robert Reich’s “Inequality for All” is an essential film