The nation is divided, and many citizens, including those in the artistic community, speak out against a president and an increasingly unpopular war.
Every generation thinks that what it is experiencing is happening for the first time. And while it is true that the way current events ripple through media and popular culture is made unique by the echo of 24-hour cable news, the Internet and bloggers, much of what is going on today is also reminiscent of the 1960s and 1970s. Which makes "The U.S. vs. John Lennon" as much a cautionary current events primer as it is a nostalgic recap of a turbulent earlier time.
Lennon, the former Beatle and British citizen, inserted himself into the political experience of his host nation by speaking out against the Vietnam War and befriending members of the Black Panthers. This made him a threat to national security in the eyes of a president who would later resign rather than be impeached and whose administration sought to have Lennon deported. »Read Full Article