“Greatness is rare. Not many of us have encountered it; the courage to stand up for what you believe and the skill to lead and persuade others to pursue the dreams of social, racial, economic, and gender justice are isolated virtues, given to the very few. She is gutsy, scholarly, practical, and effective, a devoted friend and an inspiration to those who dream of freedom, equality, and justice.”
Originally published in July, 2022: Unfortunately, not much has changed since this article was originally published in the Women Against Military Madness Newsletter and on ScheerPost, except the climate crisis has worsened with extreme heat waves in southeast Asia and more climate dhange in the U.S. and worldwide while the fossil suel industry and the corporations drag their feet at does the Biden administration, dependent on their money.
Can the 99% be trained to spot the danger of being manipulated through propaganda (emotional buttons of fear, hate, greed, false pride and blind loyalty)?
Chris Hedges/ Glenn Greenwald/Media; Henry Giroux:Education/Freedom; Fair Trade/ Green Trade; Sami Rasouli: Legacy of War; Coleen Rowley: Nuclear Warning/WW3; UN/Climate: "On thin ice"; FBI infiltrates peace and justice groups; Assange/Ithaka movie now available in U.S., more. . .
"[Sunday's] Rage Against the War Machine rally and march was an interesting experiment in creating a left-right alliance around the issue of war and militarism."
It was a turbulent year of nuclear brinkmanship, attacks on free speech, and continued global healthcare and economic crisis. Questions of democracy abounded. Scheer covered these topics every week to keep listeners informed on the most critical developments and narratives in the world.
I’m challenging the premises of the whole system, and I’m saying that, I quote Ralph Nader at some point, who said that the two parties are basically one long clown with two heads that look different. So I’m not saying there are no policy differences between the two major parties in the U.S., but fundamentally, they both serve the same system.
Media for Justice and Peace New Posts for December 4, 2022 PLEASE SHARE WIDELY Share Tweet Forward DONATE TODAY The Past, Present, and Future of Work, by Chris Winters One notable effect of this radical societal reordering has come to be termed the “Great Resignation.” More than 47 million people in More
"New York Times (10/19/22) had that the election was breaking in favor of Republicans for three reasons: the importance of inflation and crime, the relative unimportance of abortion, and the historical pattern of midterm elections that tend to be a referendum on the party of the president. All these claims, of course, turned out to be wrong."
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