ISIS in Washington: America’s Soundtrack of Hysteria By Tom Engelhardt October 7, 2014 It happened so fast that, at first, I didn’t even take it in. Two Saturdays ago, a friend and I were heading into the Phillips Museum in Washington, D.C., to catch a show of neo-Impressionist art when we ran into someone he knew, heading More
Practical tips, rights, and appsBy Erin Kennedy www.thedialoguechronicle.com from PopularResistance.org August 27, 2014Consider this scenario:Hundreds of people gathering at town square in the morning have become thousands by the afternoon. The chanting from the protesters is only drowned out by the growl of police tanks rolling up a residential street. No Justice! No Peace! No More
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A quick look through satire at key issues re Palestine/Israel. [youtube=http://youtu.be/U3by9FoEFB8] Published on Apr 24, 2014 RAP NEWS 24: ISRAEL & PALESTINE [S02:E04]. Decades of failed peace talks have led nowhere; but do not lose hope just yet. Join Robert Foster as he attempts to host the first ever Middle East Peace Raps, using rhyme and reason More
A quick look through satire at key issues re Palestine/Israel. [youtube=http://youtu.be/U3by9FoEFB8] Published on Apr 24, 2014 RAP NEWS 24: ISRAEL & PALESTINE [S02:E04]. Decades of failed peace talks have led nowhere; but do not lose hope just yet. Join Robert Foster as he attempts to host the first ever Middle East Peace Raps, using rhyme and reason More
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International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) Introduction by Nada Alwadi Organizers and strategists of nonviolent movements often struggle in dealing with the mainstream news media. Some consider it their enemy, because coverage can be patchy or inaccurate. Others unrealistically expect the media to advocate for their causes. Yet few resources for activists have provided More
WHAT WORKS FOR THE MEDIA Organizing Notes May 22, 2014 [youtube=http://youtu.be/wMek2e_tzzs] The International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) has helped develop “Pressing Your Case: Nonviolent Movements and the Media,” an educational video series to explore ways that nonviolent campaigns and movements can better relate to world media. It features four sessions, hosted by internationally known More
TRNN Senior Editor Paul Jay says we have to create local TV news that engages millions of people in finding solutions to the critical problems of our time This well-taken point about local media and worth watching. The statistics he cites re how people get their news reinforce the need for net neutrality, as the More
[youtube=http://youtu.be/AxAzUd6nHHQ] Published on Mar 30, 2014 TRNN Hosts a discussion on the film 'Shadows of Liberty' The News Media: Censorship, Coverups and Corporate Control - Panel moderated by Paul Jay featuring film director JP Tremblay and journalists Kristina Borjesson and Glen Ford. watch full episode http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?o... TheRealNews Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times More
Threatened by the United States, the creator of WikiLeaks is confined for two years in a room at the Embassy of Ecuador in London. He received Eva Joly, who is working to break the deadlock. Friday, March 28, at the Embassy of Ecuador in London. Behind him a green background in front of which he filmed for More
Photo typischich.at An interview with Alexa O'Brien, who documented and researched, as an independent journalist, the entire Bradley (Chelsea) Manning trial and its wider context of a US inter-agency prosecution of WikiLeaks. Metahaven 2013. Produced in collaboration with Bureau Europa. Editor's Comment: This video, recorded August 21, 2013, is full of information about the trial More
