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Brian J. Zahn, 68, visionary artist, publisher
Hippy era gives boost to Greek island village where Joni Mitchell slept in cave
Revisiting the Radical Energy of 1968
Black Magic ManBrian J. Zahn, 68, visionary artist, publisher
Hippy era gives boost to Greek island... more
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I thought I'd share with the community about a great documentary I watched on Current last week. I wanted to catch it again as I missed the beginning of it. It has the history of his roots in Chicago organizing, stories about his family, excerpts from his book about his father and previously lost Interview footage from 1993 that's really cool (you can even see him smoking a cigarette!)
Upcoming airtimes are:
Sept 12th 9:00 AM
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Sept. 19th 12:00 AM
Sept. 19th 1:00 PM
It's got a really great soundtrack too. I bought it for just $5.99 at http://www.becomingbarack.com/apps/webstore/products/show/3071906
You can see clips from the show at: www.BecomingBarack.comI thought I'd share with the community about a great documentary I watched on... more
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I thought I'd share with the community about a great documentary I watched on Current last week. I wanted to catch it again as I missed the beginning of it. It has the history of his roots in Chicago organizing, stories about his family, excerpts from his book about his father and previously lost Interview footage from 1993 that's really cool (you can even see him smoking a cigarette!)
Upcoming airtimes are:
Sept 12th 9:00 AM
Sept. 13th 2:00 AM
Sept. 15th 4:00 AM
Sept. 17th 10:00 AM
Sept. 19th 12:00 AM
Sept. 19th 1:00 PM
It's got a really great soundtrack too. I bought it for just $5.99 at http://www.becomingbarack.com/apps/webstore/products/show/3071906
You can see clips from the show at: www.BecomingBarack.comI thought I'd share with the community about a great documentary I watched on... more
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I thought I'd share with the community about a great documentary I watched on Current last week. I wanted to catch it again as I missed the beginning of it. It has the history of his roots in Chicago organizing, stories about his family, excerpts from his book about his father and previously lost Interview footage from 1993 that's really cool (you can even see him smoking a cigarette!)
Upcoming airtimes are:
Sept 12th 9:00 AM
Sept. 13th 2:00 AM
Sept. 15th 4:00 AM
Sept. 17th 10:00 AM
Sept. 19th 12:00 AM
Sept. 19th 1:00 PM
It's got a really great soundtrack too. I bought it for just $5.99 at http://www.becomingbarack.com/apps/webstore/products/show/3071906
You can see clips from the show at: www.BecomingBarack.comI thought I'd share with the community about a great documentary I watched on... more
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There's a great documentary I watched on Current last week called "Becoming Barack: Evolution of a Leader". I wanted to catch it again as I missed the beginning of it. It has the history of his roots in Chicago organizing, stories about his family, excerpts from his book about his father and previously lost Interview footage from 1993 that's really cool (you can even see him smoking a cigarette!)
They don't make it easy to find the airdates, so I did the legwork (each day's schedule!) and thought I'd share the upcoming airtimes:
Sept 12th 9:00 AM
Sept. 13th 2:00 AM
Sept. 15th 4:00 AM
Sept. 17th 10:00 AM
Sept. 19th 12:00 AM
Sept. 19th 1:00 PM
It's got a really great soundtrack too. I bought it for just $5.99 at http://www.becomingbarack.com/apps/webstore/products/show/3071906
You can see clips from the show at: www.BecomingBarack.comThere's a great documentary I watched on Current last week called "Becoming... more
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There's a great documentary I watched on Current last week called "Becoming Barack:Evolution of a Leader". I wanted to catch it again as I missed the beginning of it. It has the history of his roots in Chicago organizing, stories about his family, excerpts from his book about his father and previously lost Interview footage from 1993 that's really cool (you can even see him smoking a cigarette!)
