The Palestinians won't achieve statehood, but they will consign the 'peace process' to history. Robert Fisk, Common Dreams Submitted by David Culver "In the new Middle East," writes Fisk, "Amid the Arab Awakening and the revolt of free peoples for dignity and freedom, this UN vote – passed in the General Assembly, vetoed by America More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL2nlTpkdBg&w=560&h=315] Kathy Kelly: Afghanistan and the Arab Spring. Monday, October 3, 7:00 p.m. Macalester Plymouth United Church, 1658 Lincoln Avenue (adjacent to Macalester College), St. Paul. Kathy Kelly will draw on her experiences in Afghanistan and Pakistan, to discuss the wave of uprisings in the Middle East—masses of ordinary people gathering together demanding respect for More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccazpyz0RyQ&w=560&h=315] This video does not include the occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington D.C. on October 6, 2011. A separate but related nonviolent action. Activists from Veterans for Peace and many other environmental and antiwar organizations around the country will be at Freedom Plaza onOctober 6th and onward. October2011.org !!!OCCUPY YOUR CITY!!! Find Your More
The Citizens United Era: How the Supreme Court Continues to Put Business First PFAW.org A new People For the American Way Foundation report examines how the Supreme Court's conservative majority is working to reshape our Constitution and elevate corporate interests above the rights of individual Americans. Beginning with the 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC, the Roberts More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahOMFndldFU&w=420&h=315] Uploaded by RussiaToday on Sep 29, 2011 Anti-Gaddafi fighters have taken control of the airport in the fugutive Colonel's hometown of Sirte, the last stronghold of his loyalists. Reinforcements have been called in ahead of a fresh assault, in the face of stiff resistance. Civilians continue to flee the violence in the besieged city, blaming NATO More
Meltdown: The men who crashed the world Al Jazeera The first of a four-part investigation into a world of greed and recklessness that led to financial collapse. Click here to view the video: and see schedule below http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/meltdown/2011/09/2011914105518615434.html In the first episode of Meltdown, we hear about four men who brought down the global economy: a More
Mennonista Essays, articles, letters written by Steve Clemens, peace and justice activist from Minneapolis, MN The Accoutrements of Arrest by Steve Clemens. September 28, 2011 Posted by Steve Clemens at 7:45 AM 9/28/11 The Things I Carried To My Arrest Usually when I risk arrest in an action of nonviolent civil disobedience I try to only carry the bare More
A Call to Action - Oct. 6, 2011 and onward October 2011.org October 2011 is the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan and the beginning of the 2012 federal austerity budget. It is time to light the spark that sets off a true democratic, nonviolent transition to a world in which people are freed More
Inside Occupy Wall Street By Danny Schechter 25 September 11 Reader Supported News | Perspective A report from a front that may soon be shut down. efore you read on, watch this: a video from the base camp of the #OccupyWallStreet protest that is now in its seventh day. It’s called “Nobody Can Predict More
Chiapas: Caravan to the South Day 3 SIPAZ Drawings for peace (@SIPAZ) The third day of the journey of the Carvan for Peace in Chaipas began with a visit by a commission of the Movement for Peace with Justice and Dignity to the Zapatista caracol of Oventic. A member of the Good-Government Council (JBG) gave More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Fzm1hEiDQ] Uploaded by studioJOHO on Mar 22, 2010 An animated interview of John Perkins, author of 'HoodWinked' and 'Confessions Of An Economic Hitman' Copyright of the audio belongs to John Perkins. For more visit www.studiojoho.com email info@studiojoho.com
10th anniversary of dubious military authorization By Michael Ratner, September 17, 2011 The Progressive Ten years ago this Sunday, Sept. 18, the United States set itself on a destructive course. That was the day President Bush signed the bill that Congress had just passed called the Authorization for Use of Military Force. Ten years More
