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<p>“Words, words, words,” says the young prince in <em>Hamlet</em>, arguably the greatest play ever written in any language. Perhaps part of why it has remained influential for 400 years is that it can be a kind of blueprint for us, or at least a mirror. As a mirror turned to our society today, it reflects our political turmoil, our corruption, and frankly, our hypocrisy. <a href="https://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/essays/america-beautiful-disconnect-conservatism-conservation/#more-4050" class="more-link">Read more</a></p>
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America The Beautiful: The Disconnect Between Conservatism and Conservation

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<div class="at-above-post-homepage addthis_tool" data-url="https://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/current-events/politics-stage-unflinching-spirit-democracy-alive-athens-broadway/"></div><p>By <a href="https://lareviewofbooks.org/contributor/henry-godinez/">Henry Godinez</a></p>
<p>Since the inception of Democracy in ancient Greece, theater has existed to keep it honest. <a href="https://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/current-events/politics-stage-unflinching-spirit-democracy-alive-athens-broadway/#more-2741" class="more-link">Read more</a></p>
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Politics and the Stage: The Unflinching Spirit of Democracy Is Alive from Athens to Broadway

Henry Godinez is a full professor in the Department of Theatre at Northwestern University and the Resident Artistic Associate at the Goodman Theatre. Born in Havana, Cuba, Godinez is the co-founder and former artistic director of Teatro Vista, and is an NU Public Voices Fellow through the <em>OpEd Project.</em>