“I need a union working woman! I need an Occupy Wall Street woman!”
Fellow Worker Tom Morello, at the Woody Guthrie Centennial…
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The Life of Dorothy Day
Here’s an introduction to Dorothy Day and the Catholic Worker movement that aired on PBS’ Religion & Ethics Newsweekly back in February of 2013.
Transcript is here.
The Place To Learn How To Fight
I’ll see you in Chicago.
An Interview With Chris Hedges
On a new series from The Real News called Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay, Chris Hedges observes that although the liberal elite continues to speak in the “feel-your-pain” language of traditional liberalism, they’ve completely betrayed the very people that they purport to represent and defend.
I would urge you to watch the entire series.
Reality Asserts Itself – Chris Hedges
Glenn Greenwald on the NSA Story
Glenn Greenwald appeared on Morning Joe to discuss recent revelations concerning the NSA’s surveillance programs. I would urge you to watch the first 17 minutes.
You can see the full interview with Edward Snowden on the Guardian Website.
A Bitcoin Primer
Here’s three minutes worth watching. It’s a simple, yet thorough, introduction to the decentralized digital currency known as Bitcoin – from Duncan Elms and Marc Fennell.
With a Single Voice Like Thunder
Here’s another brilliant and inspiring song from Matthew Grimm.
“If your enemies are firefighters, teachers and nurses, your enemy is everyone.”
America, the Nurses Have Your Back
Support the Financial Transactions Tax. Learn more at NursesHealAmerica.org.
Video: Complete SXSW Tom Morello Set
In this hour-long set from Rolling Stone’s Rock Room day party, Tom Morello burns through a string of modern protest songs. His headlining gig at the Occupy SXSW showcase had been busted up by cops the night before.
The Crisis of Civilization
The Crisis of Civilization is a documentary about the end of the Industrial Age based on the book by Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed. Director Dean Puckett and Animator Lucca Benney remix, interweave and otherwise mashup clips and images from far and wide to illustrate Ahmed’s narration.
The film provides compelling evidence that the many crises facing us in our day are all interrelated manifestations of a single failing global system. The question is not whether there should be dramatic changes to our way of life. For better or worse, change is already upon us. The question is whether we can find a way to sustain human life and liberty in the coming age.
Our days of denial are coming to a close.
