LISTEN This podcast takes a look at the insurrection and police violence through the lens of White Supremacy and the rise of the likes of Tucker…… Read more “Reflection on Insurrection (Police, White Supremacy and their Champions)”
Author: Eddie Rockerz
Great Speeches: “On James Baldwin” by Toni Morrison (1988)
Jimmy, there is too much to think about you, and too much to feel. The difficulty is your life refuses summation – it always did -…… Read more “Great Speeches: “On James Baldwin” by Toni Morrison (1988)”
Mapping Police Violence In A Savage Land
MAPPING POLICE VIOLENCE ACROSS THE US in 2021 (321 dead so far in 2021)
Chris Hedges: The Unraveling of the American Empire
Source: ScheerPost America’s defeat in Afghanistan is one in a string of catastrophic military blunders that herald the death of the American empire. With the exception of…… Read more “Chris Hedges: The Unraveling of the American Empire”
Amazon Warehouse Life And The Pitfalls Of ‘One-Click America’
Amazon’s Warehouse Life Alec MacGillis writes about Amazon’s growing impact on American life in his new book, Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America. He notes that…… Read more “Amazon Warehouse Life And The Pitfalls Of ‘One-Click America’”
The Empty Brain by Robert Epstein
Source: AEON No matter how hard they try, brain scientists and cognitive psychologists will never find a copy of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony in the brain – or…… Read more “The Empty Brain by Robert Epstein”
Invisible Blackness w/ Adrian Younge featuring Nelson George
Invisible Blackness is a podcast that documents the development and evolution of racism in America. This series analyses the Black consciousness of America with new historical parallels…… Read more “Invisible Blackness w/ Adrian Younge featuring Nelson George”
Mr. Fish: The Political Cartoon Is Dead: Long Live the Cartoonist!
Mr Fish Interview Political cartoons have helped us make sense of the world in which we live since they first appeared in the 18th century–though some,…… Read more “Mr. Fish: The Political Cartoon Is Dead: Long Live the Cartoonist!”
Chris Hedges: The Evil Within Us
Source: ScheerPost Robert Aaron Long, 21, charged with murdering eight victims, six of whom were Asian women, at three Atlanta-area massage parlors, told police that he carried…… Read more “Chris Hedges: The Evil Within Us”
America Radiates Violence: Challenging the Politics of Isolated Incidents by Henry Giroux
Source: CounterPunch America radiates violence and mass shootings are only one register of this plague. The richest country in the world is armed, has one of the…… Read more “America Radiates Violence: Challenging the Politics of Isolated Incidents by Henry Giroux”
Poet’s Nook: “Holy Elixir” by Kate Tempest
I touch the beginning Animating animals and tree Gods Scratching out legends in cave walls The days pour down into nights as we watched We matched…… Read more “Poet’s Nook: “Holy Elixir” by Kate Tempest”
Inner Climate Change
This documentary was inspired by the people who participated in the April ‘19 Climate Change and Consciousness conference held at the Findhorn Foundation, Scotland. It weaves a…… Read more “Inner Climate Change”
White Monarchy Nearly Killed Meghan Markle. It Has Killed Countless Others by Eisa Nefertari Ulen
..escaping the monarchical bubble of soul-death… Source: Truthout Racism enters Black bodies. Enduring racial discrimination lowers heart rate variability and increases heart rates. Racism is fight or…… Read more “White Monarchy Nearly Killed Meghan Markle. It Has Killed Countless Others by Eisa Nefertari Ulen”
Dr. Seuss “Cancelled”? There’s Nothing New About Cutting Racism From Children’s Books by Kelly Robinson
Source: The Guardian In the week after the Dr Seuss estate announced it would cease publication of six of his titles due to racist tropes, some conservative…… Read more “Dr. Seuss “Cancelled”? There’s Nothing New About Cutting Racism From Children’s Books by Kelly Robinson”
Racism or Classism? Caste Explains that it is Both
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2EsndJ0SccC5kHZBPwDMDl?si=8GHvEnkfQeivRJZvJVzWNw Ch. 1: John Biewen: The lie that invented racism – TED – Air Date 11-1-20 To understand and eradicate racist thinking, start at the beginning. That’s…… Read more “Racism or Classism? Caste Explains that it is Both”
Saint Coltrane: The Church Built On ‘A Love Supreme
/ I used to play Coltrane’s album “A Love Supreme” many years ago especialy during times of hihjh stress and anxiety. This album, along with Miles…… Read more “Saint Coltrane: The Church Built On ‘A Love Supreme”
What Awaits Us After We Die?
Western science has uncovered many mysteries regarding life, but it has little to say about death in any meaningful sense. In this enlightening clip, Rabbi YY Jacobson…… Read more “What Awaits Us After We Die?”
Poet’s Nook: “poems about police violence” by June Jordan
Tell me somethingwhat you think would happen ifeverytime they kill a black boythen we kill a copeverytime they kill a black manthen we kill a copyou think…… Read more “Poet’s Nook: “poems about police violence” by June Jordan”
Theory of Everything: God, Devils, Dimensions, Dragons, Illusion & Reality
The Theory of Everything covers sensitive topics such as Evolution, Time, Space, Dimensions, Quantum Physics, Measurement Problem, Synthetic Universe, Digital Universe, Holographic Universe, Big Bang theory, Multi-universe…… Read more “Theory of Everything: God, Devils, Dimensions, Dragons, Illusion & Reality”
Adrienne Maree Brown: Octavia Butler’s Visions of the Future Have Transformed Generation of Readers
The visionary Black science-fiction writer Octavia Butler died 15 years ago on February 24, 2006, but her influence and readership has only continued to grow since then.…… Read more “Adrienne Maree Brown: Octavia Butler’s Visions of the Future Have Transformed Generation of Readers”
The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song
A Black church in a corn field, Manning, South Carolina, 1939.
The Day Dostoyevsky Discovered the Meaning of Life in a Dream by Maria Popova
Source: Brain Pickings One November night in the 1870s, legendary Russian writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky (November 11, 1821–February 9, 1881) discovered the meaning of life in a dream…… Read more “The Day Dostoyevsky Discovered the Meaning of Life in a Dream by Maria Popova”
The United States Is Visibly In An Early Stage of Disintegration by Tom Engelhardt
Source: TomDispatch Like Gregor Samsa, the never-to-be-forgotten character in Franz Kafka’s story “The Metamorphosis,” we awoke on January 7th to discover that we, too, were “a giant…… Read more “The United States Is Visibly In An Early Stage of Disintegration by Tom Engelhardt”
Myths Are Written By The Victors, History By The Scholars
LISTEN This podcast talks about the competing histories fighting for dominance in the minds of Americans; the mythologized and romanticized history as represented by the “patriotic” framing…… Read more “Myths Are Written By The Victors, History By The Scholars”
Howard Thurman’s “Fascist Masquerade” by Peter Eisenstadt
On Jan. 6, a violent mob invaded the U.S. Capitol, injuring more than 140 police officers and bludgeoning one officer to death. Their goal was to prevent a joint…… Read more “Howard Thurman’s “Fascist Masquerade” by Peter Eisenstadt”
VEGAN 2020 – The Film
The film covers the ever growing vegan movement and how it’s best for the animals, human health, and the planet.
Poet’s Nook: “I Love America” by Alfred Howard
(See Alfred Howard site & 14 Days of the Universe in Incandescent Bloom ) I love America Let me repeat this I love America I love hair…… Read more “Poet’s Nook: “I Love America” by Alfred Howard”