Lauren McCauley: Raging Grannies Arrested for Protecting Arctic from Oil Drillers
A fearless band of grannies faced down police officers and semi-trucks early Tuesday as they led a direct action blockading the entrances to the Seattle Port terminal where the Shell … Continue reading
Chris Hedges: Karl Marx was right
Opening remarks at the Left Forum held in New York City, May 30, 2015. Karl Marx exposed the peculiar dynamics of capitalism, or what he called “the bourgeois mode of … Continue reading
Wenonah Hauter: EPA’s Fracking Study, Explained
Don’t be fooled. Headlines in the New York Times and other news media about the EPA’s long-awaited study on the impacts of fracking on drinking water are another tragic case … Continue reading
Google: A Virtual Tour of Abbey Road Studios
Google’s new web site, Inside Abbey Road, lets viewers walk inside Abbey Road Studios, check out the famous recording studio (home to most of the Beatles’ songs, birthplace of Dark … Continue reading
Video: Top 50 most famous paintings of all time
Set to Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, here’s a montage of 50 beautiful paintings. Sit back and enjoy! Auguste Renoir — Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1881
Video: Frida Kahlo (rare footage)
A montage of short clips of Frida Kahlo set to Esa Noche a song by Café Tacuba. We see Kahlo working in her studio, as well as talking with her husband Diego … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: An Ars Poetica
In the dark of the jeweled cities, below the mirror
buildings, in the wind that funnels up the street canyons
blowing hats off and women’s hair sideways
poets are passing a small flame from one pair
of cupped hands to another.
Daniel N. White: The Fish Rots from the Head — My Q&A with Admiral William McRaven
A strange turn of fate now makes Admiral (retired) William McRaven, formerly head of US Special Operations Command (SOCOM), a neighbor of mine. He’s the new Chancellor of the University … Continue reading
Video: Are Organic Foods Actually Healthier?
In these two short videos, Dr. Michael Greger examines the latest scientific research on the health and safety of conventional food versus organic. …
Vanessa German: I will just call you artist
i told darrien. i do not wish to call him.nigga.even tho he said that it is ok. i said. i prefer. richer descriptive language when it comes to one as.wise … Continue reading
Patricia A. Nugent: Forgive Me, Mr. President
Maybe it’s that pesky Sixth Commandment: Thou shalt not kill. Or verse 5:53 of the Koran: Who so kills a soul, unless it be for murder or for wreaking corruption … Continue reading
Daniel Burston: What is Zionism?
Zionism is a movement for Jewish emancipation and self-determination that arose in response to the rising tide of anti-Semitism that engulfed Europe in the mid-19th century, which resulted in a … Continue reading
Video: Mrs Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian, Explains Religious Freedom
Conservative Christianity Compares Notes with ISIS. Starring America’s Best Christian, Mrs. Betty Bowers.
Video: Tribute to Fallen Environmental Warrior George Jucha
Here’s a video produced by environmental activist and University of Pittsburgh professor George Jucha (1964-2015) and posted on December 14, 2014, showing an illegal flaring of a fracking well in Washington … Continue reading →