Black Coffee: Documentary Covers the History, Politics & Economics of the “Most Widely Taken Legal Drug” - “It’s not hard to brew a great cup of coffee,” writes Kelefa Sanneh in a recent New Yorker post on the Melbourne International Coffee Expo. “At least, it...

My Apostasy Story: Clive Aruede - As part of our Apostasy Project series Nigerian Londoner Clive Aruedeexplains how an awareness of the wonders of the natural universe led him into atheism

Music for Egypt’s post-revolution generation - *Egypt’s respectable citizens look down on it and the revolutionaries don’t know what to think. But nothing can stop the boom in popularity of Mahraganat...

Stephen Smith - Stephen Smith is Visiting Professor of African & African American Studies at Sanford School of Public, Duke University. He is a former editor of the Fren...

The Complete and Undeniable Truth - Larken Rose - The speech in this video is an excerpt of the novel 'The Iron Web' by Larken Rose. This video is a US-version of the video "Nachricht an das Stimmvieh", pr...

"Don't Tread on Me" -- Yasiin Bey's PSA on NYPD's 'Stop-and-Frisk' - *CCRMedia* Don't Tread on Me: Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) public service announcement on the harmful impact of stop and frisk on communities and how New Yor...

The Power of Process: What Young Mozart Teaches Us About the Secret of Cultivating Genius - On how the "powerful blend of instruction, encouragement, and constant practice" cultivates the exceptional ability we call "genius." *Brain Pickings takes...

Medicare funding cosmetic surgery boom - Eyelid lifts are on the rise, and U.S. taxpayers are footing the bill thanks to an increase in insurance fraud

Rosneft to control 100% of Russian gas trading pioneer for $3bn - Rosneft, Russia’s state-controlled oil magnate, is buying out partner Itera to gain 100% control of the independent gas trader, for a reported $3 billion.

Interview: Cartoonist Slams Forced Evictions in Brazil for World Cup - In an interview with Brazilian investigative journalism agency Pﾃｺblica, cartoonist Carlos Latuff criticizes the rash of forced evictions in Rio de Janeiro ...

Femen Are Being Attacked by Nazis and Sent to Prison - It’s been a hectic couple of days for Femen: their Paris headquarters is under siege by 300 neo-Nazis seeking revenge for the * events of two weekends a...

Erkan in the Army now...: Europe needs money. So no more arms embargo agains Syrian rebels. Eurosphere roundup… - EU ends arms embargo against Syrian rebels The European Union agreed Monday to lift its embargo against arming Syrian rebels. Britain, France block renewed...

Groups call US Justice Department actions ‘appalling’ - A group of organisations sent a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder demanding a full and transparent report on the Department of Justice's secret i...

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Japan’s Economy Tumbles - PM Abe Prepares to Hammer Working People

The race is on: Manufacturer sets sights on market for armed drones - On a sprawling complex just outside Pretoria, South Africa, a government-owned arms manufacturer is preparing to test an armed drone that it hopes to begin...

Candace Thille moves to Stanford - Stanford hires Carnegie Mellon's Candace Thille, part of larger effort by university to shape study of learning science in higher education.

SF Bay Area: FEMA, eucalyptus cuts, and herbicides: Fix or pox for fire prone East Bay hills? - FEMA, is in the final stages of reviewing a fire management plan covering a thousand acres from Richmond to San Leandro. The plan would involve cutting dow...

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom read-aloud part 09 - As I mentioned in my March Locus column, I'm celebrating the tenth anniversary of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by m planning a prequel. volume As part...

It’s Academic - Colleges need to rethink their priorities

The smash-and-grab agenda - *International Socialist Review* columnist Phil Gasper explains why the ruling class austerity agenda has been discredited--and at a terrible toll in h...

European powers lift embargo, move to arm Syrian opposition - On Monday the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) met in Brussels and agreed not to renew the arms embargo against Syria.

PAPER TRAIL: May 28, 2013 @ 12:51:00 am - Duke University Press will start publishing "TSQ," a journal dedicated to transgender issues; Augusten Burroughs writes about marrying his literary agent; ...

Excellent bad advice - "Here's that bad advice you were hoping for" is a Tumblr that picks out letters to advice columns (as well as direct requests from readers) and writes scat...

Peace Gets a Chance in Pakistan: - PESHAWAR, May 27 (IPS) - Peshawar is breathing a little easier. Prime minister designate Nawaz Sharif's offer of talks with the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliba...

