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SEVEN DECADES

A Government Show Trial in 1971 Echoes Trumped-Up Charges Now

The Black Panthers were accused of planning heinous crimes, but the prosecution’s case was way too imaginative for a jury of street-level New Yorkers.

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BOOKS

‘The Society of the Screen’ Spotlights a Prophet of Tech Anxiety

As early as the 1980s, Vilém Flusser was warning us about the “existential revolution” represented by the onslaught of digital technologies. 

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VOICE CHOICE

For May Day 2026, Join Workers Uniting – and Partying – Against Fascism

On May 1st meet up with the UAW and fellow citizens to march for economic and social justice. 

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History Bites

IBOGAINE! It’s Back! Just in Time for Doomsday! 

Drugs and politics have long been odd bedfellows, none more than teetotaler Donald Trump unleashing ibogaine to help vets suffering from PTSD.

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FILM

Review: In ‘Lorne’ the Most Elusive Man in Showbiz Stays that Way

In a new doc, comedians praise Lorne Michaels, but the comic edges are soft.

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FILM

Review: ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ is Not Really a Mummy Movie, But Blumhouse Couldn’t Care Less

You may not know who the name-checked auteur is, but everything else in this ersatz sarcophagus saga is as familiar as horror-flick puke.

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SEVEN DECADES

When the Pentagon Screened ‘The Battle of Algiers’

In 2003, the U.S. was mired in the Iraq War and the Voice revisited a film that has long been a cautionary tale for empires everywhere.

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VOICE CHOICE

Jumpstart Your Earth Day Vibes at Union Square

Advocate for the planet while checking out music, art, and sustainable snacks at Earth Day Initiative’s annual festival.

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History Bites

250 Years = 250 Feet: Trump’s Desire for a Bigly Arch Echoes Megalomaniacs of the Past

Autocrats crave massive ceremonial structures to cement their legacies.

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SEVEN DECADES

Afrika Bambaataa Gave Voice to Music ‘Never Heard Before’

More than four decades ago, the Bronx DJ was already a hip hop legend, known as the “Master of Records.”

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