Ed Rampell

THE PROGRESSIVE INTERVIEW | March 2012 issueread more

"There's never been a successful progressive, radical, or revolutionary movement in this country that hasn't had a great soundtrack."read more

Director Charles Ferguson’s first film, No End in Sight, snagged an Academy Award nomination. Ferguson’s second doc, Inside Job, won the Best Documentary Oscar. His acceptance speech was the finest moment of this year’s otherwise exceptionally boring Academy Awards ceremony.read more

A group of progressive film critics picked their best. Winners included "Even the Rain," for best picture. Best actor went to Kevin Spacey in "Inside Job" and Mark Wahlberg in "The Fighter." See the other winners by clicking here.read more

“Read for pleasure. The reason the Puritans wanted to stamp out poetry was because it gave pleasure. It’s about things you love, things that you care about.”read more

I'm very pessimistic about the future of the human species."read more

"The banks were suddenly becoming gigantic casino players, buying and selling for themselves—and the client be damned. It's a rigged game."read more

“I’m not a liberal; I’m a radical progressive,” says the star of Babe and the actor who played George H. W. Bush in W.read more

“There are lots of people in Hollywood who give lip service to progressive causes,” says the TV legend and star of Up.read more

The most progressive film of the year was "Avatar." The best actor in a progressive film was Colin Firth, for "A Single Man." Best actress was Gabourey Sidibe, for "Precious."read more