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    Tears for Ukraine, Sanctions for Russia, Yawns for Yemen, Arms for Saudis: The West’s Grotesque Double Standard by Ahmed Abdulkareem

    Source: MintPress HAJJAH, YEMEN – “We’re brutally bombed every day. So why doesn’t the Western world care like it does about Ukraine?!!… Is it because we don’t…… Read more “Tears for Ukraine, Sanctions for Russia, Yawns for Yemen, Arms for Saudis: The West’s Grotesque Double Standard by Ahmed Abdulkareem”

    March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Poet’s Nook: “In Tune” by Amir Sulaiman & Robert Glasper

    (From Robert Black Radio III – Quite an Outstanding recording which you an listen to here )

    March 2, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Musings

    February 25, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda

    by John Pilger Source: johnpilger Marshall McLuhan’s prophecy that “the successor to politics will be propaganda” has happened.  Raw propaganda is now the rule in Western democracies, especially…… Read more “War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda“

    February 20, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Whitewashing 101: How To Rewrite Black History

    “Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again; The eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes with pain, And dies among his worshippers.”

    February 20, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Johann Hari: The One Film Mark Zuckerberg Does Not Want You to See

    Check out this longer interview with Johann Hari about this disturbing phenomena affecting us all:

    February 20, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Childhood 2.0: The Living Experiment

      For the first time in history, mental illness and suicide have become one of the greatest threats to school-aged children. Many parents still view dangers as…… Read more “Childhood 2.0: The Living Experiment”

    February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Poet’s Nook: “Today I Rise” by Alexandra Feldner

    “Today is the day…I will not sit still and give in anymoreToday I riseI am bruised but I will get up and walk againToday I riseI don’t…… Read more “Poet’s Nook: “Today I Rise” by Alexandra Feldner”

    February 20, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    When the Government Tried—and Failed—to Silence Catwoman

    https://www.youtube.com/embed/KSOu3okhTgc

    February 18, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Musings

    February 14, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Dave Zirin: The Kaepernick Effect

    Interview: Dave Zirin on CounterPunch Radio A strong proponent of the Howard Zinn school of “people’s history,” in his latest book, Zirin gives voice to a disparate…… Read more “Dave Zirin: The Kaepernick Effect”

    February 8, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Musings

    February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Henry Wallace’s Critique of Fascism in 1944 is Haunting As America Dangles on the Precipice

    “A fascist is one whose lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes, religions, cultures,…… Read more “Henry Wallace’s Critique of Fascism in 1944 is Haunting As America Dangles on the Precipice”

    February 4, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    On Meditation and the Unconscious: A Buddhist Monk and a Neuroscientist in Conversation by Matthieu Ricard & Wolf Singer

    Source: The MIT Press Reader (In this excerpt from “Beyond the Self: Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience”, Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk trained as a molecular biologist,…… Read more “On Meditation and the Unconscious: A Buddhist Monk and a Neuroscientist in Conversation by Matthieu Ricard & Wolf Singer”

    February 2, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Many “Parent” Groups Opposing Masks and CRT Are Actually Driven by Dark Money by Alyssa Bowen, et al.

    Source: TruthOut Thousands of events take place across the U.S. annually in the last week of January for “School Choice Week,” organized by a self-described “nonpartisan, nonpolitical…… Read more “Many “Parent” Groups Opposing Masks and CRT Are Actually Driven by Dark Money by Alyssa Bowen, et al.”

