Grace Blakeley: The World Must be Saved from Financialization (tags)
The financial markets uncoupled from the real economy - with the help of short-sighted myths, corrupt politicians and the "look away" celebrity media.
“Ang bulaan o sinungaling ay kapatid ng magnanakaw.” Totoo ang kasabihang ito lalo na kung iisipin ang ginawang aklat ni Senador Juan Ponce-Enrile . ang mahigit sa 700 pahinang “Memoirs” para magbangong puri At ikampanya ang sarili at ang anak nitong tumatakbong senador sa susunod na taong eleksyon. May masidhing pagnanais na gumawa ng sariling kasaysayan, ipinasulat pa ni Enrile sa isang dating aktibista na sa akala niya ay may natitira pang bango, kay Nelson Navarro, dating tagapagsalita ng Movement for A Democratic Philippines (MDP) ang kanyang aklat na diumano ay kanyang sinulat ng mahigit sampung taon. Si Navarro din ang sumulat ng aklat tungkol kay Dr. Nemesio Prudente, dating pangulo ng PUP.
BTL:As U.S. Poverty Rises, Social Safety Net Programs Face Cuts (tags)
Interview with Dr. Cathy Grace, director of early childhood development with the Children?s Defense Fund, conducted by Scott Harris
Grace Aaron, former interim Executive Director and Board Chair, Sues Pacifica (tags)
Grace Aaron, who rose to Pacifica "fame" with the Committee to Strengthen KPFK," is suing the Foundation
Coyote Grace CD Release of "Buck Naked" (tags)
Coyote Grace returns to The Mint for their long awaited release of their fourth album "Buck Naked". Featuring the quirkier side of Coyote Grace, this album reveals their more unusual, controversial, and activist sides. Based in Sonoma County, Coyote Grace is transman and guitarist Joe Stevens, upright bassist Ingrid Elizabeth, and the pair will be joined by their favorite multi-instrumentalist Michaell Connolly from Seattle.
"Skilled, Professional Management" Grace Aaron Style: No KPFK: Transmitter Down (tags)
Item 5 of the Committee to Strengthen KPFK's slick slate mailer in 2008 promised, "Skilled, Professional Management." Since their victory, they have repeatedly told us they brought it to us. Now we see the result: KPFK Off the Air.
How Grace Aaron Came to Run Pacifica (tags)
An untold chapter on the tactics used by Aaron and her CTSK to win the 2007 election at KPFK that propelled her climb to controlling Pacifica Radio.
W.R. Grace Inc.’s Prior Knowledge of Risks of Asbestosis Ignored in Federal Court (tags)
A rewrite and update of an earlier article about the federal trail of W.R. Grace Inc. in Missoula, MT earlier this year, timed for the release of the "health care bill" as introduced by MT Senator Max Baucus. Think about prevention when it comes to corporate negligence and even malice when prior knowledge of health risks are ignored and justice for the workers in Libby, MT is derailed by a biased federal judge Donald Malloy..
The Sorceress at Pacifica Radio (tags)
The Sorceress at Pacifica Radio
Good news from WBAI, Pacifica in NY (tags)
WBAI is KPFA's Pacifica sister station in New York. Unfortunately, for several years WBAI was dominated and mismanaged by a group which called itself the "Justice & Unity Coalition" (JUC). The rule of the JUC ended this spring, when Grace Aaron became Pacifica's PNB chair and acting Executive Director; she intervened and made changes. Below is a report from WBAI by Doug Henwood.
New Leadership in Pacifica Radio (tags)
Pacifica radio has new leadership--people who are attempting to deal with a serious financial crisis which was building for years.
Coup d'etat at WBAI radio (tags)
Interim Executive Director of Pacifica changes locks at WBAI transmitter, coming to take over. Without any notice to WBAI manager Toney Riddle, nor to the governing board of the Pacifica Foundation, the interim executive director, Grace Aaron of Los Angeles, has conspired with some of her appointees to take control of WBAI in an undemocratic process.
Grace Aaron Committee to Strengthen KPFK Run Station Board Shuts Down Web User Forums (tags)
The new Grace Aaron/Ian Masters Local Station Board slate candidates have moved to strengthen their control over the station by eliminating a source of listener criticism.
amiri baraka on democracy now! (tags)
On 40th Anniversary of Newark Rebellion, a Look Back at Historic Unrest that Changed the Nation
Christmas Sermon by Margot Kassmann (tags)
God's grace changes us. If God gives us orientationk, this means overcoming hatred and violence, making the vision of justice into reality. The birth of God's child is like a star in the sky. The misery, hunger and poverty in the world may not be swept from the agenda.
Rebellion of the Spirit against Disorder (tags)
Liberation theology as a protest against suffering is not limited to one region.. Solidarity is really a basic quality of a person but is gradually lost in a culture of material values. We must hear the cry of our earth and the cry of the poor.
Rebellion of the Spirit (tags)
"For me, this triad (justice, peace and preser-vation of creation) is a little summary of the good news of the gospel. Even if the nature of utopia is never to be completely fulfilled, it shows us the way like a compass."
Friend pressures young student to harass a teacher's aid.
Come Take a Ride on the Ferris Wheel [ Proverbs 20:26 ] (tags)
Isn't editing so much fun!
HAVE YOU ACCEPTED GEORGE W. BUSH AS YOUR PERSONAL LORD AND SAVIOR? (tags)
”To him who sits upon the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might for ever and ever.” Revelation 5:13 "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world." John 1:29
Many of us have already signed petitions which have their value, but how useful does that really make us feel? Do you ask yourself - "What more can I do?" "How much of a sacrifice am I willing to make?" If nakedness is uncomfortable and embarrassing for us, think how uncomfortable and embarrassing the pictures of Iraqi citizens or Australian soldiers blown to bits will be."