Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire
"Save the strong, lose the weak Trust nobody, don't be no fool Whatever happened to the golden rule We got stranded..."
Bob Dylan: Murder Most Foul
https://youtu.be/maBb2MPSQxE Steven Hager You Tube Murder Most Foul Lyrics Written by Bob Dylan ‘Twas a dark day in Dallas — November ‘63 The day that will live on in infamy President Kennedy was riding high A good day to be living and a good day to die Being led to the slaughter like a More
Why racism was declared a public health crisis, by Andrew Hazzard
COVID-19 “really highlights the intersection of social determinants and historical health issues that make people more vulnerable,” Allen said.
Bob Dylan: With God on Our Side
https://youtu.be/5y2FuDY6Q4M With God on Our Side Oh my name it ain't nothin' My age it means less The country I come from Is called the Midwest I was taught and brought up there The laws to abide And that land that I live in Has God on its side Oh, the history books tell More
GOD GIVEN LAND: Israel and the Americas, by Susu Jeffrey
"It is Difficult to Argue with God"
Chris Hedges with Gerald Horne: Origins of White Supremacy
Chronicles how American culture - deeply rooted in white supremacy, slavery and capitalism - finds its origin story in the 17th century European colonization of Africa and North America, exposing the structural origins of American "looting." (Amazon)
Tom Engelhardt: Murder, He Said, America’s Maestro of Death and Destruction
"Trump has proven to be America’s twenty-first-century maestro of death and destruction, the P.T. Barnum of, as he put it predictively enough in his Inaugural Address, “American carnage.” In fact, he’s been a master of carnage in a way no one could then have imagined."
Heidi Beirich on White Supremacist Violence
An interesting take on white supremacy, it's history, and how it is being reported on today.
Voter Roll Purge Errors: The ACLU of Georgia released a report by the Palast Investigative Fund
"Unsurprisingly, the state’s removals will likely affect the most vulnerable: young voters, voters of lower income, and citizens of racial groups that have been denied their sacred right to vote in the past."
Greg Palast with Ralph Nader, Thom Hartmann, Mike Papantonio, on Voting by Mail, Scott Walker, and more…
"Almost 2 million ballots were cast but not counted in the 2016 presidential race. And not just anyone’s ballot gets tossed. The chance of having your vote simply go uncounted, “spoiled,” is 900% higher if you're Black than if you're white."
FREE THEM ALL! A Story by Roger Cuthbertson
"FREE THEM ALL! (Yes, free all of the people locked up in jails and prisons in the U.S.)"
The Role of Palestine in the US Elections, WAMM webinar in two parts
"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.