‘Hell’s Army’ Director on the Rise of Mercenary Army the Wagner Group

When Oscar-nominated director Richard Rowley (“Dirty Wars”) first set out to make a documentary about the Russian state-funded private mercenary faction The Wagner Group, he believed he was chronicling a specific phenomenon. As his research progressed, he realized the film was about something much bigger: how the crumbling of our modern notion of democracy has…

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Wyoming passes new six-week abortion ban that lawmakers call ‘insult to voters’ | US news

Wyoming passes new six-week abortion ban that lawmakers call ‘insult to voters’ | US news

Wyoming’s Republican-dominated legislature passed a six-week abortion ban this week, prompting a new lawsuit and some lawmakers to call it “an insult to voters and our institution”. Mark Gordon, Wyoming’s governor, signed the bill while simultaneously warning of its constitutional hurdles, noting that prior abortion bans were struck down by the state’s all Republican-appointed supreme…

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Oscars Scandals Throughout History

Oscars Scandals Throughout History

In a statement via Netflix, Karla said, “As someone in a marginalized community, I know this suffering all too well, and I am deeply sorry to those I have caused pain. All my life, I have fought for a better world. I believe light will always triumph over darkness.” More offensive past tweets emerged, and…

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Big-Screen Remakes | The New Yorker

Big-Screen Remakes | The New Yorker

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