We do it because we believe in the principle, and because we realize that once you chip away at one person’s rights, everyone else’s are at risk. . . .
Trump and the new American authoritarianism; our nation's growing culture of cruelty; America at war with itself; the "post-truth" world; attacks on the free press and higher education...
“Syria has had so many heroes, but people often don’t know who they are.”
While Ellsberg is nonchalant when recalling his experience over those few days in early May, his fascinating tale of resistance to government shows that it was by no means an easy choice.
The voices of citizens are rising from the streets of Washington and fracking sites in Colorado. They are rising from towns and cities such as Ferguson and Baltimore where police murders are terrorizing poor people of color. They are rising in Los Angeles from underpaid workers and the Dreamers. And these voices will, if we sustain and join them, become a deafening crescendo.
Excellent analysis of the situation in Palestine and the Middle East by a scholar activist.
Veterans For Peace celebrates 30 years of waging peace in 2015. This slideshow was presented at the 2015 National Convention in San Diego, CA. https://youtu.be/k_rfiHcbVDo Veterans For Peace Published on Aug 24, 2015 Media for the people! Click here to help Rise Up Times continue to bring you essential news you won’t find in the More
Chomsky: It has always been taken for granted by radical thinkers, and quite rightly so, that effective political action that threatens entrenched social interests will lead to “confrontation” and repression. It is, correspondingly, a sign of intellectual bankruptcy for the left to seek to construct “confrontations”; it is a clear indication that the efforts to organize significant social action have failed.
small boy whistling warming hearts he deserves a chance to live we fight for him
by Rania Khalek raniakhalek.org June 29, 2014 Editor's Note: If you are an activist of any type who engages in nonviolent protest, you need to listen to this. On this week’s episode of Unauthorized Disclosure, Kevin Gosztola and I spoke with Nafeez Ahmed, a writer and contributor to The Guardian, about his groundbreaking article, “Pentagon preparing for More
In America, war is routine, and at a Twin Cities bridge, so are peace vigils. What motivates these protesters to persist? Let’s visit and find out. Article by: DOUG CHAMPEAU Star/Tribune July 2, 2014 Folks have held weekly vigils on the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue bridge since 1999.. Photo: Anthony Souffle • Star Tribune file 2009 For More
Protesters stand amid a myriad of anti-drone and anti-war signs and posters Friday morning just outside the main gates of Camp Ripley. / Kimm Anderson, kanderson@stcloudtimes.com [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68RM7JaRIR8&w=420&h=315] Drones have become a growing presence and a hefty source of concern for some at the Minnesota National Guard and civilian training facility north of Little Falls. Click here to More
