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Jonathan Kim Movie Reviews

ReThink Interview: Daniel Ellsberg -- the Most Dangerous Man in America Speaks, Part Two

Jonathan Kim | Posted 10.14.2009 | Entertainment

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The second part of my interview with Daniel Ellsberg, the true American hero who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971.

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ReThink Interview with Daniel Ellsberg: The Most Dangerous Man in America Speaks (Part One)

Jonathan Kim | Posted 10.29.2009 | Entertainment

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I was enthralled by The Most Dangerous Man in America, and when I was told that Ellsberg would be in Los Angeles for a week in late September and would be available for an interview, I jumped at the chance.

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ReThink Review: Capitalism: A Love Story -- A Must-See Subversion

Jonathan Kim | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment

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An excoriating critique of America's economic ideology, Capitalism may go down as one of the most timely and subversive films in movie history

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ReThink Review: American Casino -- Gambling on Timebomb Loans

Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Subprime Crisis, Wells Fargo, Cenk Uygur, Rethink Reviews, American Casino, Credit Default Swaps, Jonathan Kim, Housing Crisis, Movie Reviews, Jonathan Kim Movie Reviews, Subprime Mortgages, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Reverse Redlining, The Young Turks, Alan Greenspan, Subprime Loans, Entertainment News
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When you hear terms that sound very technical like "credit default swap" and "reverse redlining", it's easy for part of your brain to shut off. I was guilty of this myself.

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ReThinking Norma Rae: A Union Icon Falls Fighting the Healthcare Industry

Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Reviews, Jonathan Kim Movie Reviews, Employee Free Choice Act, Crystal Lee Sutton, Health Care Reform, Rethink Reviews, Norma Rae, Health Insurance, Healthcare Reform, Jonathan Kim, Health Care, Labor Unions, Unions, Movie Critic, Healthcare, Entertainment News
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We should be thankful that Crystal Lee Sutton's struggle to help the working poor has been immortalized in a film as great as Norma Rae for generations to enjoy and be inspired by.

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Rethinking Taxi to the Dark Side: On Torture and the Mystery of Cheney Not Being in Jail

Jonathan Kim | Posted 10.19.2009 | Entertainment

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I can't for the life of me figure out why Dick Cheney is still walking around free and -- even worse -- continues to get airtime so he can spew lies about the utter awesomeness of American torture.

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