Greenwald, The Neocons’ Primary War Tactic: Branding Opponents of U.S. Intervention as Traitors
"The corporate media outlets consumed most voraciously by liberals are filled to the brim with war-loving neocons."
“Takeover”: Young Lords’ Juan González on Hospital Protest Doc. Shortlisted for Academy Award
https://youtu.be/XCCvpa7_QLw The documentary “Takeover,” which chronicles the radical actions of the Young Lords, was recently shortlisted for an Academy Award. In 1970, the Puerto Rican collective took over a condemned hospital in the South Bronx to demand the construction of a new hospital, free healthcare for all, and More
Andrew Bacevich, A Very Long War: From Vietnam to Afghanistan with Detours Along the Way
Why Washington Can't Learn. Why did the United States fail so ignominiously in Vietnam? Why did it fail again in Afghanistan? The answers to these two questions turn out to be similar.
Second George Floyd Murder Trial Begins, by Susu Jeffrey
Judge Peter Cahill released the raw video footage of ex-police officer Thomas Lane’s body camera of the murder of George Floyd. It is essential viewing for background of the federal trial of Lane and ex-officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng.
Remembering bell hooks, a Revolutionary Who Led With Love, by Barbara Ransby
"It is her big vision that inspired so many people. She insisted we not compromise our definition of freedom. No one should be thrown under the bus, she argued."
Democracy Now! Ralph Nader: Biden’s First Year Proves He Is Still a “Corporate Socialist” Beholden to Big Business, with Katrina vanden Heuvel
"The self-censorship of the [mainstream corporate media] is overwhelming."
Ukraine: Mike Madden, Media; DN!: Katrina vanden Heuvel, War Danger; Blinken Meets with Russian Counterpart
"The U.S. says 100,000 Russian troops have massed near the Ukrainian border. Russia denies it’s planning an invasion, but wants guarantees NATO will not expand to include Ukraine or any other former Soviet nations."
Remembering bell hooks, a Revolutionary Who Led With Love, by Barbara Ransby
"It is her big vision that inspired so many people. She insisted we not compromise our definition of freedom. No one should be thrown under the bus, she argued."
Now that the War Is Over: A Man-Made Crisis, The Afghan People Face Freezing and Starvation, I Am Livid, Dominik Stillhart
"It’s so infuriating because this suffering is man-made. Economic sanctions meant to punish those in power in Kabul are instead freezing millions of people across Afghanistan out of the basics they need to survive. The international community is turning its back as the country teeters on the precipice of man-made catastrophe."
WATCH & LISTEN: Debut of New Song on Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Aaron Swartz
TIME It takes time To change the world
The case for a more radical climate movement, by Sean Illing with Andreas Malm
Has the climate movement failed? Author Andreas Malm on the failures of climate activism and the need for escalation.
Polly Mann: Afghanistan and Korea
What is the way out of this? Peace is possible on the Korean peninsula. The way is already being led by grassroots activism.
The Doublespeak and Newspeak of Release from Guantánamo, By Maj. Todd E. Pierce (Ret.)
"The judge issued an order stating that the U.S. Government must release him from Guantánamo imprisonment. But then again, maybe he won’t be released, even for another decade or more—a scenario which wouldn’t be unprecedented."
Henry Giroux: Amid Apocalyptic Cynicism, Let’s Embrace Radical Hope in the New Year
"The new year should offer the opportunity to rethink life, dignity, and a humane equality as they unfold in their fullest and always with others. The new year should be rooted in dreams that reject a vision of the future as simply a continuation of the present."
There Is Hope for Peace on Earth! The call went out and many nations throughout the world rose to answer, by Marie Braun
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) became international law entered into force on January 22, 2021.
Your Rights Are at Risk, Journalism is Not a Crime
The UN working group on arbitrary detention issued a statement saying that “the right of Mr. Assange to personal liberty should be restored”.
A Come-to-Jesus Sermon from the Rev. Chris Hedges
"The Bible has been used by systems of power to perpetuate all sorts of injustices and persecution since the Christian Church was institutionalized in the third century by Constantine, who was a brutal dictator,” says Hedges.
Noam Chomsky: Corporate Patents and Rising Anti-Science Rhetoric Will Prolong Pandemic
"Biden has made some effort, but the wealthy countries have not, including the United States, though not primarily the United States — they have not taken measures that are within their capacity to ensure that other countries that have the resources to produce vaccines will have access not only to the products, the vaccines, but also to the process of manufacturing them."
Noam Chomsky on Rising Fascism in U.S., Class Warfare and the Climate Emergency
"And it’s not just the pandemic. Much worse than that are the attitudes of skepticism about global warming. So, one rather shocking fact that I learned recently is that during the Trump years, among Republicans, the belief that global warming is a serious problem — not even an urgent problem, just a serious problem — declined about 20%."
Tuesday, January 11, 2022: Call-in Day for Julian Assange
Julian Assange is charged under the Espionage Act. He is not a spy. He is a journalist. He provided information of public interest to the whole world, not a foreign adversary.