Skagit River bridge collapse: Not the only one waiting to happen (+video) - The collapse of the I-5 bridge over the Skagit River is a reminder that thousands of bridges in the US are in serious need of repair or replacement. Pres...

Unfuck tomorrow morning - - Wash the dishes in your sink - Get your outfit for tomorrow together, including accessories - Set up coffee/tea/breakfast - Make your lun...

Moving On - Letting go of one's library is about more than just clearing shelf space.

Medea Benjamin : Why I spoke Out at Obama's Foreign Policy Speech - Medea Benjamin, co-founder of the political activist group CodePink, is removed by security after speaking out against President Barack Obama during his fo...

Benghazi, IRS and DOJ: The GOP Scam to Shame Obama and Win Political Points in 2014 House Mid-Elections - Issues: Economy Human rights Politics World: Americas Presently both the House of Representatives and the Senate command America’s attention for...

Anthropology Links and Featured Book – Teaching Africa - Anthropology links with Teaching Africa as a featured book; a MOOC from Adam Van Arsdale; a new issue of anthropologies on race and racism; more on Sahlins.

Arundhati Roy Terms Maoist Attacks Like Chhattisgarh As Counter-Violence by Arundhati Roy - In the aftermath of the Maoist attack on the Congress Yatra in Chhattisgarh, activist and writer Arundhati Roy points out that the Maoists have no choice b...

Obama's terrorism speech: seeing what you want to see | Glenn Greenwald - Some eager-to-believe progressives heralded the speech as a momentous change, but Obama's actions are often quite different than his rhetoric The hallmar...

True Justice Must Be Served For Guantanamo Detainees - President Barack Obama lifted a moratorium on transfers of Guantanamo bay detainees to Yemen – a moratorium he put in place. Why Obama put this moratorium ...

BFP Select Nightly News & Editorials- May 27, 2013 - Please help us continue this work. We do not have foundation bosses or fund-ers. We do not serve the corporate fund-ers by being their advertisement platfo...

The Predictable Irrationality of Righteous Minds, and the Work of Ethicists - Jennifer spends lots of time with dead things, dead humans actually. She works in a pathology lab. One night, she is asked to incinerate a fresh human cada...

Why We at “Close Guantﾃ｡namo” Have Cautious Optimism Regarding President Obama’s Plans for the Prison - I wrote the following article for the “Close Guantﾃ｡namo” website, which I established in January 2012 with US attorney Tom Wilner. Please join us — just an...

New plea for detainees - Trying to build upon a Supreme Court ruling five years ago creating one constitutional right for detainees at Guantanamo Bay, lawyers for a Yemeni national...

A Manifesto for Rewilding the World - A mass restoration of ecosystems offers us hope where there was little hope before. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 28th May 2013 Until modern...

Kill Anything That Moves - Box Scores in Vietnam. Drone Strikes in Pakistan. Nothing has Changed. From Adbusters #107: The Epic Story of Humanity: Part 1, Spring By the mid-1960s, t...

Nordic class struggle - The ‘Nordic model’ is the name given to the economic and social policies shared by Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland whic...

As turmoil swirls in Egypt, artists see an opening for greater free expression - In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood, its opponents, and the old regime continue to jockey for power. In the midst of a security vacuum, a looming economic c...

How the Democratic Party kettles our thoughts - Far from posing a progressive alternative, the Democratic Party represses the revolutionary energy of workers to keep them firmly within the system. By Wil...

Cultural bias and the evaluation of medical evidence: An update on the AAP - By Brian D. Earp Follow Brian on Twitter by clicking here. Cultural bias and the evaluation of medical evidence: An update on the AAP Since my article on t...

Skepchick Quickies 5.27 - On May 27, 1703, Peter the Great founded the city of St. Petersburg in Russia. I visited there this past summer and it was beautiful–the city is huge and t...

The End of the Beginning of the End -

Thesis update and tips on surviving grad school - Over the past few years, I’ve given the odd update on how my thesis is progressing. Friend and colleague Atif Kukaswadia recently did a thesis update of...

Spring 2013 Book List - by Jarrah Hodge In between work and feminist blogging and keeping up with geek culture, I’m a huge bookworm. Here’s the latest in my series of posts giving...