Upcoming airtimes are:
Sept 12th 9:00 AM
Sept. 13th 2:00 AM
Sept. 15th 4:00 AM
Sept. 17th 10:00 AM
Sept. 19th 12:00 AM
Sept. 19th 1:00 PM
It's got a really great soundtrack too. I bought it for just $5.99 at http://www.becomingbarack.com/apps/webstore/products/show/3071906
You can see clips from the show at: www.BecomingBarack.comThere's a great documentary I watched on Current last week called "Becoming... more
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I thought I'd share with the community about a great documentary I watched on Current last week. I wanted to catch it again as I missed the beginning of it. It has the history of his roots in Chicago organizing, stories about his family, excerpts from his book about his father and previously lost Interview footage from 1993 that's really cool (you can even see him smoking a cigarette!)
Upcoming airtimes are:
Sept 12th 9:00 AM
Sept. 13th 2:00 AM
Sept. 15th 4:00 AM
Sept. 17th 10:00 AM
Sept. 19th 12:00 AM
Sept. 19th 1:00 PM
It's got a really great soundtrack too. I bought it for just $5.99 at http://www.becomingbarack.com/apps/webstore/products/show/3071906
You can see clips from the show at: www.BecomingBarack.comI thought I'd share with the community about a great documentary I watched on... more
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I thought I'd share with the community about a great documentary I watched on Current last week. I wanted to catch it again as I missed the beginning of it. It has the history of his roots in Chicago organizing, stories about his family, excerpts from his book about his father and previously lost Interview footage from 1993 that's really cool (you can even see him smoking a cigarette!)
Upcoming airtimes are:
Sept 12th 9:00 AM
Sept. 13th 2:00 AM
Sept. 15th 4:00 AM
Sept. 17th 10:00 AM
Sept. 19th 12:00 AM
Sept. 19th 1:00 PM
It's got a really great soundtrack too. I bought it for just $5.99 at http://www.becomingbarack.com/apps/webstore/products/show/3071906
You can see clips from the show at: www.BecomingBarack.comI thought I'd share with the community about a great documentary I watched on... more
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In a party that tends to be old and white, Ron Paul and his views are attracting demographic groups that are not traditionally affiliated with the Republican Party – youth, minorities, civil libertarians, the apolitical, those who are traditionally non-voters, and even Democrats.
On May 6, Nevada Republicans announced that 22 Paul supporters were chosen to fill 25 spaces for the Republican National Convention. Recent analysis shows that of those delegates were two female delegates who identify as Hispanic and one black delegate.
One Paul supporter said about Sunday’s results: “A common critique of small-minded opponents on the left is that Paul is racist. He’s exactly the opposite – he sees everyone as an individual, the guy doesn’t give a damn about what ‘group’ we are a part of. He represents a belief in the importance of the individual – something the Republican Party used to represent.”
While Paul speaks an old message, one of freedom, it still resonates with people of all ages and is clearly attracting a new kind of energy to the stodgy, pro-establishment Republican Party.
One of the recently-elected delegates to the Republican National Convention, Wiselet Rouzard, who identifies as African American, commented, “The 15% minority delegation being sent to Tampa to
Full Story: http://runronpaul.com/politics/racist-ron-paul-sends-15-black-and-hispanic-gop-delegation-to-tampa/In a party that tends to be old and white, Ron Paul and his views are attracting... more
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“I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation.
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity.
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
read more at
http://diversitynewsmagazine.com/2012/01/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-s-full-i-have-a-dream-speech-as-delivered-on-aug-28-1963/“I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the... more
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MLK on Meet The Press - April 17, 1960.
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John talks about, peace, peaceful revolution, the black panthers and the Native American situation.
Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I’m liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That’s what’s insane about it. -John Lennon
“Laurel and Hardy, that’s John and Yoko. And we stand a better chance under that guise because all the serious people like Martin Luther King and Kennedy and Gandhi got shot.” — John Lennon
Check out the site below for more cutting edge docs and videos.
http://inspiregrowchange.blog.com/2011/10/12/john-lennon-on-revolution/John talks about, peace, peaceful revolution, the black panthers and the Native... more
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He never confused substance with symbolism. He never conflated a flesh and blood sacrifice with a stone and mortar edifice. We rightly celebrate his substance and sacrifice because he loved us all so deeply. Let us not remain satisfied with symbolism because we too often fear the challenge he embraced.He never confused substance with symbolism. He never conflated a flesh and blood... more
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Years in the making, a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. opened to the public Monday.
