10 Images of the Baltimore Riots You Won’t See on TV and More Baltimore from The Real News Network

From the article: You'd never know it from the media's Gotham-esque portrayal of a city riddled with criminals and "thugs," but on Monday night Baltimore was also a story of good Samaritans trying to disperse emotional crowds. It was a story of everyday citizens determined to dissipate tensions between protesters and police, of ordinary folks cleaning up their city while the media turned its cameras away. And it was a story of determined advocates for racial equality holding a meaningful dialogue with police on the streets.

▶ Howard Zinn: Have a More Interesting Life

The late historian, who studied injustice and action through the centuries, offers this wonderful insight: http://youtu.be/0gQoZhnkidw 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! “Like” our page today. Rise Up Times is also on  Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr. Find us on Twitter at Rise Up Times (@touchpeace).  Click here to More

David Swanson, Urgent: Right-Left Alliance Needed to Stop This War!

Big groups on the left have told me that they will not have any time for opposing war until the elections are over, at which point they'll be happy to "hold accountable" any of the Democrats they've just reelected. There are organizations who do the same thing for Republicans. By david swanson   Ron Paul Institute for More

▶ 1,500 Protest Israeli Bombing of Palestine In Minneapolis Rally

[vimeo http://vimeo.com/101160714] from Bill Sorem PRO About 1,500 people of many ethnic groups and many faiths gathered at 44th and Central in North Minneapolis to rally in support of the Palestinian people on the day Israel invaded Gaza with army troops. The death toll at that time was estimated at 274 Palestinians, mostly children and women and two More

Carol Masters: Land Mines

This area was a hot spot for both manufacturing of the weapons and protests against them. A group of protesters in front of the Alliant Tech plant in Hopkins. Photo: BRIAN PETERSON • Star Tribune file 1996. Star/Tribune  July 3, 2014 Thank you for the June 28 article on the tiny steps the Obama administration is taking to More

Jerome Roos: Where is the Protest? A Reply

total dis-aggregration and atomization of the social fabric    pervasive sense of anxiety overwhelming sense of futility By Jérôme Roos Roarmag.org   Posted in: Activism, SourceZ, US   ZCommunications  April 11, 2014 Last week, two commentaries appeared in The Guardian — one by David Graeber and the other by Costas Lapavitsas and Alex Politaki — basically asking the same question: given that we’re under such relentless assault by the rich and powerful, why More

▶ Condi Rice at the University of Minnesota, Full Videos of Protest with Speeches

[youtube=http://youtu.be/ED7iCNuzSM4 ]   [youtube=http://youtu.be/5ewhqFb8uYI]   [youtube=http://youtu.be/n8fM6eonQp8]   [youtube=http://youtu.be/85sZx7JU9Ag]   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! “Like” our page today.  Rise Up Times is also on  Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr.  Find us on Twitter at Rise Up Times (@touchpeace).  

▶ Anti-War Committee Chicago: No Drone Boeing Campaign

[youtube=http://youtu.be/5n_6S7vQrOc] Rise Up Times Editor's Note:  The CEO of Boeing is one of the .01 percent, making him not just one of the wealthiest CEOs, but one of the wealthiest people in the country. Boeing is a major manufacturer of military drones, holding millions of dollars in U.S. government contracts. Boeing headquarters is in Chicago. The More

Bruce Gagnon: Moving Toward Conversion

Conversion of the war industry would create more jobs with the same amount of money that is now spent building weapons. Those jobs could be building public transit, wind turbines, solar systems, doing home weatherization, hiring teachers, repairing infrastructure and more.   By Bruce Gagnon  Organizing Notes  Saturday, April 5, 2014 A group of a More

The New Citizens United: Supreme Court Strikes Down Political Spending Limits for Rich Donors

A corrupt Supreme Court backs the rich; fascism reigns in elections. —RiseUpTimes By Mike Ludwig, Truthout.org | Report  02 April 2014 McCutcheon Rapid Response at the Supreme Court/Public Citizen (Photo: Flickr) Demonstrations were held across the country Wednesday as the Supreme Court continued chipping away at federal campaign finance reforms with a 5-4 ruling striking down the federal cap More

▶ Sunday Song: "Some People Do What Must Be Done," Pat Wictor, Joe Jencks, and Greg Greenway:

[youtube=http://youtu.be/-P6r1fgiUcU]   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! “Like” our page today. Find us on Twitter at Rise Up Times (@touchpeace). Rise Up Times is also on  Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr. Uploaded on May 20, 2010 Singing Greg's Song "What Must Be Done". Part of More

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