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Ed Rampell

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Ken Burns Makes the Case for the Greatness of 1776

Ken Burns talks about his new documentary, The American Revolution; the ongoing project of 1776; and why the war was more than a revolt of wealthy slaveholders.

by Ken Burns, Ed Rampell via Jacobin
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on May 8, 2026
Thoreau Challenged America to Live Up To Its Own Ideals

A new PBS documentary reveals the Thoreau often softened in high school textbooks.

by Ed Rampell, Erik Ewers, Christopher Loren Ewers via Jacobin
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on March 29, 2026
"Cover-Up" Follows Seymour Hersh’s Life Uncovering Secrets

The documentary depicts the kind of maverick journalism we desperately need in our authoritarian times.

by Ed Rampell, Laura Poitras via Jacobin
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on December 19, 2025
Oliver Stone Goes to Washington

Legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone says we’re closer than ever to finally piecing together the mystery of November 22, 1963.

by Oliver Stone, Ed Rampell via Jacobin
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on April 18, 2025
A New Doc, "Silver Dollar Road," Chronicles the Dispossession of Black Americans

"It's the story of a family who had been denied justice about a piece of land they owned for at least 160 years."

by Raoul Peck, Ed Rampell via Jacobin
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on October 20, 2023

Ed Rampell

Bylines

Ken Burns Makes the Case for the Greatness of 1776

Thoreau Challenged America to Live Up To Its Own Ideals

"Cover-Up" Follows Seymour Hersh’s Life Uncovering Secrets

Oliver Stone Goes to Washington

A New Doc, "Silver Dollar Road," Chronicles the Dispossession of Black Americans