New Orleans The last several years of efforts for immigration reform in the United States have had been twists and turns, sometimes seeming to move forward, and other times were falling behind. Enforcement and deportations are up, Congress is stalled, states have become battlegrounds, some relief has come from the White House for DREAM-students and …
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Jordan Flaherty’s Perspective on Contemporary Movements and Media
New Orleans Jordan Flaherty in recent years has been based in New Orleans and has developed a singular, progressive voice and wide ranging critique of public affairs. Jordan was the driving force behind “Left Turn” for some years until it ceased regular distribution. He was the author of Floodlines which looked at post-Katrina New Orleans …
Magical Delights and Disappointments of “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
New Orleans Just back in town, we caught a lucky break with a showing of Beasts of the Southern Wild in a corporate cineplex in suburban New Orleans which featured a question/answer period with director and co-writer Benh Zeitlin and one of the principal actors and a local baker, Dwight Henry. This young filmmaker was impressive, …