Lee Jasper: Black Youth, terrorism and the moral blindness - It’s always a pleasure to speak with long time activist and good friend of HKR (Hard Knock Radio) Lee Jasper, former advisor to the Mayor of London. His ke...

Renaud Hallﾃｩ’s The Clockmakers Premieres on NFB.ca - Recently, we launched the most recent animated film by Renaud Hallﾃｩe, the Montrﾃｩal filmmaker who’s been making waves on Vimeo. Titled The Clockmakers, this...

Revisionist History Day, 2013 - Today is Revisionist History Day, what others call Memorial Day. Americans are supposed to remember the country's war dead while being thankful that they...

Alt Text: What to Do After Your Arrested Development Binge - [image: Alt Text: What to Do After Your Arrested Development Binge] So, you probably binge-watched *Arrested Development* this weekend. Here's what to watch...

College for Those Who Serve - One way the government expresses its gratitude for the service that the women and men of the U.S. military… Continue Reading The post College for Those...

Law and Disorder May 27, 2013 - Updates: FDNY Lawsuit Update Guatemalan Genocide Verdict Overturned —— We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks - Michael Ratner Our own Michael Ratner de...

Project Censored Needs Your Help! - Project Censored receives no funding from foundations or universities. We rely totally on support from personal donors, monthly subscribers, and book sal...

FBI Probes LAPD SWAT - From the Washington Post: LOS ANGELES — The FBI is investigating whether members of the Los Angeles Police Department’s SWAT and special-investigations u...

Reinhart and Rogoff Trip Over Data While Attacking Krugman - Yesterday, Carmen Reinhart—she of the infamous Excel error—wrote an open letter to Paul Krugman taking issue with his “spectacularly uncivil behavior.” ...

The heretic's guide to the Bible - [image: image/jpeg icon]God.jpg The worst of the Bible: over 100 passages revealing the Bible to be a contradiction-ridden exercise in hate, misogyny,...

Cavolfiore Fritto (Deep-fried Cauliflower) - When we went to Spain, in Barcelona to be precise, in 2010 hubby and I enjoyed the fried vegetables being sold at a vegetable fast food shop on La Rambla, a ...

The Essayification of Everything - Why has the form invented by Montaigne — searching, sampling, notoriously noncommittal — become a talisman of our times?

'March Against Monsanto' Protesters Rally Against U.S. Seed Giant And GMO Products - AP, LOS ANGELES — Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified f...

The Telegraph: Oil majors face class action lawsuit over alleged price rigging - Chicago-based commodities trader Prime International Trading named the companies in a suit on Wednesday, accusing them of misreporting trades for the Brent...

05-24-13 Edge of Sports - Episode 255: Boom! This week on Edge of Sports radio we talk about Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel’s efforts to fund a new hoops arena for DePaul while closing ...

#MarchAgainstMonsanto: The Grassroots Uprising -

Looking for Gulnara - This video is in Russian but is pretty self-explanatory. While in Geneva we decided to look for Gulnara Karimova’s US25 million dollar home, to see how the...

Military now flying drones in US civilian airspace - On May14, in Pendleton, Ore., the military launched the first unmanned military aircraft, or drones, to fly in civilian U.S. airspace.

Federal Court Rules Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio Violated U.S. Constitution - *Arpaio and His Deputies Have Engaged in Racial Profiling Against Latinos in Maricopa County* *May 24, 2013* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212-549-266...

#720 George W Bush library rewrites history (Conservatives) - Click here to show/hide the flash player. Edition #720 Play or download here! Ch. 1: Intro – Theme: A Fond Farewell – From a Basement On the Hill Ch. 2: Ac...

New and Improved? Examining the Global Fund’s New Funding Model - As the Global Fund re-envisions its process, civil society can help ensure that marginalized and criminalized communities voices are heard, and human rig...

Obama Ends the War on Terror - Short description: Obama ends the War on Terror, Eric Holder and the 1st Amendment, the IRS versus Apple, and gay Boy Scouts. Listen Download

Ronn Crowder at Paulie’s Toasted Barrel - Memphis born Blues/Rock veteran.

BR — Elizabeth Goitein and Faiza Patel: "Rethinking the War on Terror" - The president's grand speech on counterterrorism strategy fell short on substance, Elizabeth Goitein and Faiza Patel argue.

