We’re toast Green gestures we have in abundance in America. Green political action, not so much. Video: Roads Through Palestine Gitmo Suicides: The Unanswered Questions Video: The Story of Cap and Trade The Washington Stakeout calls for questions White House Press Briefings with Ari Fleischer Busted by Colombo Yoko Ono posts 47 “war is over” postcards on the 29th anniversary of John Lennon’s [...] read more »

Call for art to benefit Daniel McGowan Documentary: A Woman’s Place The Battle in Seattle: Learning from Victory See also: Big bucks to the Black Block Photo: Dubai goes bust! and CHAIRMAN MAO’S UNDERGROUND CITY CIA Book of Deceit and Trickery Gnome Chomsky Depressed U.S. towns battle to house detainees in ‘Gitmo North’ A lot of these were collected last week when [...] read more »

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The health care speech we wish Obama would give If you like Zizek you might like some of these links! Revisiting the Kansas town 50 years after Capote wrote In Cold Blood Brave: Soldier refuses deployment to care for her child; Arkansas student refuses to say pledge of alegiance until everyone can get married. Envisioning Chinese society in the [...] read more »

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On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: NYTimes retrospective; a collection of photos; Berlin Wall Orignal Paintings Restoration; and Palestine Photos: portraying the mafia Japanese protest against US base in Okinawa Pete Seeger’s role in ending Israeli house demolitions South London radical history A series of controversial Israeli films provoke outrage and plaudits at London festival Donald [...] read more »

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