The U.S. is one of two nations in the world with massive nuclear arsenals, and the U.S. arsenal needs to be eliminated if we are to escape nuclear devastation. By Joe Scarry Saturday, December 6, 2014 NEEDED: MESSENGERS - Americans Need to Hear the Awful Truth of Nuclear Devastation Needed: MESSENGERS! From Dec. More
“Not a single item in ALEC’s agenda would reduce pollution or protect the environment. In fact, they all do the opposite.” By Ari Phillips for Think Progress MintPress.com December 6, 2014 This week the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a secretive free-market lobbying group that brings together conservative politicians and major corporate interests, is holding its More
Facing increasing opposition abroad, over the past several decades, global water privatizers like Veolia and Suez have begun to see U.S. cities as expansion markets. These corporations have aggressively interfered in the democratic governance of water and have sought to trap cities in unfavorable privatization contracts. By Ellen Dannin, Portside | News Analysis Truthout.org November More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/_dIv2MXU7_4] Uploaded on Mar 3, 2008 Performed at the Leonard Cohen Event 2004, Knitting Factory, NYC, June 11. Band - Paul Ostermayer, Bob Metzger, Karen Hammack, Debra Dobkin, David Batteau, Chris Jisi Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! More
Video by Bill Sorem, text by Bill Sorem and Michael McIntee December 5, 2014 To view the Vimeo video below click the blue rectangle with white lettering that says Watch on Vimeo. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/113761567] Above: video of the reading of the names and the start of the march to the interstate. Below: videos of the More
According to data provided by the Office of Management and Budget, the federal government spent roughly 19 times more on defense and international security assistance than it did on education in 2013. By Robbie Couch The Huffington Post | 7/11/2014 8:40 am EDT Updated: 07/11/2014 8:59 am EDT It's no news that a large portion of our More
warisacrime.org There is no Planet B. Nobody has found anywhere for humans to live apart from earth, at least not remotely in the time frame of the current crisis. By David Swanson (about the author) OpEdNews.com November 26, 2014 A snowstorm is the ideal time to write about climate disruption, as it allows us More
Much of North Dakota’s oil is being transported by rail, rather than through pipelines, which are the safest way to move crude. Tank carloads of crude are up 50 percent this year from last. Using rail networks has saved the oil and gas industry the time and capital it takes to build new pipelines, but More
Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate, breaks down the history of political inaction around the climate that has brought us to the point of crisis and the visionary framework social movements need to usher in an economy that is both democratic and regenerative. Interview by Laura Flanders [youtube=http://youtu.be/mlwzOPxN-QA] Subscribe or More
..."breaking virtually every rule in the free market playbook," will become a necessity if we are to not just attempting to build stronger seawalls but survivable, sustainable, communities. [youtube=http://youtu.be/QDgPEU-lk78] By Karen Rybold-Chin, originally published by On the Earth Productions | NOV 4, 2014 Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate starts More
Author of The Real Wealth of Nations [youtube=http://youtu.be/f9cMcTWWDkU] Uploaded on Sep 7, 2011 Riane Eisler is a social scientist, attorney, and author whose work on cultural transformation has inspired both scholars and social activists. Her research has impacted many fields, including history, economics, psychology, sociology, and education. She has been a leader in the movement More
Click here to enlarge image. From the article "FEUDALISM, CAPITALISM AND CORPORATISM: HOW THE CORPORATION IS CHANGING THE WORLD" in PhilosphersforChange.org. Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Rise Up Times is also on Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr. Find us on Twitter More