Stay Out of Syria! - David Bromwich The recent past is still with us, if we take the time to look. The consequence of the NATO intervention that overthrew Muammar Qaddafi is ...

The Politics Behind the Move to Dismantle Wisconsin’s United Council - Last night brought shocking news for supporters of student involvement in university governance in the United States, as a Republican-controlled budget com...

Must-reads of the week - Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and oth...

Bottled Zeitgeist: The Bitter Spirit of the Times - What if you could bottle time, shove it in a cellar for twenty years and break it out at dinner parties? Bottled Zeitgeist: The Bitter Spirit of the Times ...

As Need for New Flood Maps Rises, Congress and Obama Cut Funding - by Theodoric Meyer As the United States grows warmer and extreme weather more common, the federal government’s flood insurance maps are becoming increa...

Smadar Lavie - Smadar Lavie (UC Berkeley) received the “Heart at East” Honor Plaque for her committed excellence and lifetime service to the...More

Why Is It So Hard to Try A Rape Case in Pakistan? - In Pakistan, just talking about rape and sexual violence is a cultural taboo. But bringing a case through the Pakistani courts and discerning truth from fi...

Tim DeChristopher - Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, a founder of the grassroots organization Peaceful Uprising, is widely known for disrupting a 2008 auction of gas ...

Santa Lucia - The department’s fellows and one new hire, insular as a Greek chorus, sit at a nearby round table and glance over intermittently. Nola holds her palm above...

The Fight for True Farming - In this documentary, crop and animal farmers in Quebec, the Canadian West, the US Northeast and France offer solutions to the social and environmental s...

Costas Douzinas – Is there a right to disobedience and resistance? - [image: Academic Service - Archive] Event Date: 24 May 2013 Room B33 Birkbeck, University of London Malet St London WC1E 7HX Birkbeck School of Law pres...

Surrealism for Social Change - A review of Ben Katchor's Hand-Drying in America.

Pesticide Use is Actually Much Greater Than Reported - In a revealing article in the Wall Street Journal, Ian Berry explains how resistance to an engineered Bt gene by corn rootworms is leading to reversals in ...

Central American Migrants Face Perils on Journey North - Author: Levi Bridges Date: Friday, May 24, 2013 Teaser: In recent years, Honduras has become a chief transit point for drugs bound for Mex...

On The Street……Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona - [image: On The Street……Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona]

Gwenda Bond reviews Karen Healey - Let it never be said that authors from Australia and New Zealand don’t have a huge influence on American YA. From Margo Lanagan to Justine Larbalestier to ...

Kim Barker & Justin Elliott: Six Facts Lost in the IRS Scandal - Amid the outrage, the big picture of social welfare nonprofits is easily forgotten.

Demonstrating Progress: Building a More Equitable Global R&D System - *Suerie Moon and **John-Arne Rﾃｸttingen from Harvard University call for WHO member states to embrace new approaches to governing the global research and ...

Sirius - [image: Sirius]Sirius (2013) is a documentary film that follows the efforts of Steven M. Greer, MD to reveal information about top secret energy projects a...

Why is Anonymous helping teenage lesbians? | James Ball - Anonymous may not be known for its gay rights credentials, but this loose collective of libertarians loves an underdog Any experienced internet denizen m...

American Experience | Mount Rushmore Preview - An obsessed artist struggles against bankruptcy, public indifference, and a brutal terrain, to build the great American monument, Mount Rushmore. High on a...

Step 306: Find a primary care doctor - *Anonymous asks: What advice do you have for finding a new doctor after moving away from home? I’ve recently moved over 6 hours away from my home town of...

Don't Believe the Publishers' Hype: Support Open Access - Once again, we are seeing entrenched interests try to fight the future with scare tactics and misinformation. This time, it's major journal publishers, a...

Guatemala: Justice Denied? - In early May, former dictator Rios Montt was convicted in his own country, Guatemala, of genocide. Then three weeks later, apparently due to extrajudicial ...

True Africa - From Kai Krause, a map representing the true size of Africa, a continent that is routinely misrepresented on standard Mercator projection maps:

Lowrider Space - [image: Lowrider car parked in garage. Water damage on the garage walls behind the car. Black and white poster showin Jim Morrison on garage wall, hung sid...

Cybelle Fox is selected as a top five finalist in the 2012 C. Wright Mills Award competition for her work in Three Worlds of Relief - *Three Worlds of Relief: Race, Immigration, and the American Welfare State from the Progressive Era to the New Deal* is Cybelle Fox's publication that has ...