    January 31, 2022January 31, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Musings

    January 30, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Fascism’s “Legal Phase” Has Begun. Threats of Are Real by William Horne

    Source: TruthOut W hen Republicans blocked the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on January 19, 2022, they removed the last safety net preventing the U.S.’s plummet…… Read more “Fascism’s “Legal Phase” Has Begun. Threats of Are Real by William Horne”

    January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    ‘The Lords of Easy Money’: How the Federal Reserve enriched Wall Street and broke the US economy

    Interview

    January 28, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Rise and Fall of Apocalypse Empire

    January 26, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    IGNORANCE BY DESIGN by KIASHA NAIDOO AND FABIO TOLLON

    Source: Philosophical Salon We live in times of rampant social inequality and division. The extant political inequalities are hierarchical, and result in the increasing prevalence of wealthy…… Read more “IGNORANCE BY DESIGN by KIASHA NAIDOO AND FABIO TOLLON”

    January 25, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Critical Race Theory Is Dangerous. That’s Why It Should Be Mandatory in American Schools by Dan Siegel

    Source: ScheerPost Glenn Youngkin, the new governor of Virginia, announced during his first day in office this month that he is banning discussion of critical race theory…… Read more “Critical Race Theory Is Dangerous. That’s Why It Should Be Mandatory in American Schools by Dan Siegel”

    January 23, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Racism Will Bring America’s Ultimate Destruction

    You can skip to the 52:20 mark to hear this thought-provoking interview In this interview on the Chauncey DeVega show, author Leonce Gaiter explains how an allegiance…… Read more “Racism Will Bring America’s Ultimate Destruction”

    January 21, 2022January 21, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Musings

    January 21, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Why is So Little Known About the 1930s Coup Attempt Against FDR? by Sally Denton

    Source: The Guardian Donald Trump’s elaborate plot to overthrow the democratically elected president was neither impulsive nor uncoordinated, but straight out of the playbook of another American coup…… Read more “Why is So Little Known About the 1930s Coup Attempt Against FDR? by Sally Denton”

    January 20, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    What Happens When We Die by Maria Popova

     Source: The Marginalian When my atheist engineer grandfather died, my atheist engineer grandmother leaned over the body in the hospice bed that had contained half a century…… Read more “What Happens When We Die by Maria Popova”

    January 17, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: “The US has never been ‘a nation of immigrants’”

    January 14, 2022January 14, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Ibram X. Kendi Explains Why White Supremacy Is the Ultimate Diversion

        Racist ideas have long cast Black people as dangerous to the nation and White people as safe. But if there’s anything Jan. 6 showed us,…… Read more “Ibram X. Kendi Explains Why White Supremacy Is the Ultimate Diversion”

    January 13, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Henry Giroux: Radical Hope and Apocalyptic Cynicism

    This is Hell! · Henry Giroux on his article Amid Apocalyptic Cynicism, Let’s Embrace Radical Hope in the New Year. / /

    January 13, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Activists Are Challenging Laws That Enable Vulture Funds to Exploit Global South by James Baratta

    Source: TruthOut Cyn Rodriguez, an organizer with the Puerto Rican independence group Colectiva Solidaridad (Collective Solidarity), was sitting in the 350-seat auditorium of the Alexander Hamilton U.S.…… Read more “Activists Are Challenging Laws That Enable Vulture Funds to Exploit Global South by James Baratta”

    January 13, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Are We Living in a Simulation?

      ‘On this episode of Vox Conversations co-host Sean Illing talks with philosopher David Chalmers about virtual worlds and the nature of reality, and other topics that…… Read more “Are We Living in a Simulation?”

    January 12, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Psychopaths in Suits by Thomm Hartmann

    Source: Independent Media Institute Alfred Ruf poisoned his wife as part of a scheme to get rich off her life insurance. So did Dr. Gregory “Brent” Dennis,…… Read more “Psychopaths in Suits by Thomm Hartmann”

    January 12, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    ‘This is not an aberration’: Jan. 6 and America’s Heart of Darkness

    The insurrectionary violence at the US Capitol that Donald Trump instigated on Jan. 6, 2021, marked another dark page in American history. But while many saw the…… Read more “‘This is not an aberration’: Jan. 6 and America’s Heart of Darkness”

    January 11, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

    Musings

    Benjamin Franklin, “Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America”: “Savages we call them, because their Manners differ from ours, which we think the Perfection of Civility; they…… Read more “Musings”

    January 11, 2022 by Eddie Rockerz

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