Revitalizing the AFL-CIO by Ralph Nader

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by Ralph Nader
The Nader Page, May 20, 2011
May 23, 2011

When Harry Kelber, the 96 year old relentless labor advocate and editor of The Labor Educator speaks, the leadership of the AFL-CIO should listen. A vigorous champion for the rights of rank-and-file workers vis-à-vis their corporate employers and their labor union leaders, Kelber has recently completed a series of five articles titled “Reasons Why the AFL-CIO Is Broken; Let Us Start a Debate on How to Fix It.” (http://www.laboreducator.org/broken.htm)

Nabeel Rajab: Bahrain situation beyond explanation + Protesters sentenced to death

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PressTVGlobalNews on May 22, 2011

An emergency appeals court in Bahrain has upheld the death sentences of two men accused of running over two police officers during anti-government protests.

Interview with Nabeel Rajab, president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights

PROBLEMA – The Film

 

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This video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence/human and animal suffering and should only be viewed by a mature audience.

Replaced video Apr. 28, 2012

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CosmicCine on Aug 13, 2011

Who are we in the 21st Century?

A cinematic interpretation of the world’s largest round table gathering, PROBLEMA is a visually imaginative, thought-provoking invitation to a world of global dilemmas. Spanning seventeen questions confronting who we are and where we’re going, the film follows the insights, perceptions, reflections and views of over 100 people from more than 50 nations sat together in one circle.

Why Prophets Like Cornel West Make Liberal Sell-Outs Attack by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
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May 23, 2011

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The liberal class, which attempted last week to discredit the words my friend Cornel West spoke about Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, prefers comfort and privilege to justice, truth and confrontation. Its guiding ideological stance is determined by what is most expedient to the careers of its members. It refuses to challenge, in a meaningful way, the decaying structures of democracy or the ascendancy of the corporate state. It glosses over the relentless assault on working men and women and the imperial wars that are bankrupting the nation. It proclaims its adherence to traditional liberal values while defending and promoting systems of power that mock these values.