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Blog Entries by Jonathan Kim from 09/2009

Rethinking Taxi to the Dark Side: On Torture and the Mystery of Cheney Not Being in Jail

| Posted 09.03.2009

I can't for the life of me figure out why Dick Cheney is still walking around free and -- even worse -- continues to get airtime so he can spew lies about the utter awesomeness of American torture.

ReThinking The Battle of Algiers: A Movie the Pentagon, the Black Panthers and the IRA Can Agree On

| Posted 09.10.2009

Why were the Black Panthers and the IRA such fans of The Battle of Algiers? Some credit the Algerian uprising with providing the blueprint for how modern insurgencies can win wars against militarily superior foes.

ReThinking Norma Rae: A Union Icon Falls Fighting the Healthcare Industry

| Posted 09.16.2009

We should be thankful that Crystal Lee Sutton's struggle to help the working poor has been immortalized in a film as great as Norma Rae for generations to enjoy and be inspired by.

ReThink Review: American Casino -- Gambling on Timebomb Loans

| Posted 09.20.2009

When you hear terms that sound very technical like "credit default swap" and "reverse redlining", it's easy for part of your brain to shut off. I was guilty of this myself.

ReThink Review: Capitalism: A Love Story -- A Must-See Subversion

| Posted 09.28.2009

An excoriating critique of America's economic ideology, Capitalism may go down as one of the most timely and subversive films in movie history