BARCELONA #15M Newsletter nr 45 - Hello from Barcelona, This is the (almost) weekly newsletter that will inform you about the activities of 15M movement in Barcelona, Catalonia and occasion...

Tomgram: Engelhardt, The Biggest Criminal Enterprise in History - We have a word for the conscious slaughter of a racial or ethnic group: genocide...

GGG#87: Alaya Dawn Johnson - Episode 87 << Coming June 1st Alaya Dawn Johnson joins us to discuss her new novel The Summer Prince. Panel Topic: Star Trek Into Darkness Guest Geeks:...

Hairy, Sticky Leg Pads are In: How Different Spiders Hunt - [image: Euophrys_L2_cryo__q17_bearb_color_composite] Spiders are everywhere (Arachnophobes, stop reading now). They’re among the most successful predator...

Olzen discusses Catonsville Nine on John Batchelor Show - by The Editors Last Friday, WNV correspondent Jake Olzen discussed his story on the famous Catonsville Nine action and how a mainstream television report...

Hate factories - John Bowden describes work programmes in prisons as ‘slave labour’ that negate basic human rights Rightwing Tory justice minister Chris Grayling’s declarat...

“Playing Watten” by Thomas Bernhard - Oh, Thomas Bernhard! Bringing the thunder, bringing the classism—an excerpt from “Playing Watten” (translated by Kenneth J. Northcott), from Three Novell...

Partners in the Struggle - What does it mean to be an ally in a political movement? From white Americans in the civil rights era, to Israelis in Palestine, to Latino-Americans work...

Getting There - by Stephen R. Shalom Michael Albert, Jessica Azulay, and David Marty *Occupy Strategy* Volume 3 of *Fanfare for the Future* Woods Hole, MA: Z Books, Z Pa...

Organizing Mississippi Nissan Workers - 27:35 - *Mississippi’s Nissan Factory Auto Workers Take Message of Worker’s Justice to NY’s International Auto Show with . Raphael Martinez, auto worker Canton, Mi...

Gina Keating on netflix - Gina Keating, author of * Netflixed: The Epic Battle for America's Eyeballs, * discusses the startup of Netflix and their competition with Blockbuster.

Podcast: "10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10" - The MIT Press book we affectionately call 10 PRINT -- actually 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10 -- was an unusual project in several respects. The ...

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February 24, 2005 and After: Justice Department Lawyer Generates ';Performance Chart'; for All US Attorneys - Kyle Sampson, the deputy chief of staff for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales , sends a list of the 93 current US Attorneys to White House counsel Harriet ...

Fading into A Real Day of Rest - Today, I hope to inspire you to step away from your productive-to-do's and fade into your dreamy-to-do's <3 <3 Summer is sneaking up on Ithaca, although, th...

Jon Karl got played by a confidential source and now ABC News has a big Benghazi problem - “His colleagues at other news organizations know it. His friends at the network, were they real friends, would try to talk him out of this disastrous state...

Brave New World Soundtrack mixed by PSYCHEMAGIK! - Enjoy this download of an exclusive mix from our favorite producers right now, PSYCHEMAGIK! The UK’s Psychemagik are the hottest thing in the underground...

Cosmocking: June '13! - I don't know how long I can keep doing this. I thought Cosmo would be Cosmo forever, but now I'm afraid/hopeful it might not be. They have a new editor-i...

Help us support the work of Upside Down World! - Our friends at Upside Down World are celebrating ten years of reporting on social movements and politics in Latin America! And in order to ensure that they...

Thank You for Voting - Thank you for voting for your favorite cartoon in Science Idol 2011!

Citizen Army Lobbies Congress for Clean Air - Ambassadors from every state arrive en masse to buttonhole congress reps The grassroots campaign involved ambassadors from every state, plus D.C. and ...

The Secret of the Seven Sisters - *The Secret of the Seven Sisters* is a four-part series examining the rise of a powerful cartel of seven companies that control the world's oil supply. The...

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Criminology - “Let's turn now to the citation of authors, found in other books and missing in yours. The solution to this is very simple, because all you have to do is f...

Press Kit of the VIth Conference now available on line - Download here the press kit of the VI Conference.

Show 253 - Probing the President - Dan analyzes the three main scandals currently plaguing the Obama Administration. He breaks them down individually while trying to put them in a historical...

