Joseph Shansky

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Joe Shansky lives in Minneapolis. He recently reported from Honduras during the 2009 military coup, and can be reached at fallow3 [at] gmail [dot] com.

 

MOVIES | "The Red Tail" depicts the NWA strike of 2005 and its ongoing repercussions

By Joe Shansky, TC Daily Planet

Last year, local filmmakers Dawn Mikkelson and Melissa Koch took their documentary The Red Tail, on the aftermath of the 444-day Northwest Airlines strike in 2005, across the world. They hosted successful screenings at several international film festivals, including a sold-out Minneapolis premiere. The Red Tail debuted in the Twin Cities last year at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival and is back for one night only—February 24—at the Riverview Theater.

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In Haiti when the quake hit: One Minnesotan's story

By Joe Shansky, TC Daily Planet

U.S. military at Port au Prince airport after quake

Joëlle Vitiello is a professor of French and Francophone studies at Macalester College in St. Paul.  She also studies Haitian literature, and happened to be in Port-au-Prince on January 12, so she was an eyewitness to the earthquake in Haiti.  The Daily Planet interviewed Vitiello about her experiences during the earthquake, the aftermath, and what the future of Haiti now looks like. 

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Haiti teach-in focuses on U.S. role

By Joe Shansky, TC Daily Planet

On January 28, students, teachers, and citizens gathered for "An Unnatural Disaster: A Panel Discussion on the Earthquake, Neo-colonialism and Resistance in Haiti" at the University of Minnesota to

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Activists killed in Honduras

By Joe Shansky

"As a revolutionary I will be today, tomorrow and forever on the front lines of my people, all the while knowing that I may lose my life." -- Walter Trochez, 25, murdered in Tegucigalpa on 12/13/09

The bodies of slain activists are piling up in Honduras. While it's being kept quiet in most Honduran and international media, the rage is building among a dedicated network of friends spreading the word quickly with the tragic announcement of each compañero/a. 

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Is the real winner in Honduras the United States?

By Joe Shansky, World Views

Never underestimate the capabilities of the slightest American muscle-flexing. 

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From Guantanamo to Honduras: Psychological wars then and now

By Joe Shansky, World Views

Recently, musicians such as Rage Against the Machine, Steve Earle and Pearl Jam joined the newly-formed National Campaign to Close Guantanamo Bay.

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