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TRANSFORM NOW PLOWHARES NEEDS YOUR HELP
Originally posted on Transform Now Plowshares:
Transform Now Plowshares needs you to: Write a letter, send a postcard, and help others to send postcards to Judge Thapar. Click here to view the postcard to Judge Thapar on behalf of the Transform Now Plowshares. Download it (PDF file) and take it to your local printer, get…
Has Washington’s Arrogance Undone Its Empire?
From Paul Craig Roberts, a former Reagan Treasury official–an overview of how our arrogance has undone our Empire. Bill Totten's Weblog by Paul Craig Roberts Institute for Political Economy (July 01 2013) No one likes a bully, and Washington’s NATO puppets have been bullied for six decades. British prime ministers, German chancellors, and French presidents […]
July 4: Independence FROM America Day Demo at Menwith Hill – UK Indymedia
Originally posted on Karl Dallas Day:
Join the annual Independence FROM America demonstration at NSA Menwith Hill, N. Yorkshire organised by the Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB). Speakers to include Salma Yaqoob, Andy Worthington, Martin Wainwright, Mizan the Poet. Food provided by the 1 in 12 cafe. 4th July Special Event Time: 5pm…
Kensington Studios Now Open!
Originally posted on thinkings:
Great news is coming down the pike! Kensington Studios is officially open with our first two mini-productions having taken place over the past week. The dubious distinction of having been our very first work goes to Mike Amato! He needed a recording for the intro to his burlesque show (which by…
Sex and politics–featuring Sue Crabtree!
So I had a great show the other night on Sex and Politics–if you didn’t catch it, it’s on our podbean website. The show started out with a report from Louis Fishman, on the ground in Turkey. My colleague Joe Wade spoke to Poet Lamont Steptoe, and musician Dan Gallo. Later in the hour, I […]
POSTPONED->Julian Assange will make a speech this Saturday from the Ecuadorian Embassy – c’mon over!
Julian Assange speech marking the one-year anniversary of his sanctuary in the Ecuadoran Embassy–postponed due to security concerns for Assange.
The Snowden Sh*tstorm
The politics surrounding the Edward Snowden case continue to get, well, weird. Last night, Christopher Hayes admitted that he found himself on the same side of the Snowden issue as Texas Congressman (and one-man punchline) Louie Gohmert. Gohmert also found himself in a strange place–he was on the side of the ACLU at a news […]
Thanking Bradley Manning
An interesting post from Kathy Kelly, part of Afghan Peace Volunteers, a group that lives among the people of Kabul and sees their daily lives under the occupation. Their perception of Bradley Manning is rather different than ours.
The Brooklyn Culture Jam 
HOLY FRACK! An LNG port off Jones Beach?? (updated)
THE PODCAST HAS BEEN PUT UP ON THE SEX AND POLITICS SITE. CLICK HERE. Last night on Sex and Politics, I spoke to two different people about Fracking, natural gas, and the protests around it. First up was Sean Dixon from Clean Ocean Action, which has been in the fight over fracking owing to the […]