Michael and Us: Cinematic Civics Lesson
When our politicians fail us, can journalism save us?
June 22, 2024
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June 22, 2024
Michael and Us: Cinematic Civics Lesson
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<p>When our politicians fail us, can journalism save us? We revisit George Clooney's GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK (2005), about Edward R. Murrow's battle with Joseph McCarthy, and get a lesson in how the liberal imagination remembers the Red Scare. PLUS: the rise of A.I. in the arts and the state of the center-left in Europe.</p><br /><p>"Liberals, I Do Despise" by Adolph Reed Jr. - <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/views/2009/12/09/liberals-i-do-despise" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.commondreams.org/views/2009/12/09/liberals-i-do-despise</a></p><br /><p>"On Smarm" by Tom Scocca - <a href="https://www.gawkerarchives.com/on-smarm-1476594977" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.gawkerarchives.com/on-smarm-1476594977</a></p><br /><p>"Europe Is Warning Us" by Grace Blakeley - <a href="https://tribunemag.co.uk/2024/06/europe-is-warning-us" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://tribunemag.co.uk/2024/06/europe-is-warning-us</a></p><br /><p><em>Michael and Us</em> is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.</p>
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