End of 16 year run on Comedy Central’s Daily Show has pundits rehashing impact of TV’s Jon Stewart
Political Artwork archive on Democracy Chronicles
These Political Artwork articles reflect the strong relationship between the arts and politics, particularly between various kinds of art and power, occurs across historical epochs and cultures. As they respond to contemporaneous events and politics, the arts take on political as well as social dimensions, becoming themselves a focus of controversy and even a force of political as well as social change. Also see our main section on Political Art or our extensive articles on World Protest.
Racial Politics Under Microscope in New HBO Miniseries
History of racial politics in America subject of six part HBO miniseries by controversial director
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
On August 1st, Robert Frost’s poem The Road Not Taken had 100 birthdays. How many moments of joy multiplied have we enjoyed from “a homesickness, a lovesickness”?
House to House Searches For North Korea Banned Music
Kim Jong Un crackdown searching for North Korea banned music including local Robin Hood songs
Angelina Jolie Working on Khmer Rouge Film Adaption
Khmer Rouge film called First They Killed My Father will be based on dissident’s tragic memoirs
Hip-Hop Hamilton Play Takes Broadway By Storm
History and political art come to life in new hit Broadway play featuring hip-hop Hamilton and Burr
Six Examples of Russian Artists Suffering From Crackdown
Declining freedoms evident in stories of Russian artists forced to respond to government meddling
The Financial Struggles of a Greek Political Bookstore
Economic crisis making activism more difficult as evidence by trials of Greek political bookstore
Film Reveals Drama Behind Local Kenyan Student Elections
Documentary ‘A Goat for a Vote’ follows candidates as they vie to win Kenyan student elections
New Protest Label From Rage Against the Machine’s Morello
World famous Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine has created a brand new protest music label