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Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer, the voice behind over a dozen characters on The Simpsons, shares his new satirical novel about a town that fakes its tribal status in order to open a casino. Then, we continue our election coverage on Underreported with a look at the state of grassroots activism in America. And a retrospective at Film Forum explores how documentaries can spur social change.
Not Enough Indians
Harry Shearer, a former Saturday Night Live cast member and the voice of over a dozen characters on The Simpsons, shares his debut novel, the satirical Not Enough Indians. The book takes place in the fictional town of Gammage, New York, which is on its way to bankruptcy until it ...
Underreported: Outsourcing Political Activism?
Dana R. Fisher, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Columbia, tells us about her research into political canvassing in progressive politics. She claims that the left is outsourcing political activism—sending paid workers out to do the work of grassroots outreach. And she argues that it’s destroying the left’s political infrastructure, ...
Underreported: The Power of Documentaries
Film Forum is hosting a retrospective celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Soros/Sundance Documentary Fund. We ask Bruni Burres, director of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, and Gara LaMarche, vice president of the Open Society Institute (who also sits on the board of the Sundance ...
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