"Following are images from my time at the George Floyd Memorial Site and the Prayer Tree on the afternoon of Friday, January 1, 2021. I experienced my time at both of these places as holy, grounding, and renewing."
ON THE RT SHOW THIS WEEK, CHRIS HEDGES TALKS TO MORAL PHILOSOPHER, DR. CORNEL WEST, ABOUT WHAT WE CAN LEARN ABOUT AMERICA’S EXISTENTIAL CRISIS AFTER WITNESSING ENRAGED SUPPORTERS OF DONALD TRUMP STORMING THE CAPITOL
Pete Seeger singing This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land
To me young people come first They have the courage where we fail
"The plight of Djamel Ameziane is a real-world example of the self-serving approach to human rights practiced by the United States."
"Save the strong, lose the weak Trust nobody, don't be no fool Whatever happened to the golden rule We got stranded..."
"The population went under ‘lockdown’ on March 20. Business taxes and domestic debts were suspended, those hospitalized had 50% of their salaries guaranteed and low-income households qualified for social and family assistance schemes, with food, medicine and other goods delivered to their homes..."
COVID-19 “really highlights the intersection of social determinants and historical health issues that make people more vulnerable,” Allen said.
"It is the absence of empathy, perhaps the best definition of evil. "
An interesting take on white supremacy, it's history, and how it is being reported on today.
"Inclusionists demand equal participation at all levels of the empire and its institutions while transformationists call for fundamental change."
"Enormous amounts of money pour into various political campaigns around the U.S. with the apparent goal of influencing elections and manipulating governance throughout the nation." How is that affecting the 5th District in Minnesota, an epi center for recent activism arount the murder of George Floyd.