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"Jain" comes from the Sanskrit word "Jina" that means "conqueror" and implies the conquest over one's inner passions – anger, hatred, greed, ego, and deceit. The primary goal of Jain Dharma is the perfection and purification of soul -.the principle, governing the successions of lives on earth, through karma.
To accomplish this total freedom from ceaseless cycles of re-births, living, pain, misery, and death, Jains achieve the righteous path through right perception, right knowledge and right conduct. Right perception creates an awareness of the reality or truth. Right knowledge impels a person to proper action. Right conduct leads to the attainment of total freedom.
All followers of Jainism observe five disciplines: (i) Non-violence (Ahimsa) - or not causing any harm to any living being; (ii) Truthfulness (Satya) - to speak harmless truth; (iii) Non-stealing (Sateya) – not to take what is not given or earned; (iv) Chastity (Brahmcharya) - not to indulge in illicit sensual pleasures; v) Non-Possession (Aprigraha) – absence of self-interest over people, places and all material possessions. Therefore, Jain philosophy teaches how to live a life without violence in thought, word or actions that leads to universal love or Ahimsa. Time magazine quotes: "Jainism's pre-eminent discipline, Ahimsa (non violence) deeply influenced Mahatma Gandhi and altered the course of Indian history" as it did for Martin Luther King Jr. in America and Nelson Mendella in South Africa, and is very relevant for today."Jain" comes from the Sanskrit word "Jina" that means... more
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Today is the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many Americans know that King was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee — which now hosts a national civil rights museum in honor of King — but what is less known is why King was there in the first place.
On April 3, 1968, King traveled to Memphis, Tennessee, where he delivered his famous “I’ve Been To The Mountaintop” speech, during which he endorsed a “human rights revolution” based around eradicating racism, poverty, and militarism.
King had arrived in Memphis to support a strike by the city’s sanitation workers, who struck to gain collective bargaining rights and better conditions following the deaths of two city workers in an accident. King called upon the city to respect the “dignity of labor,” saying that all workers deserved dignity. He also said it was a crime for a rich country like the United States to pay some people starvation wages. Documentary footage from the AFSCME union captured King’s address to the workers:
KING: You are demanding that this city will respect the dignity of labor. So often we overlook the work and the significance of those who are not in professional jobs, of those who are not in the so-called big jobs. But let me say to you tonight that whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity and it has worth. You are reminding not only Memphis but you are reminding the nation that it is a crime for people who live in this rich nation and receive starvation wages.
Watch it:
Today, thousands of Americans — comprising a new Main Street Movement battling the right-wing assault on the middle class — will take part in over a thousand actions including marches, teach-ins, workplace conversations, and other events to honor King’s last struggle and to carry it on in the battles over collective bargaining rights today. Organizers have put together a promotional video linking King’s fight with today’s struggles. Watch it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99mdq0jHPSU&feature=player_embeddedToday is the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many... more
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UtopiaLand News: Weekend Edition: New James Earl Ray Photos/ Fidel Castro Dies
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By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger
On Monday afternoon, the Capitol Police in Madison, Wisconsin refused to enforce an order to clear the Capitol building of hundreds of peaceful protesters who have been occupying the site to protest Governor Scott Walker’s plan to eliminate the collective bargaining rights of public employees.
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! interviews State Rep. Kelda Helen Roys (D), who spent Sunday night in the Capitol building with other protesters. Roys describes what happened at four o’clock on Monday afternoon when the government gave the order to clear the protesters from the building:
And after several hours of the same sorts of scenes that we’ve been seeing all week—singing, chanting, drumming, speechifying—the Capitol police captain, Chief Tubbs, made an announcement, and he said that the protesters that had remained in the building, they were being orderly and responsible and peaceful and there was no reason to eject them from the Capitol.
