It's become a TV ritual: Every year in mid-January, around the time of Martin Luther King's birthday, we get perfunctory network news reports about "the slain civil rights leader." By Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon January 17, 2014 (January 4, 1995) FAIR.org The remarkable thing about this annual review of King's life is that several years More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/LIcOdilpXUU]Published on Dec 17, 2013On RAI with Paul Jay, David Swanson says that nonviolent campaigns have been more successful than campaigns of violence.See more videos: http://therealnews.com TheRealNewsSubscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Find us on TWITTER at Rise Up More
Amy Goodman interviews the people who discovered Cointel-Pro, the FBI's secret spying program that targeted antiwar activists and African Americans in the 1970s. Editor's note: Two videos are included here, Parts 1 and 2 of the interview, so they are not the same information even though the top picture is the same. PART 1 [youtube=http://youtu.be/GMWuJipChs0] More
Amy Goodman interviews the people who discovered Cointel-Pro, the FBI's secret spying program that targeted antiwar activists and African Americans in the 1970s. Editor's note: Two videos are included here, Parts 1 and 2 of the interview, so they are not the same information even though the top picture is the same. PART 1 [youtube=http://youtu.be/GMWuJipChs0] More
By Sami Rasouli Muslim Peacemaker Team WAMM Newsletter November/December 2013 On September 21, 2013, local NGOs in Najaf, Iraq, led by a group of young people called the Moja Team, held an event. Youth collected hundreds of weapon-toys from local Iraqi kids in Najaf prior to the event. The toy weapons were displayed in More
Above: Defendants Betsy Keenan of Maloy, Iowa (center), and Charity Sr. Cele Breen of Kansas City, Mo. (right), march with other activists to the trial Dec. 13. Photo by Jim Hannah. By Megan Fincher January 1st, 2014 www.ncronline.org popularresistance.org Presiding Judge Ardie Bland Defense attorney Henry Stoever meekly approached the bench of Presiding Judge Ardie Bland Dec. More
http://youtu.be/9IL1yFmoOfs Published on Dec 31, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org - On the last day of 2013, we look back on some of the many signs of hope that emerged on issues ranging from economic equality to LGBT rights to climate justice. With all the bad news that came this year, there were many encouraging displays of a shifting public More
http://youtu.be/9IL1yFmoOfs Published on Dec 31, 2013 http://www.democracynow.org - On the last day of 2013, we look back on some of the many signs of hope that emerged on issues ranging from economic equality to LGBT rights to climate justice. With all the bad news that came this year, there were many encouraging displays of a shifting public More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/sSlGfC6Kl0w] Published on Dec 18, 2013 Joe Cirincione, President of Ploughshares Fund joins Bill Press to talk about his new book "Nuclear Nightmare." Includes discussion of Ukraine protests and Syria. freespeechtv Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/hnkNKipiiiM] Published on Dec 7, 2013 On RAI with Paul Jay, Chris Hedges says that while people are disgusted with the centers of power, unless there is a constructive alternative, any eruption will be nihilistic and could be fascist. TheRealNews Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/hnkNKipiiiM] Published on Dec 7, 2013 On RAI with Paul Jay, Chris Hedges says that while people are disgusted with the centers of power, unless there is a constructive alternative, any eruption will be nihilistic and could be fascist. TheRealNews Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/mMT36t6BADc] Published on Jun 13, 2013 Here is a 1990 video from my collections. I got this tape from ABC in a VHS in 1990, I recently transferred it to a DVD format so I can share with all. It is a 1990 Town Hall meeting with Nelson Mandela of South Africa anchored More