Call for Nominations—The Accelerating Science Award Program - We have received numerous nominations since the ASAP program was launched two weeks ago. There are still 30 days left to nominate yourself or another indiv...

Obama: "I'm shocked about IRS misconduct!" -

Direct Action Gets the Goods in Greensboro, NC! - From greensboroiww.org Last week, the Greensboro IWW achieved a swift and valuable win that illustrated the power of solidarity and direct action. A bran...

Hunger Strike Song - Day 96 of a Hunger Strike at Guantanamo. The vast majority of the prisoners are participating. Many are being force fed. Contact your Congress people, con...

Taking His Own Good Time to Die - Over the years, I’ve done a bunch of demolition on old houses, owned and squatted. I’ve learned a thing or two in the process. For instance, there are alwa...

Curious Utopias - The Universal Basic Income hit the Washington Post again this weekend, courtesy of Mike Konczal. He focuses on left objections to the UBI proposal, ranging...

Malatesta and Syndicalism - By Emilio Lﾃｳpez Arango A note from the translator: “This is a never before translated piece by Lopez Arango, one of the main theorists of the pre-1930 FORA...

Greenskate 4/20 - Saturday, April 20. Skaters, bikers, and bladers line up at Woodland Park for Friends for Skateparks’ First Annual Greenskate one-mile fun ride. Greenskat...

Room for responsibility in finance: a response to Tijo Salverda - Tijo, I have read the latest version of your chapter for our book on Economy For and Against Democracy, “Room for responsibility: making the financial sect...

Protecting Seniors from Identity Theft - ** *Posted by Jenny Backus, Public Policy Team * * * *Every day in this country, someone’s mother, grandfather, or older neighbor is a victim of identity...

David Graeber “defiantly having fun” at The Baffler no. 22 Release Party - “They’re trying to get back to the idea of having actual intellectuals again.” Contributing editor David Graeber discusses the current state of the Ameri...

Weight of Chains: Preview of New Film on Breakup of Yugoslavia -

The Political Economy of Decollectivization in China - Decollectivization of China’s rural economy in the early 1980s was one of the most significant aspects of the country’s transition to a capitalist econom...

MRS THATCHER - THE GHOST IN THE HOUSE OF WONKS - How Mrs Thatcher constructed a fake ghostly version of Britain's past, and then used it to maintain her power. But also how she became possessed and haun...

How scholars in the Middle East developed anthropology more than 1000 years ago - Anthropology emerged in a relatively high scientific level in the wider Middle East before it existed as a discipline in the West. Therefore, the label o...

Understanding Shahbag: Bangladesh at a Crossroads - 05/02/2013 - 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Martin E. Segal Theatre 365 Fifth Avenue New York

Throw (RPbm2) - Extra content from Radical Philosophy 179

Ding Dong ding dong - I wrote a piece about the Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead campaign for the Guardian on Thursday. By the afternoon I was arguing the toss with Tory peer Barone...

High-profile gender violence in Bolivia: Horrifying impunity and legal responses - In the first three months of 2013, two deeply disturbing crimes brought the problems of sexual and domestic violence to the forefront of public attention i...

For our wild flower, Patti - March 28, 2013 - [image: http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lf8kxpm6TB1qdfb8co1_500.png] What though the radiance which was once so bright Be now...

THE NITTY GRITTY - Weak (could) become heroes It’s time to define what an IP colony really is. It is unlike an 18th or 19th century state-private venture, something ala East...

Austerity and Structural Adjustment for Europe - For a while now many European governments have resorted to austerity measures to deal with the recession and financial crises affecting them. This may ha...

Psywar screened on Free Speech TV on MLK day - https://www.freespeech.org/tv-schedule/day/2013-01-22T00–2013-01-22T23?timezone=MST

Men’s Rights Activists and Misdirected Hatred - by Carly Rhianna Smith Carly Rhianna Smith is a journalism student at Langara College currently completing her practicum at The Tyee in Vancouver. I becam...

SCMS response - Here is my response to the SCMS panel this afternoon on “primordigital cinema,” with talks by Jonathan Freedman, Richard Grusin, and Selmin Kara. Grusin’s ...

Harvard Shorenstein Paper on "Nature's Prophet: Bill McKibben as Journalist, Public Intellectual and Activist" - In a * paper released today by Harvard University *, I analyze the career of writer-turned-activist Bill McKibben and his impact over the past 20 years on ...

