Slouching Towards Faux Patricia J. Williams July 13, 2011 | This article appeared in the August 1-8, 2011 edition of The Nation. How the media frenzy obliterated the presumption of innocence and relentlessly impugned both Strauss-Kahn and his accuser in vulgar stereotypes. Shortly after Dominique Strauss-Kahn was indicted on charges of attempted rape, his friend Bernard-Henri Lévy More
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfdV19zjkHk&w=560&h=349] The WAMM Troupe acting as Billionaires celebrated no new taxes for millionaires at the Hennepin County Government Center.
Tomgram: Andy Kroll, How the Oligarchs Took America Posted by Andy Kroll December 2, 2010. (Editor’s note: An older article, but still applicable now.) Tomgram: We already know that it’s party time for the financial elite who gave real meaning to the phrase “economic meltdown” in 2008, that bonuses are soaring, that corporate profits for the third quarter of 2010 More
Media Malpractice on the Debt Debate 07/15/2011 by Peter Hart Fair.org Fairness and Accuracy in Media The convention in mainstream journalism is that the new stories give you the facts, and the columnists give you their opinions (hopefully backed by facts). But in the coverage over the debt ceiling and budget debates sometimes you're More
Obama’s Secret Wars: How Our Shady Counter-Terrorism Policies Are More Dangerous Than Terrorism Obama should be held accountable for vastly expanding the military establishment’s worldwide license to kill. By Fred Branfman July 11, 2011 | Alternet.org Although President’s Obama’s partial Afghan troop withdrawal announcement has received more attention, his June 29 “National Strategy for Counterterrorism” is of More
Published on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 by On the Commons Why is the Most Wasteful Government Agency Not Part of the Deficit Discussion? Republicans ignore incompetence, bloat and corruption at the Pentagon by David Morris from CommonDreams.org Recommended by Coleen Rowley In all the talk about the federal deficit, why is the single largest culprit left out More
Published on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 by Share The World's Resource (STWR) The Power of Protest Tactics: ‘Just Do It’ by Adam Parsons from CommonDreams.org Non-violent direct action is not the most glamorous occupation in the world. Unpaid overtime, long hours, maligned by a biased mainstream media, widely misunderstood by the middle classes and opposed by a More
Carlos Montes and the Security State: A Cautionary Tale Carlos Montes addresses supporters at a rally outside the Alhambra branch of Los Angeles County Superior Court on June 6. By Chris Hedges Posted on Jul 10, 2011 Truthdig On May 17 at 5 inthe morning the Chicano activist Carlos Montes got a wake-up call at his home in More
[blip.tv http://blip.tv/play/hrI9gsetdgI.html width="480" height="302"] Minneapolis peace activists rallied on the Lake Street Bridge on July 6 in support of recently arrested friend and ally, Carlos Montes. He was in the Twin Cities for the Republican National Convention in 2008 and has been vocal in support of peace activists targeted by the FBI.
Billionaires try to celebrate Minnesota shutdown and their low tax[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv9IkMxvKgo]The Minnesota shutdown goes on. Members of the WAMM Peace Troupe visit with people on the street during the Farmers Market on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.
David was scheduled to be at Minnesota Veterans Peacestock program this past weekend via Skype, but was ill. Here is an interview of David posted on Media Roots.org. Note that the interview is preceded by a long music trailer. Click the link below for the radio interview: Media Roots Radio Interview with David Swanson by Media Roots More
Carlos Montes pleads ‘Not guilty,’ supporters pack courtroom From FightBackNews.org Posted July 8, 2011 By Staff Los Angeles, CA – Supporters of veteran Chicano activist Carlos Montes gathered on July 6 at the Alhambra courthouse in East Los Angeles. Montes appeared in court to enter a plea of not guilty to six felony charges More
