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"Crypto-Nazi" and Other Insults
This excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Best of Enemies shows the ninth in a series of 1968 debates between famed intellectuals William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal. In this edgy encounter yet, they squared off over the issue of police use of force during the Democratic Convention. Seething with contempt for each other, they almost come to physical blows after devolving into name calling.
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A Venezuelan youth orchestra tests the power of music amidst poverty and politics.
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The rich culinary tradition of soul food and its relevance to black cultural identity.