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September 09, 2019

5 HOT BOOKS: Trump and Television, America the Transactional Nation, and More

September 09, 2019/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Trump and Television, America the Transactional Nation, and More

And Margaret Atwood Returns to Gilead, with a Follow-Up to the Handmaid’s Tale

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September 09, 2019/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
Trump, Television
February 26, 2018

5 HOT BOOKS: Joy Press on Women in Television, David Mamet, and More

February 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen
5 HOT BOOKS: Joy Press on Women in Television, David Mamet, and More

And Stories of Injustice from the American South

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February 26, 2018/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
5 Hot Books
Television, Women, Hispanic-Americans, Immigrants
January 13, 2017

REVIEW: William Buckley and the Golden Age of Intellectual Conservatism

January 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: William Buckley and the Golden Age of Intellectual Conservatism

A Right-Wing TV Host Who Engaged Liberals In Honest Debate

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January 13, 2017/ Adam Cohen/ 2 Comments
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William Buckley, Conservatism, Television
May 04, 2016

NEWS: Hulu Announces a Big New Adaptation of Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"

May 04, 2016/ Adam Cohen
NEWS: Hulu Announces a Big New Adaptation of Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale"

The good news: it could hardly be worse than the 1990 movie adaptation

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May 04, 2016/ Adam Cohen/ Comment
News
Margaret Atwood, Adaptations, Television
April 13, 2016

REVIEW: Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman Reflects on 20 Years of Speaking Truth to Power

April 13, 2016/ Adam Cohen
REVIEW: Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman Reflects on 20 Years of Speaking Truth to Power

Her account is as much media criticism as political critique

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Democracy, Radicalism, Television, Media, Politics
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