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Why Arendt Matters: Revisiting “The Origins of Totalitarianism”
Totalitarian movements, Arendt writes, go beyond propaganda and embrace violence.
Adam Garrie | The Myanmar Conflict – Explained
Into this cauldron of violence with historical antecedents that are often dangerously brushed over, observers on all ideological sides are growing increasingly angry, distraught and confused.
Trump: Behind your back and in your backyard
Here are just a few of the Trump administration actions that have come into my email box in the last few days. Click the titles to read more and take action. The Wilderness Society: The Trump Administration is Stealing YOUR Land The Nation: The Department of Justice Is Overseeing the Resegregation of American Schools CMD: Ambitious Effort […]
Chris Hedges | Diseases of Despair
Turning people into objects to be used to achieve wealth, power or sexual gratification is the core practice espoused by popular culture, from reality television to casino capitalism. Trump personifies this practice.
On Violent and Nonviolent Activism, the Media, Philando, and the G20 (and Charlottesville!)
Originally posted on Rise Up Times:
Editor’s Note, September 2, 2017: Some of this article may apply to Charlottesville and to the future of dissent and protests, especially in the U.S. Do we play into the hands of those who are moving us toward a totalitarian state by succumbing to the temptation to use violence…
Chomsky: Antifa, Bringing Violence and Playing into the Alt-Right’s Hands
Originally posted on Rise Up Times:
Calling out hard-left group Antifa’s extremist ideology and aggressive tactics, Noam Chomsky noted: “When confrontation shifts to the arena of violence, it’s the toughest and most brutal who win — and we know who that is.” Is Antifa handing the fascists the pretext they’ve been looking for? By MintPress…
Entire Families are Being Killed by U.S. Airstrikes in Raqqa, Syria
U.S. commander: “we shoot every boat we find.”
Aviva Chomsky | How (Not) to Challenge Racist Violence
Rather than organizing for change, individuals seek to enact a statement about their own righteousness.
What Happens When the Internet Tries to Silence White Supremacy
White nationalism is a community-level challenge and must be addressed as such through face-to-face engagement where people live.
Coleen Rowley | “…Just Denounce the Pacifists for Lack of Patriotism…”
Even when pressed by the demands of inner truth, men do not easily assume the task of opposing their government’s policy, especially in time of war.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: “That’s All” and “Down by the Riverside” (Music Video)
Two songs for today by the unparalleled Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Fukushima Plant Is Releasing 770,000 Tons of Radioactive Water Into the Pacific Ocean
A special concern with tritiated water is that, when ingested by pregnant women, it can pass through the placenta and affect the fetus.
Trump and the Politics of Nihilism by Henry A. Giroux
This is how democracy ends, with a bang and a whimper.
Trump’s Neo-Nazis and the Rise of Illiberal Democracy
Certainly, it is obvious that Trump is a racist, xenophobe and egregious sexist. But most of all, he is emblematic of a ruthless corporate, self-serving, greedy elite who will do anything to consolidate their class and financial power.
Fascism Here We Come: the Rise of the Reactionary Right and the Collapse of “The Left”
…much of “the left” – if one could call them that, have turned to increasingly desperate statements and actions in an effort to become relevant again to American politics.
We Have Been at War in Iraq for 27 Years by William Rivers Pitt
No one in politics or the media seems capable of recognizing this series of events for what it truly is: One large event . …There is no dicing it up. It is all of a piece, one long war, the longest by miles in our nation’s history.
Racism and Colonization with Meleiza Figueroa at the Democracy Convention (Video)
Racism deconstructed in 10 minutes: recommended
Peace and Democracy Conference | Medea Benjamin, David Swanson, Leah Bolger, Norman Solomon
The U.S. bombings in 8 countries in the past 8 years have all been illegal under the U.N. Charter.
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