Hillary Clinton

Interview about The Destruction of Hillary Clinton by Susan Bordo for the Forward

How did an extraordinarily well-qualified, experienced, and admired candidate — whose victory would have been as historic as Barack Obama’s — come to be seen as a tool of the establishment, a chronic liar, and a talentless politician?

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Cannibal Cop

Exclusive Interview with Cannibal Cop About His ‘Raw Deal’

After Cannibal Cop Gil Valle served 21 months in prison, the judge, Paul Gardephe, shocked everyone by overturning the verdict. Now Valle has written a memoir, Raw Deal: The Untold Story of NYPD’s “Cannibal Cop.

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WWII

My WWII Army Captain Dad, Donald Trump, and Veteran’s Day

My Dad, David Mark Olds (1920-2009), was a US Army Captain during WWII. He was at Dachau Concentration Camp the day they freed the prisoners. Dad said that the smell of burned human flesh is something that you cannot forget. He also said that the freed prisoners, half out of their minds from starvation, wandered the camp, some were naked. Some found the strength to beat up German guards.

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Donald Trump

Dissecting the Donald: Mike Daisey’s ‘The Trump Card’ Takes a Look at the Reality-TV State of American Politics

Monologist, actor and author Mike Daisey returned to New York City for one final performance of The Trump Card. Daisey spent 19 years performing theatrical monologues on social themes. His career took off when he performed 21 Dog Years, his comedic nonfiction tale of tech culture and dotcom horrors

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