Police attempted to clear the building of protesters on Sunday night, but they relented when the protesters refused to leave and allowed them to stay another night. On Monday, the police decided not to eject protesters already inside, but no additional activists would be allowed in. The governor plans to deliver his budget address on Tuesday afternoon. Walker is expected to call for spending cuts that could exceed $1 billion dollars.
Gov. Walker has threatened mass public sector layoffs if the Democratic senators do not return from Illinois by March 1. However, the Uptake.com reports that one of the absent legislators, State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, claims Walker is not telling the truth. Erpenbach says the unions have already agreed to come up with the money the governor needs to balance the budget, and therefore, he has no need to lay anyone off to bridge the gap.
Wisconsin 101
Matthew Rothschild of The Progressive describes the epic scale of the Wisconsin protests:
This is the largest sustained rally for the rights of public sector workers that this country has seen in decades — perhaps ever.
The crowds at the state Capitol have swelled from 10,000-65,000 during the first week all the way up to 100,000 on Feb. 26. Hundreds of people occupied the Capitol building with a sit-in and sleep-in for days on end, and total strangers from around the world ordered pizzas for them.
In case you’re still wondering what all of this means, Andy Kroll, Nick Baumann, and Siddhartha Mahanta of Mother Jones have joined forces to bring you this “Wisconsin 101″ primer.
The Republicans in the Wisconsin House passed a bill that would take away collective bargaining rights for public sector unions, restrict their ability to collect dues, and force them to undergo yearly recertification votes. But the bill cannot become law until the state Senate also passes it. Currently, 14 Democratic state senators are hiding out in Illinois to deprive the Republican majority of the quorum they need to vote on the bill. However, as Kroll notes, if only one Democrat breaks faith and returns to Madison, the Republicans will be able to pass the bill.
Nationwide solidarity
Jamilah King of Colorlines.com brings us a photo essay on the solidarity rallies held around the country over the weekend in support of the Wisconsin protesters. From San Francisco to Salt Lake City to Atlanta to New York, people took to the streets in support of the right of workers to organize. Also at Colorlines.com, historian Michael Honey draws parallels between the situation in Wisconsin and Dr. Martin Luther King’s last crusade. Shortly before his assassination, King stood with the sanitation workers of Memphis to demand collective bargaining rights and the power to collect union dues.
George Warner of Campus Progress profiles some young activists who took to the streets of Washington, D.C. to express their solidarity with the Wisconsin protesters. About 1,500 people came out to a rally in support of the protesters on Saturday.
Anonymous strikes again
In a bizarre twist, a loosely organized coalition of anarchic hackers known as “Anonymous” attacked websites linked to Koch Industries on Sunday, Jessica Pieklo reports for Care2.com. The Koch brothers are among Gov. Walker’s most generous benefactors. The hackers launched a distributed denial of service attack on the website of the Koch-funded conservative group Americans for Prosperity.
In addition to generous campaign contributions, the Koch brothers gave $1 million to the Republican Governors Association, which in turn paid for millions of dollars worth of ads against Walker’s opponent in 2010. Walker is evidently very grateful to Koch. Last week, a writer for a Buffalo-based website got Walker on the phone by pretending to be David Koch.
Don’t look now, but…
Meanwhile, in Indiana, the state assembly reconvened on Monday to find most of the 40 Democratic members had decamped for Illinois. The legislators are apparently taking a page from the Wisconsin playbook. Indiana’s Republican governor is trying to pass legislation that would make permanent a ban on collective bargaining by public sector workers and the Democratic legislators are seeking to deny him the 2/3rds quorum required to vote on the bill.
This post features links to the best independent, progressive reporting about the economy by members of The Media Consortium. It is free to reprint. Visit the Audit for a complete list of articles on economic issues, or follow us on Twitter. And for the best progressive reporting on critical economy, environment, health care and immigration issues, check out The Mulch, The Pulse and The Diaspora. This is a project of The Media Consortium, a network of leading independent media outlets.By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger
On Monday afternoon, the Capitol... more
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This blog describes the rise of Neo- McCarthyism/ Neo- conservatism in the United States.
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