[youtube=http://youtu.be/ASszn2x8JvY] Published on Dec 4, 2013 December 4, 2013 - Jon Stewart helped explain Wednesday night the exact difference between corporations and people: when people get in trouble with the law, they can't pay a shitload of money to settle everything out of court. But corporations? Yes they can! Stewart went through example after example of More
This may sound like the ramblings of some old 69 year old man in prison for 38 years but I have had a lot of time to think about these things and when my grandchildren come to visit me, it gives me a sense of urgency for all of us to start doing something NOW! More
A recent poll, for instance, by Public Policy Polling, released on Nov. 20, found that voters, by an “overwhelming margin,” support expanded Social Security benefits, not cuts in the 77-year-old New Deal program. Dave Lindorff Thursday 21 November 2013 NationofChange.orgWhile I cannot claim to be an expert on the retirement systems of other nations, it is More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/u_FP-7_UUNI] Published on Nov 22, 2013 In his book, Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism, author and scholar Henry Giroux connects the dots to prove his theory that our current system is informed by a "machinery of social and civil death" that chills "any vestige of a robust democracy." Subscribe or “Follow” More
The U.S. snubs treaties, obligations and universal principles. It was frequently noted during the 2012 presidential campaign that Obama and Romney had nearly identical opinions on major policy issues, including their shared approval of the United States' aggressive policy of drone attacks. (Creative Commons/Wikimedia) BY NOAM CHOMSKY November 6, 2013 InTheseTimes.com WEB ONLY// FEATURES To take a typical example, More
The money and power behind this week’s election results confirm what everyone knows: democracy is under siege. Corporations buy elections with virtually unlimited cash and big media conglomerates reap billions from political advertising. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/78883109] Published on Friday, November 8, 2013 by Moyers & Company This week on Moyers & Company, Bill talks to John Nichols and Robert McChesney about America’s More
“We know more about killing than we know about living.” — General Omar Bradley, 1948 Written by G. Ross Stephens Saturday, 02 November 2013 RSN.com ‘Engine’ Charlie Wilson, former CEO of General Motors and member of President Eisenhower’s cabinet, said, “The business of America is business.” Fast forward to the present and he might say, ‘The business More
With General Alexander calling for NSA reporting to be halted, US and UK credibility as guardians of press freedom is crushed Glenn Greenwald 25 October 2013 theguardian.com NSA Director General Keith Alexander, earlier this month. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP The most under-discussed aspect of the NSA story has long been its international scope. That all changed this More
"The University is a critical institution or it is nothing." - Stuart Hall By Henry A Giroux Tuesday, 29 October 2013 Truthout | Op-Ed (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) I want to begin with the words of the late African-American poet, Audre Lourde, who was in her time a formidable writer, educator, feminist, gay rights activist and public intellectual who More
“Because revolution is evolution at its boiling point you cannot ‘make’ a real revolution any more than you can hasten the boiling of a tea kettle,” Berkman wrote. “It is the fire underneath that makes it boil: how quickly it will come to the boiling point will depend on how strong the fire is.” By Chris More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/pdifI2l1mWA] Published on Oct 26, 2013 Thousands came together in Washington, DC on October 26, 2013 to protest the NSA's mass surveillance programs. FreePress.net Stop Watching Us
World leaders express concern about reports of mass surveillance by the US BY AYEE MACARAIG ASIA PACIFIC 10/23/2013 7:26 AM | UPDATED 10/23/2013 8:43 AM Rappler.com 'ALARMING CHALLENGES.' World leaders express concern about reports of mass surveillance by the US at the opening of the Internet Governance Forum in Bali, Indonesia. Photo by Ayee Macaraig/Rappler More
