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20th Century Fox / Everett Collection 40 Years Ago, Norma Rae Understood How Corporations Weaponized Race
The 1979 Sally Field–starring drama showed how solidarity between black and white workers was often targeted to undermine the power of labor unions.
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ABC How Roseanne Handled the Culture Wars of Its Time
The original ABC family sitcom took on divisive topics like abortion and homosexuality by showing how they played out at home.
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Pixar Cars 3: A Children’s Movie, and a Fable About Mentorship
The animated feature is a surprisingly thoughtful meditation on what professional achievement requires in the 21st century.
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Reuters How the ‘Evil Corporation’ Became a Pop-Culture Trope
Seventy-five years of American films and novels have articulated deep-seated fears of the power of business.
