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Sophia A. McClennen
Sophia A. McClennen works on the intersections between culture, politics and society. Her books focus on cultural responses to complex social change, such as satire and contemporary politics or the power of storytelling in advancing human rights. She is professor of international affairs and comparative literature at Penn State University and founding director of the Center for Global Studies and has a regular column with Salon.com.

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How to Sharpen a Nonviolent Movement

In the past three decades nonviolent social protest has become the most reliable path to democracy. However, not all nonviolent mobilization campaigns succeed. To examine why some nonviolent campaigns are more successful than others, we analyze…

“Taking sides is not my job”: “Retrograde” filmmaker Matthew Heineman on documenting a war's end

Salon talks to Matthew Heineman about his new film about the final days of the U.S. War in Afghanistan

Matthew Heineman’s documentary “Retrograde”: A chilling, intimate view of the Afghanistan War's end

This unique new film focuses on the failures, human costs and consequences of the abrupt end to the longest US war

Michael Moore predicts Democrats will win big in the midterms. Could he be right again?

Maverick filmmaker who called 2016 for Trump sees a “tsunami” of angry Democrats hitting polls in “Roevember”

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