Captain America: Civil War

It's a Marvel Universe, and we all just live in it

"...of not playing the long game. With Captain America: Civil War, we’ve now entered Phase 3 in the Marvel..."

May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Civil War Landscapes and Legacies When Johnny Came Marching Home

"...The number of words written about the Civil War surpassed the actual dead on the battlefield well..."

July 21, 1995 Arts Feature

Nathan Harris Pens an Intimate Civil War Tale in The Sweetness of Water

In his debut novel, the Michener Center alumnus brings "a new story to the table"

"...of Old Ox, Ga., in the twilight of the Civil War, the story intertwines the lives of the brothers..."

June 18, 2021 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fighting the New Civil War

"...are up against: the behavior of a psychopathic criminal! Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States is..."

Oct. 13, 2010 Postmarks

War Dance

In this acclaimed documentary, Ugandan schoolchildren, victims of the brutal 20-year civil war, compete in a national dance contest.

"...group of Ugandan schoolchildren – victims of a 20-year civil war who compete in a national dance contest –..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

American War by Omar El Akkad

This dystopian novel of a late 21st century America split by civil war shows how vengeance survives down the generations

"...You're probably aware by now that since the election last November, dystopian..."

April 21, 2017 Arts Review by Jay Trachtenberg

Nothing Civil About It

Austin Film Society spotlights 'Slavery by Another Name'

"...historical dots between this country's slavery era and the civil-rights movement? We did have an Emancipation Proclamation, the Civil..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Austin Film Festival: 10 Things We Learned From the Writers of Infinity War

Marvel scribes Markus and McFeely stay spoiler-free

"...America films, Thor: The Dark World, plus Avengers: Infinity War and its upcoming, untitled follow-up – and of course..."

Nov. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

A War

Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language film is a complex morality tale

"...Andersen, Cecilie Elise Søndergaard, Adam Chessa and Andreas Buch Borgwardt...."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bill of the Week: The War on the War of Northern Aggression

Mutual respect for those who fought for the North and South shall rise again

"...the holiday. HB 2224 proposes a new name – Civil War Remembrance Day – and a new date, the..."

March 3, 2017 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Fabricant's Drug War Rule No. 1: Don't Pull A Wendy Watson

The Busted! Mantra: Reading is Fundamental....

"...the New York City lawyer who authored the fabulous civil rights primer, Busted! Drug War Survival Skills From the..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Post by Jordan Smith

No Difference Between Democrats and Republicans on War

"...seems to think that the Democratic Party is an anti-war party. Where would he get that notion? Every Democrat..."

June 6, 2011 Postmarks

War: Made in Texas?

"...issue focuses on "Missiles and Magnolias: The South at War."..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Lege: Here Comes the Culture War

The culture war begins as conservative lawmakers file "religious freedom" bills

"...the Texas Constitution already ban imposing religious law as civil law. Lacking evidence to show Sharia is an actual..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Real War on Women?

Live Action says 'gendercide' is growing in U.S.

"...president of the anti-abortion group Live Action, the real war on women is not the constriction of resources for..."

May 30, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Gov. Abbott Says Hell Yes to Probably Violating More People’s Civil Rights

Updated: While feds investigate border initiative, he goes all in

"...Lone Star border program was under federal investigation for civil rights violations like any well-intentioned, deeply concerned father of..."

July 7, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

War Drums: Rumblings on the Home Front

As an Iraq war becomes inevitable, local responses range from the stupid to the sublime.

"...politically charged symbol of French opposition to the Bush war. Shop owner George Dreyfus didn't hear the threat himself..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature

Local Civil Rights Hero Overton Dies

Activist helped desegregate Austin's schools

"...were, for the most part, reluctant stakeholders in the civil rights struggle, but the experience proved invaluable in the..."

Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Opinion: The War on Drugs Got It Wrong

“No one is disposable,” writes David Johnson of Grassroots Leadership

"...first drug offense, I was 19 years old. The War on Drugs told elected officials that Black people like..."

Feb. 14, 2020 Column by David Johnson

Tax for Peace Not War

"...After Celebration” (July 8) [News] about the costs of war using National Priorities Project statistics. I have disseminated NPP..."

Aug. 15, 2005 Postmarks

Fighting the War: Wilkerson sentenced, activists press Congress

Soldier faces seven months in prison for refusing Iraq service

"...discharge, for going absent without leave from the Iraq war. He will join more than 25 other soldiers nationwide..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

A Virgin Walks Into a Civil Rights Debate ...

The State Board of Ed circus is back in town

"...on the SBOE's "expert" social studies panel recommending that civil rights leader Cesar Chavez and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood..."

Sept. 25, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

War Drums

"...First Unitarian Universalist Church, on the looming threat of war with Iraq. The crowd enthusiastically welcomed guest of honor..."

Oct. 4, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

The War on Talking About the Drug War

Border Patrol agent loses job after stating the obvious

"...Prohibition – that stands in opposition to the drug war. "The other guy didn't agree" with Gonzalez's views, McCoy..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Column by Jordan Smith

The Mentality of Politics as War

Scott McClellan on his time in the Bush Administration

"...get caught up in this mentality of politics as war. That's a very destructive process in Washington and something..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Voter ID: Battle Lost, War Goes On

Litigants respond to SCOTUS ruling, pledge continuing challenge

"...the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, wrote, "The beast of Shelby County..."

Oct. 18, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Drug War Itself Is the Problem

"...policy reformers the right to free speech. The drug war is a cure that is worse than the disease...."

March 2, 2004 Postmarks

Cover 9/11 and the Unconstitutional, Imperialistic, Brutal Aspects of Iraq War

"...the neo-cons to loot our treasury, to destroy our civil liberties, and to embark on an extremely dangerous and..."

April 26, 2005 Postmarks

Another Drug War Casualty

Testimony continues this week in the capital murder trial of 23-year-old Edwin Delamora, accused of firing the fatal shot that killed Travis County Sheriff's Deputy Keith Ruiz in February 2001.

"...is this: Was Ruiz just another casualty of a war on drugs that's impossible to win?..."

July 19, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Civil Action

Preview of Place 3 City Council Race

"...interests in common, and I am gratified by the civil tone of the race. I hope we can run..."

May 3, 2002 News Feature by Michael King

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