The Steubenville Files - On August 22, 2012 two members of the Big Red High School football team in Steubenville, Ohio – USA were arrested and charged with the rape and kidnapping ...

Best Of 2012: CARS AND TRUCKS - ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END, AND SO HERE IT IS: THE FINAL BEST OF 2012 LIST OF THE YEAR. This is the list you’ve all been waiting for — the industr...

O Mundo Amanha - Anwar Ibrahim - O Mundo Amanha - Anwar Ibrahim Produced in association with: In partnership with Agﾃｪncia Publica, Investigative journalism center from Brazil - http://ww...

Double Tap – US Commiting What The US Calls An Act of Terror - http://bit.ly/whatisadoubletap NYU and Stanford Law Schools say we are committing a war crimes that is considered a terrorist act by our own government, in...

The battle for the Sinai - Fault Lines examines the changing US-Egyptian relationship through the lens of the Sinai Peninsula.

9 Holiday Gifts You Can Make In Your Kitchen - If you're looking for gifts with the personal touch, Here & Now resident chef Kathy Gunst says start in the kitchen. She shares nine delicious recipes, inc...

The Clock Strikes Red: Strike Debt /Occupy Student Debt Campaign Declaration of Solidarity with Free Cooper Union - Strike Debt and the Occupy Student Debt Campaign declare our solidarity with the students currently occupying the clock tower at Cooper Union, and with a...

Secret US Construction in Israel - Washington and Israel partner in jointly planned imperial wars and related activities. Walter Pincus reports on national security issues for the Washington...

Upcoming Event: Jeff Freyman on The American Empire Today - Dr. Jeff Freyman will speak at the UK Student Center, Room 113, at 7pm on Wednesday, October 24. The topic is "The American Empire Today," and the event is...

Celebrating the First-Ever International Day of the Girl! - Today, October 11, marks the FIRST-ever International Day of the Girl. Recognized by the United Nations, governments, communities, and girls around the wor...

Journalist John Nichols - Long time friend and colleague of Bob, John Nichols joins Bob this Sunday. His most recent book, Uprising, captures the protest movement that captivated th...

Not a Loan Democracy - http://occuprint.org/wiki/uploads/Posters/NotALoanDemocracy.png

National Lawyers Guild to Protect First Amendment at RNC and DNC -

Kentucky department of corrections to hold a public hearing on the death penalty -

At KFTC's...

Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions and the Struggle for Justice in Palestine - Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions and the Struggle for Justice in Palestine Ali Abunimah Wael Elasady Michael Letwin Lamis Deek Socialism 2...

American Autumn: An Occudoc (Official Trailer) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeMbERJggt4

The Corporate Media's Attempt to Kill the Occupy Movement - By Michael Corcoran and Stephen Maher Originally published by Truthout * * *"It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen." Geo...

Taxation Is Not the Answer - A few days ago, I submitted my tax documents to the various government agencies that require them. For me, as for many others I’m sure, this process was ...

‘People Will Die’ - The End Of The NHS. Part 1: The Corporate Assault - Few political acts have exposed the sham of British ‘democracy’ like the decision to dismantle the National Health Service. In essence, the issues are si...

Michael Moore at Left Forum 2012 -

“Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the U.S. and Started Prospering” - [image: Hal Weitzman photo]A talk by Hal Whitesman, Financial Times' Chicago and Midwest bureau chief. Thanks to demand from big emerging economies, most S...

Weekend Meditation: How to Cope with a Warm, Sunny Day in Winter - [image: 2012_01_08-citrus.jpg]*Mandarin tree, early January.* It's the dead of winter and yet the day is mild, clear and bright. A warmish breeze gently rat...

By: Elena - Hellow! I can speak English!

FSRN - Free Speech Radio: Headlines for Friday, July 1, 2011 *{audio}http://fsrn.org/audio/play/8752{/audio}* 29:01 minutes (26.56 MB)

Austin City Limits | John Legend & The Roots - ACL presents the best of contemporary R&B; with John Legend & The Roots. The innovative hip-hop collective backs the Grammy-winning soul singer on a set of...

Examined Life - The documentary Examined Life grounds philosophy in real world issues. Through a series of brief interviews with some of today’s most provocative thinkers,...

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