Antiwar activist faces repression in Germany, by Phil Wilayto and Nukewatch’s John LaForge faces 60 days in German prison.
Antiwar activist faces repression in Germany: Heinrich Bücker runs Berlin’s popular Coop Antiwar Cafe... (See John LaForge information below.) By Phil Wilayto Original to Rise Up Times December 28, 2022 June 22, 2022, was the 81st anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union, and a prominent German More
DN! Two Years After Jan. 6, Capitol Attack Casts Long Shadow Over GOP That Allows Extremism, with Andy Campbell
"This week, people who encouraged and even attended the insurrection are now taking their places as leaders in the new House majority — people like Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who said insurrectionists would have won on January 6th if she had been involved, or Representative Matt Gaetz, who encouraged voters to arm themselves at the polls." Michael Fanone
Top Scheer Intelligence Episodes of 2022: Michael Brenner, Ellen Brown, Gabor Maté and More
It was a turbulent year of nuclear brinkmanship, attacks on free speech, and continued global healthcare and economic crisis. Questions of democracy abounded. Scheer covered these topics every week to keep listeners informed on the most critical developments and narratives in the world.
Why the Twitter files are in fact a big deal; Capsule Summaries and Key Revelations
On the Left, there’s been a temptation to dismiss the revelations about Twitter’s internal censorship system that have emerged from the so-called Twitter Files project. But that would be a mistake: the news is important and the details are alarming.
Now is the Last Chance, music by The String Beans
Climate collision ahead, gotta slam on the brakes...
Clean Energy or New Weapons: What the Fusion Breakthrough Really Means, by M.V. Ramana
As the history of nuclear fusion since the 1950s shows, this complicated technology is not going to produce cheap and reliable electricity to light bulbs or power computers anytime in the foreseeable future.
Chris Hedges | Humans on a RAMPAGE
The technical and scientific forces that created a life of unparalleled luxury as well as unrivaled military and economic power for a small Global Elite are the forces that now Doom us...
Chris Hedges: The Democrats Are Now the War Party
This lust for war is dangerous, pushing us into a potential war with Russia and, perhaps later, with China — each a nuclear power. It is also economically ruinous.
The FBI’s Exposed Propaganda Partnership with Big Tech: System Update with Glenn Greenwald
*,,,the mere possibility that one day the powers and the focus of those U.S Security State agencies would be turned inward, primarily targeting not our foreign enemies but the American people themselves."
Henry Giroux: Neoliberal Fascism, Cruel Violence, and the Politics of Disposability
Violence has become apocalyptic and spectacularized. A theater of cruelty and violence now functions to consolidate power, shatter the bonds of solidarity, and create a culture of white supremacy and Christian extremism.
Peace Through All People “Peace, Salaam, Shalom” by Emma’s Revolution
Christmas and the holidays are traditionally a time invoke worldwide peace. This song, by Pat Humphries and Sandy Opatow of Emma's Revolution, is a universal wish for many people, many religions, as sung by people from around the world.
I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas
May your gift be the earth, and may you honor its worth...
DN! U.S. Faith Leaders Call for Xmas Truce in Ukraine as Zelensky Visits D.C. Seeking More Arms & Money
DMITRY PESKOV: [translated] The supply of weapons continues, and the range of supplied weapons is expanding. All of this, of course, leads to an aggravation of the conflict. This does not bode well for Ukraine.
Rise Up Times, Media for Justice and Peace, Summary December 2022 (2)
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Paying for an Overheating Earth: Whose Planet Are We On? by Stan Cox and Priti Gulati Cox
What’s needed, says Oxfam, an organization focused on alleviating global poverty, is “a fair and automatic mechanism for financial support — rooted in the principle that those who have contributed most to the climate crisis pay for the damage it causes in countries least responsible and hardest hit.”
How the war machine took over the Democrats w/ Dennis Kucinich | The Chris Hedges Report
The new Democrats, especially with the presidency of Bill Clinton, became shills not only for corporate America, but the arms industry. The massive military budget, $858 billion in military spending allocated for fiscal year 2023, is an increase of $45 billion over the Biden administration's budget request, and nearly $80 billion more than the amount appropriated by Congress for the current fiscal year.
Glenn Greenwald on the State of Free Speech In Our Monopolized Internet
We believe there is no more urgent issue than the full-scale, multi-pronged attack on free speech on the internet. The censorship regime they are constructing will enable them to propagandize the population without challenge and fully control the flow of information.
‘An Attack on Free Expression’: Musk Under Fire for Suspending Journalists From Twitter
"If confirmed as retaliation for their work, this would be a serious violation of journalists' right to report the news without fear of reprisal..."
Gabor Maté: Who’s Crazy, You or Your Nation? Robert Sheer Interviews Gabor Maté
I’m challenging the premises of the whole system, and I’m saying that, I quote Ralph Nader at some point, who said that the two parties are basically one long clown with two heads that look different. So I’m not saying there are no policy differences between the two major parties in the U.S., but fundamentally, they both serve the same system.
Chris Hedges: Israel and the Rise of Jewish Fascism
The once unthinkable is now thinkable, such as formally annexing large sections of the West Bank, including “Area C” where up to 300,000 Palestinians live.