Letter to a Dead Man About the Occupation of Hope Posted by Rebecca Solnit at 10:13am, October 18, 2011. TomDispatch Dear young man who died on the fourth day of this turbulent 2011, dear Mohammed Bouazizi, I want to write you about an astonishing year — with three months yet to run. I want to tell you about More
[blip.tv http://blip.tv/play/hrFYgsShEgI.html width="480" height="390"] The WAMM Singers took their story to the Nicollet Mall Thursday, June 23, 2011. The song: Crones against drones is the message we’re saying We are all sick of these war games they’re playing! Trillions of dollars are wrapped up in war And we are told there’s no help for the More
America’s Secret Empire of Drone Bases Its Full Extent Revealed for the First Time Posted by Nick Turse at 5:47pm, October 16, 2011. TomDispatch They increasingly dot the planet. There’s a facility outside Las Vegas where “pilots” work in climate-controlled trailers, another at a dusty camp in Africa formerly used by the French Foreign Legion, a third at a big More
Sarah Flounders spoke recently in Minneapolis. Sara Flounders, activist and author, is the co-director of the International Action Center, founded by Ramsey Clark to oppose U.S. militarism, racism and war. She is an editor and co-author of 10 books that cover the brutal impact of U.S. policy in Iraq, Haiti, Colombia, Gaza, the role of More
How the FBI’s Network of Informants Actually Created Most of the Terrorist Plots “Foiled” in the US Since 9/11 The FBI has built a massive network of spies to prevent another domestic attack. But are they busting terrorist plots—or leading them? October 9, 2011 | Mother Jones / By Trevor Aaronson via AlterNet UPDATE: On September 28, Rezwan Ferdaus, a 26-year-old More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDSl3hCHnrg&w=560&h=315] Watch the Video | Share It With Your Friends Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is flagrantly advocating for war profiteers at the expense of real security for the American people. He's trying to browbeat Congress and other officials into continuing to send huge sums of our money to war profiteers who are killing jobs and ripping off More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQNH4wphca0&w=560&h=315] Global Grind October 16, 2011 The October2011.org Movement that is occupying Freedom Plaza, led an impromptu march of 250 people up Pennsylvania Avenue to the U.S.Supreme Court where Dr. Cornel West climbed on the steps of the Supreme Court and denounced court decisions that have produced money-based elections that empower corporations. Dr. More
Will Occupy Wall Street's Spark Reshape Our Politics? Katrina vanden Heuvel on October 11, 2011 - 2:21pm ET Editor’s Note: Each week we cross-post an excerpt from Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column at the WashingtonPost.com. When the organizers of Occupy Wall Street first gathered to discuss their plan of action, the strategy that resonated most came More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgnKZ5UgYS0&w=420&h=315] Uploaded by talkingsticktv on Aug 21, 2006 Segment of interview with Chalmers Johnson author of "The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy and the End of the Republic" Watch the full interview at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDDkNixytd0 WAMMToday is now on Facebook! Check the WAMMToday page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. You may also subscribe to More
The FACTS on Trade Agreements Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), who was named an 'American Jobs Hero' for his leadership challenging free trade agreements and other destructive trade policies, today released the following video outlining the facts concerning the Korea, Colombia and Panama free trade agreements the House is voting on today and their impact on More
U.S. Overreach in Tying Assassination Plot to Iran New America Media, News Report, William Beeman, Posted: Oct 12, 2011 The alleged plot on the part of an Iranian-American businessman in Texas to assassinate the Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and blow up embassies in Washington and Argentina has created a paroxysm of vituperative condemnation of Iran. Mansour Arbabsiar’s “plot” More
Economist blasts GOP’s ‘seven biggest economic lies’ By Business Insider via Raw Story Wednesday, October 12, 2011 By Robert Reich The President’s Jobs Bill doesn’t have a chance in Congress — and the Occupiers on Wall Street and elsewhere can’t become a national movement for a more equitable society – unless more Americans know the More
