Is It for Freedom? by Sara Thomsen
Children of the world, you have the right To sing and dance, run and play, let your dreams take flight. As the innocent die, you rulers carry the shame, And if we stand idly by, we share in the blame.
Chris Hedges on his latest book, “America: The Farewell Tour”
Hedges: "I have children. I'm terrified."
William Hawes | We Are on Our Own Now
There are now eight people (six are Americans) with more wealth than half the world’s population.
William Hawes | We Are on Our Own Now
There are now eight people (six are Americans) with more wealth than half the world’s population.
Mr. Fish | Holiday Punch 2016
To add a bit of glee, rage, tough love and hopefulness to your holiday season. . .
Mr. Fish | Holiday Punch 2016
To add a bit of glee, rage, tough love and hopefulness to your holiday season. . .
Michelle Alexander | Learning to Walk
The truth is we are stumbling badly in large part because we are just beginning to learn to walk.
Chris Hedges | Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Fourth of July
“They are doing to us on the inside what they are doing to us on the outside,” he said. “They are letting poor people die or killing them for profit. Things will get worse and worse until people can’t take it anymore. These corporations won’t stop. No one in the political class will make them stop. It is up to us.”
John Kiriakou | If Hillary Clinton Gets a Pass on Espionage From President Obama, so Should Whistleblowers
Most senior Democrats—all of whom were silent as the Obama administration waged war on whistleblowers—have sought either to defend Clinton or downplay the importance of what she did.
Ann Jones: Is This Country Crazy?
if you are an American, you are statistically in less danger of dying from a terrorist attack in this country than from a toddler shooting you. And by the way, you’re 2,059 times more likely to die by your own hand with a weapon of your choosing than in a terrorist attack anywhere on Earth. You’re also more than nine times as likely to be killed by a police officer as by a terrorist.
▶ Leonard Cohen’s “Anthem,” Perla Batalla & Julie Christensen
[youtube=http://youtu.be/_dIv2MXU7_4] Uploaded on Mar 3, 2008 Performed at the Leonard Cohen Event 2004, Knitting Factory, NYC, June 11. Band - Paul Ostermayer, Bob Metzger, Karen Hammack, Debra Dobkin, David Batteau, Chris Jisi Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! More
Death from Above: Navy drone logo features Grim Reaper & New killer drone that “thinks for itself” rolled out.
Death from Above: Navy drone logo features Grim Reaper The image of the logo . . . can be verified as genuine on this official document, a bio of rear admiral Tim Heely, the Navy’s drone Program Executive Officer. by Jacque Fresco August 1, 2012 hangthebankers.com via theintellhub.com The US Navy, which has just revealed the latest More