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The Deadly Silence

by | May 17, 2011 |

Fukashima/ Deadly Silence "Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money." Cree Indian Proverb Written by: Allen L. Roland in Oped News The Mainstream Press continues to ignore...

Osama bin Laden Killed

by | May 2, 2011 |

According to a White House video Osama Bin Laden has been killed in Pakistan. Obama stated brave soldiers killed Bin Laden and that we took his body as evidence. I need to see the movie, In a Better World. Maybe we all need to see this movie and start thinking about...

Throw Out Money Changers

Throw Out Money Changers

by | Apr 20, 2011 | ,

Please check out Chris Hedges' statement from TruthDig and the original art is from our local artist, Russell Brustche By Chris Hedges from TruthDig These are remarks Chris Hedges made in Union Square in New York City during a protest outside a branch office of the...

Ann J. Simonton & Activism Archive

by | Apr 11, 2011 | ,

Sports Illustrated Retrospective of Swimsuit Covers Woman Warrior 25th Anniversary Issue Women of the Year Simonton shaves Hair Ms. Magazine Using Consumer Boycott for Social Change Throwing in the Towel by Bruce Horovitz Los Angeles Times, Business San Francisco...

Are Video Game Makers Becoming Responsible?

by | Apr 7, 2011 |

If the game has to do with the seriousness of head concussions during sports play; the answer is, “Yes.”  If it has to do with rewarding youth when they murder, steal and abuse women; the answer is, “No.”   Schwarz wrote in the NY Times recently that the...

When Will We Ever Learn?

When Will We Ever Learn?

by | Apr 4, 2011 |

The discovery of more Abu Ghraib-like images has once again brought to light the question of whether one should publish images of war. Please read the Der Speigel articles including, “The Good Boy and the Kill Team,” by Goetz and Hujer and the Rolling Stone’s,...

Remain Calm

Remain Calm

by | Mar 15, 2011 | ,

It is such an irony that Japan would experience such a catastrophe with their nuclear power plants. Most reactors are built to withstand 7.5 magnitude. We have two reactors near seismically active faults on the coast in California: San Onofre and Diablo. Both are...

Support Women’s Voice in Egypt

by | Mar 9, 2011 |

The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com In Egypt's Tahrir Square, women attacked at rally on International Women's Day After helping to overthrow Mubarak, Egyptian women – and some men – demonstrated today in favor of giving women more of a voice in building...