Six months of conflict have also taken a heavy economic toll.
“Civil War,” the latest and ostensibly final film from director Alex Garland, has a lot on its mind. From the first scene in which the unnamed U.S. president, played by Nick Offerman, addresses a divided nation, it’s clear that this film was intended to comment on modern times. What’s less clear, however, is what it
JERUSALEM and south LEBANON – Christian-Muslim tensions in Lebanon have erupted after the murder of well-known Christian politician Pascal Sleiman. Given his fierce opposition to Hezbollah, Lebanese Christians are worried for their safety as the terror group's intimidation grows. A Syrian gang is believed to have kidnapped and murdered Sleiman, a strong believer and senior member of the Christian Lebanese Forces Party. Experts here see it as a political assassination linked to Hezbollah, meant...
The dystopian thriller “Civil War” has been the No. 1 film at the U.S. box office for the last two weekends. But viewers, liberals and conservatives alike, should be aware that Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s propagandists are hoping that a second American Civil War actually happens. After the House approved the $61 billion Ukraine aid package on Saturday, the hawkish former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, who is the deputy chairman of Russia’s security council, wrote on Telegram: “I cannot...
For those of us who love A24, Civil War is a milestone: It earned the quirky indie distributor its highest opening weekend box office to date. Granted, built-in controversy surely drew many viewers to this dystopian drama from English writer-director Alex Garland (Men, Annihilation, Ex Machina), which depicts a U.S. civil war in the present day. The deal We join said war already well in progress. It all appears to have started when the unnamed U.S. president (Nick Offerman) decided he...
In a meeting organised by People Before Profit, the activist and author will deliver his talk at 7pm in St Columb’s Hall. Allen is the author of several books on US politics, foreign policy and Labour relations. These include, Vietnam the Last War the US lost, and his most recent book on the struggle for Trade Union rights within United Parcel Service. Allen has been active in radical politics for over four decades. Speaking ahead of the event on Wednesday evening in Derry, a spokesperson for...
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