Dialogic Cinephilia - November 7, 2017

Bacharach, Jacob. "The Usual Suspects: Kevin Spacey and the problem of the 'open secret'—from Hollywood to Broadway," The Baffler (November 7, 2017)

Economics/Political Economy Dialogic Cinephilia (Ongoing Archive)

Grand, Gabriel. "Meet Carl Hart, the Scientist Debunking America's Myths About Drugs." PolicyMic (December 2, 2013)

Hall, Stuart, et al. "The Neoliberal Revolution." ed. Jonathan Rutherford and Sally Davidson. Lawrence & Wishart Books, 2012.

Hari, Johann. "Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong." Democracy Now (February 4, 2015)  ["As President Obama seeks $27.6 billion for federal drug control programs in his new budget, we talk to British journalist Johann Hari about the century-old failed drug war and how much of what we know about addiction is wrong. Over the past four years Hari has traveled to the United States, Mexico, Canada, Uruguay and Portugal to research his new book, “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War of Drugs.” His findings may surprise you — from the U.S. government’s persecution of Billie Holiday, to Vancouver’s success in addressing its heroin epidemic, to Portugal’s experiment with full decriminalization of all drugs."  Part 2 of the Interview]

Harvey, David. A Brief History of Neoliberalism. NY: Oxford University Press, 2007.

Jones, Matthew. "Politicizing the Horrific: How American Anxieties Play Out on Screen." Philosophy in Film (March 25, 2017)

Klein, Naomi. The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. NY: Metropolitan Books, 2007.

Negri, Victoria. "Gold Star." Following Films (November 5, 2017) ["After dropping out of music school, Vicki drifts aimlessly between her family’s house in Connecticut and an itinerant existence in New York. When her father suffers a debilitating stroke, she has to become his primary caretaker. Vicki resists connecting with him, and making peace with herself, but finds a way forward thanks to a new friend and a life-changing event."]

Yachot, Noa. "History Shows Activists Should Fear the Surveillance State." Speak Freely (October 27, 2017)