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The Will to Resist
Dahr Jamail Haymarket Books (2009) Reviewed by Paul J. Comeau     Haymarket Books’ 2009 release, The Will to Resist: Soldiers Who Refuse to Fight in Iraq and Afghanistan, by Dahr Jamail, is the most important nonfiction book published this year. In Will, Jamail captures the lives of our men and women in uniform, in their own uncensored words, as they relate the true situation of the occupations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He underscores the burgeoning resistance movement within the ranks of the armed forces. Soldiers consistently face attacks from insurgents, supply shortages, and confusion about the purpose

Girls Are Not Chicks – Coloring Book
Jacinta Bunnell and Julie Novak PM Press (2009) Ballerina’s with wrenches, a stubborn Miss Muffet and high heel cloning projects are just 3 of the 27 gender bending scenarios in Jacinta Bunnell and Julie Novak’s Girl’s are not Chick’s coloring book. A yellow front and back cover is filled with multi-colored stars, the front featuring an upside down chick and on the flip side, a broken shell with the following definition: Chick /chik/ n. 1 young bird   2 newly hatched chicken   3 derog. slang young woman As some third wavers seek power in reclaiming words like bitch an

Winged Migration
Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debat, and Jacques Perrin Sony Picture Classics (2001) Reviewed by Nicole R. Pallotta Reprinted with Permission from the Journal for Critical Animal Studies     A Bird’s Life Winged Migration (2001) is a visually stunning “documentary-adventure” that follows several communities of birds on their seasonal migratory journeys. Although the migrations are set to music and the flapping of the birds’ wings can be heard in many scenes, the film is primarily a visual experience. There is very little narration in Winged Migration, which for the most

Ringside Seat to a Revolution: An Underground Cultural History of El Paso and Juárez: 1893-1923
Cinco Puntos Press (2005) David Dorado Romo Reviewed by Michelle E. Carreon       Born and raised in El Paso, Texas, a dominant image that sticks out in my mind is a view from Interstate-10, a common route for commuters. Whether heading east- or west-bound, the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is, at one point, visible from the freeway, and if one takes a second look, an interesting juxtaposition presents itself: a reminder of the borderlands where this Texas city is nestled up against one of the most violent cities in Mexico—Ciudad Juárez. Here, visible on one side of the border is a setting of higher learning

Capitalism: A Love Story
Michael Moore Overture Films/Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) Reviewed by Abbey Willis       Michael Moore’s latest documentary is a critique of capitalism- in mainstream theaters- pretty big deal. “Capitalism: A Love Story” starts off comparing the US to the Roman Empire- a fairly easy task. In addition to other commentary, the documentary see