Veteran Marine Sgt. Shemar Thomas on the Occupy Wall Street Protests: “This is Our Time…to Change The Greed…in America”
• October 18, 2011 • Comments Off on Veteran Marine Sgt. Shemar Thomas on the Occupy Wall Street Protests: “This is Our Time…to Change The Greed…in America”Posted in African American History, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Black People, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cultural History, Health, Homelessness, Joblessness, Labor History, Labor Relations, Mental Health/Psychology, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, The Tea Party Movement
Tags: 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Afghan War, African Americans, Anarchists, Baggers, Benefits, Blacks, Civil Liberties, Civil Servants, Common Sense, Constables on Patrol, Countdown with Keith Olbermann, Current TV, Demonstrations, Dirty Hippies, Iraq, Iraq War, J. Edgar Hoover, Jobless, New York City Police Department, New York's Finest, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, Poor People's Campaign, Poverty, Raw Story, Ready-TV.com, Republicans, Riverside Church, Sgt. Shemar Thomas, Single Issue Politics, The Black Middle Class, The February Uprising, The Middle Class, The Poor People's Campaign, The Tea Party, Unemployed, Union Contracts, Union Members, United States, Veterans, Vietnam War, Wages, Wall Street, War Veteran, Wisconsin, Workers, You Tube, YouTube
“We Are Wisconsin”
• February 24, 2011 • Comments Off on “We Are Wisconsin”Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Black People, Budget Cuts, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Discrimination, Education, Labor History, Labor Relations, Love, People of Color, Public Intellectualism, The Economy, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Collective Bargaining, Common Sense, Demonstrations, Governor Walker, Madison, Madison Wisconsin, Protesters, Republicans, Scott Walker, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Union Members, United States, Wisconsin, Wisconsin State Capitol
The Less Discussed Part of Walker’s Wisconsin Plan: No-Bid Energy Assets Firesales–to the Koch Brothers! (via Rortybomb)
• February 22, 2011 • Comments Off on The Less Discussed Part of Walker’s Wisconsin Plan: No-Bid Energy Assets Firesales–to the Koch Brothers! (via Rortybomb)Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Budget Cuts, Class, Education, Journalism and Ethics, Labor History, Labor Relations, Obama Administration, The Tea Party Movement, Unions/Union Busting, Wisconsin
Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Budget Repair Bill, Capitol Square, Collective Bargaining, Democrats, Demonstrations, Governor Scott Walker, Governor Walker, Koch Brothers, Koch Industries, Lies, Loopholes, Protesters, Public Sector Unions, Republicans, Rortybomb, Scott Walker, Selling Off, Selling Out, State Capitol, State Capitol Rotunda, Union Busting, Unions, United States, Wisconsin
PBS Frontline Has a Documentary on Neda Agha-Soltan ندا آقا سلطان
• November 17, 2009 • Comments Off on PBS Frontline Has a Documentary on Neda Agha-Soltan ندا آقا سلطانPosted in American Foreign Policy, Class, Documentaries, Education, Film, History, Iran, Neda Soltani, Obama Administration, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "A Death in Tehran", "Frontline", Death, Demonstrations, Dictatorship, Documentary, Iran, Iran Election 2009, Islamic Republic, Killings, Neda Agha-Soltan, Neda Agha-Soltani, Neda Salehi Agha-Soltan, Neda Salehi Agha-Soltani, Neda Soltani, PBS, Protestors, Puiblic Broadcasting System, The Basij, The Twitter Revolt, The Twitter Revolution, Twitter, ندا آقا سلطان
Iran is on Fire: How to Keep Its People in Our Minds and Perhaps, Our Hearts
• June 15, 2009 • 1 CommentPosted in American Foreign Policy, Books, Education, Iran, Obama Administration, Religion, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: "Rick Steves' Iran", "Rick Steves' Iran: Yesterday and Today", 1953, 1979, American Embassy, Andrew Sullivan, Arab, Ardabil, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Bush Administration, Cairo Speech, Chador, CIA, Daily Kos, Demonstrations, Farsi, George W. Bush, Iran, Islamic Bomb, Israel, John Borton, Juan Cole, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mark Twain, Mir Hossein Moussavi, Muslim, Pahlavis, Pakistan, PBS Create, President Carter, President Obama, Rick Steves, Right Wing, Robert Fisk, Shi'a, Sunni, Supreme Leader Ayatollah, Syrian, The Right, The Seventies, United States, Uprisings, You Tube
The Obamas in Europe–Innocents Abroad?
• March 31, 2009 • Comments Off on The Obamas in Europe–Innocents Abroad?Posted in Bailouts, Barack and Michelle Obama, Celebrities/Royals, Fashion, The Economy, The Rest of the World
Tags: André Leon Talley, Carla Bruni Sarkozy, Demonstrations, Her Majesty The Queen, London, Tea, The G20, The Royal Family, Timetable, Update
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