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Greg Mitchell

Bylines

The Bloody Labor Crackdown Paramount Didn’t Want America to See

Executives feared their newsreel footage would “cause riots and mass hysteria.”

by Greg Mitchell via Mother Jones on September 4, 2023
The Race to Make Hollywood’s First Atomic Bomb Movie

Before Christopher Nolan’s "Oppenheimer," the world nearly got Ayn Rand’s "Tribute to Free Enterprise."

by Greg Mitchell via Literary Hub on July 17, 2023
Will Rogers & Woody Guthrie, Two Great Americans

Popular culture and social critique through Rogers' writing and Guthrie's songs.

by Greg Mitchell via Between Rock and a Hard Place on June 29, 2023
When Unions and Police Clash: The Memorial Day Massacre You May Not Know About

Decades ago, labor protests, picketing and strikes often led to violent confrontations between activists and police, although that almost never happens today.

by Greg Mitchell via Los Angeles Times on May 27, 2023
"A Trap Had Been Set for These People"

A companion to a new PBS film, "The Memorial Day Massacre," the first oral history exploring the murder of 10 workers in Chicago.

by Greg Mitchell via Between Rock and a Hard Place on May 13, 2023
The New Yorker Article Heard Round the World

Revisiting John Hersey's groundbreaking "Hiroshima."

by Greg Mitchell via Literary Hub on July 2, 2020

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Actor portraying Oppenheimer.

The Real History Behind Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer'

The "father of the atomic bomb" has long been misunderstood. Will the new film finally get J. Robert Oppenheimer right?

by Andy Kifer via Smithsonian on July 18, 2023

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