Video: David Harvey explains the "Crisis of Capitalism," 11 min (tags)
Unlike a chair, an idea can be shared by a whole people. Capitalism contains crisis as rain clouds contain rain (Jean Jaures, 19th century French socialist).
Patrisse Khan-Cullors explains why Black Lives Matter (tags)
Patrisse Khan-Cullors explains why Black Lives Matter in a powerful memoir with Asha Bandele, ‘when they call you a terrorist’
Retired LAPD Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey explains how the LAPD's Board of Rights hearings work (tags)
Retired LAPD Sgt. Cheryl Dorsey explains how the LAPD's Board of Rights hearings work
Rosa Luxemburg Explains Capitalism Using Spoons (tags)
In this excerpt, the teenage Rosa Luxemburg teaches her family about Marx's Das Kapital, explaining material and social relations and the problem of money.
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Public Banking Avoids Today's Debacle (tags)
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Election 2012: Alexander-Mendoza Campaign Calls for Lifting Sanctions on Iran (tags)
“The sanctions don’t hurt the Iranian government, they strengthen it,” explains Stewart Alexander, “They hurt the working people of Iran.”
Welcome To The Reservation (tags)
Since the Republic of Lakotah declared independence from the U.S., Russell Means has remained steadfast in refusing to recognize the illegal authority of the treaty violating U.S. government. During the 90 minute interview, Russell Means calls for a post-colonial world beyond the confines of U.S. empire.
Labor's Last Stand in 2011? (tags)
The stage is set, and the main actors in Congress and in the corporate establishment are ready to perform, having rehearsed behind closed doors for the coming assault on organized labor's most powerful sector, public workers. The final preparations were smoothed out in Obama's tax "compromise" with the Republicans, which gave details of the drama's first act. The tax plan purposely did not include a critical element for state funding, called the Build America Bonds program (BAB), which allows recession-sunk states to easily borrow money from the federal government. In the face of enormous deficits, the states would be left to drown. Reuters blogger James Pethokoukis explains:
Global Warming Contrarians Exposed - Must See Free Video (tags)
An extremely informative, in-depth account of four of the major global warming "confusionists" is available free-online.
Trump the US Constitution (tags)
Listen to Scott Ritter who has been well vindicated about everything he said before the Iraq War. He believes The US will go to war with Iran this Summer, and he explains why and how he knows. He also explains how it is on behalf of Israel not America. Both parties are for this war and Bush will ignore the will of the people as will the congress.
“Warrantless Search Law Deskbook” (tags)
This is an interesting book of 601 pages which mostly explains why the 4th Amendment is more or less 99 percent null and void.
New Software, Bad Geography Catch Houston Voters in a Pinch (tags)
After delivering names to prosecutors and partisan attorneys that contributed to 150 depositions taken from Houston voters, experts now explain how historical circumstances played an important role in the high number of voters pursued in the attempt to unseat Hubert Vo.
Another great article by Raimondo, telling it like it is. The sun has set on the neo-con agenda. Time for justice.
BTL:Democratic Presidential Candidate Explains His Opposition to... (tags)
... Bush Administration's War in Iraq. Interview with Dennis Kucinich, Ohio congressman and Democratic presidential candidate, conducted by Between the Lines' Melinda Tuhus
COALITION OF THE WILLING? (tags)
Some reasons why countries support the US.
It's a rare thing. Note: I was blocked from accessing LA IMC yesterday.
Hans Bennett photoessay: REMEMBER AUGUST 8, 1978! FREE THE MOVE 9! (tags)
On the corner of Broad and Walnut in Center City, Philadelphia, August 10, 2002, more than 25 MOVE members and supporters (including several visiting from Spain) gathered for a demonstration to commemorate August 8, 1978. On this day, 24 years ago, more than 500 heavily armed police officers attacked MOVE headquarters in the Powelton Village neighborhood of West Philadelphia. When the MOVE family fled into the basement to avoid the attack, police countered by flooding them out and imprisoning the MOVE 9 for the murder of Police officer James Ramp.
"Brutality smeared in peanut butter" (tags)
The great Indian author of THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS and the recent essay THE ALGEBRA OF INFINITE JUSTICE analyzes the economic and political forces driving the Bush administration's war against Afghanistan. She explains why people in the Third World are terrified of this war and explains "Why America must stop the war now."