Chris Hedges: What Is The Most Effective Way To Mobilize Against These Entities? I’m For Anything That Fucks The System Up!

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with Chris Hedges
Writer, Dandelion Salad
April 7, 2013

greenpartyus

Watch at greenpartyus

or Chris Hedges at Green Party New Jersey April 2013

[Hedges starts about 8 minutes into the video.]

Civil Disobedience: The Only “Weapon” We Have Remaining? By Camillo “Mac” Bica (#NDAA)

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By Camillo “Mac” Bica
Information Clearing House
February 16, 2013

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Mario Cuomo, commenting on the political process, once observed, “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” Though candidates for public office frequently campaign on a platform of change, when elected, promises remain unfulfilled and what they inevitably deliver is more of the same. Beholden to the special interests and the Super PACS, they govern solely in the interest of the wealthy and the privileged, and remain blatantly unresponsive to the general will, the needs of the majority of the people, and to the dictates of law and morality.

Dr. Martin Luther King: Where Do We Go From Here + The Radicalization of Martin Luther King

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VITASart·Feb 3, 2012

Excerpts taken from Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech at the Southern Christian Leadership Council, Atlanta, Georgia. August 16th 1967.

“Let this affirmation be our ringing cry. It will give us the courage to face the uncertainties of the future. It will give our tired feet new strength as we continue our forward stride toward the city of freedom.

Marcellus Earth First! Anti-fracking Activists Take On the Police and Shutdown Drilling

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http://earthfirstnews.wordpress.com
July 8, 2012

Aug 5, 2012 by alexhiggins732

Full Story: http://blog.alexanderhiggins.com/2012/08/06/momentum-builds-fracking-truth-da…

As anti-fracking momentum grows nationwide with word being spread the practice permanently destroys water sheds, PA activists shutdown a planned operation.

Occupy Will Be Back by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
Truthdig
June 18, 2012

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In every conflict, insurgency, uprising and revolution I have covered as a foreign correspondent, the power elite used periods of dormancy, lulls and setbacks to write off the opposition. This is why obituaries for the Occupy movement are in vogue. And this is why the next groundswell of popular protest—and there will be one—will be labeled as “unexpected,” a “shock” and a “surprise.”

Chris Hedges: All Hope Is In the Street + A conversation on totalitarian political structures

by Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
May 16, 2012

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May 16, 2012 by TheBigPictureRT

Chris Hedges, Truthdig/Author, “The World As It Is: Dispatches on the Myth of Human Progress.” Right now the tip of the spear fighting back against austerity here in the United States is the Occupy Movement. So what will victory look like – and how will it finally be achieved?

The People’s Bishop by Chris Hedges + 50 arrested as Occupy protests at the “church of the 1%”

by Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
Truthdig
May 7, 2012

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Retired Episcopal Bishop George Packard was arrested in Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza in New York City on Tuesday night as he participated in the May 1 Occupy demonstrations. He and 15 other military veterans were taken into custody after they linked arms to hold the plaza against a police attempt to clear it. There were protesters behind them who, perhaps because of confusion, perhaps because of miscommunication or perhaps they were unwilling to risk arrest, melted into the urban landscape. But those in the thin line from Veterans for Peace, of which the bishop is a member, stood their ground. They were handcuffed, herded into a paddy wagon and taken to jail.

The Power of Individual Voters to Transform Their Government by William John Cox

by William John Cox
Guest Writer
Dandelion Salad
www.thevoters.org
April 13, 2012

America is once again in crisis! All three branches of its government and its major political parties are controlled by a plutocracy composed of large corporations and the wealthy elite. Irrespective of the candidates they elect, the voters are neither represented nor protected. Every American is at great risk, not only for their freedoms, but for the very safety and well being of their families and for the future of their children.

Kathy Kelly: The Power of Peace

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Abirproduction on Apr 4, 2012

Researched, Produced and Directed by Abir Alsayed

Chris Hedges: Occupy Debate on Black Block Violence + Kevin Zeese on the Status of the Occupy Movement

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by Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
April 3, 2012

ebecker2000 on Apr 2, 2012

With the escalation of police tactics at many Occupations, some Occupiers argue for more active resistance. Chris Hedges and Kevin Zeese are questioned by DC Occupiers over future tactics at a seminar sponsored by a Ralph Nader group.

Chris Hedges: Jesus Didn’t Come to Make Us Rich

with Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
March 21, 2012

www.deepgreenphilly.com

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After Chris Hedges finished speaking at the 2012 Left Forum in New York City, my comrade Dusty and I caught up with him at a nearby coffee shop. We of course spoke about the environmental crisis, and we also explored Chris Hedges’ views on nonviolence.

Since the recent controversy over his statements about black bloc, some have been quick to dismiss Chris Hedges altogether. I don’t believe that this is the best way to handle him and his views. You may not agree with his strategies and pronouncements, but Chris Hedges raises some valid points that we must grapple with, especially since they are views shared by a large number of people in this country.

Chris Hedges: Our True Power Comes From Our Powerlessness

with Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
March 21, 2012

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DustyHinz on Mar 20, 2012

On Sunday March 18th, Chris Hedges gave one of the four keynote speeches at the closing plenary of Left Forum. I took this video from where I was sitting. He was concise and to the point, and the audience was focused in. He addresses his controversial article and views on the Black Bloc tactic of protest.

Chris Hedges: Civil disobedience is the only way to put pressure on the centers of power

with Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
March 6, 2012

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KPBS Mobile
Feb. 28, 2012

Every year, the Writers Symposium by the Sea, sponsored by Point Loma Nazarene College, brings an eclectic mix of celebrated authors to San Diego. It’s our pleasure to welcome one of those authors to Midday Edition.

History of Capitalism in the United States: Exposing the Myth of America

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Dandelion Salad

Warning

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

“Let your life be a counter- friction to stop the machine.” — Henry David Thoreau

ClassWarFilms on Feb 13, 2012

A brief and crucial history of the United States

Chris Hedges: Obama Has Broken Almost Every Campaign Promise He Made In 2008

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with Chris Hedges
Featured Writer
Dandelion Salad
Feb. 7, 2012

Note: replaced video Mar. 26, 2012

RTAmerica on Feb 8, 2012

The United States Supreme court’s passing of Citizens United has changed the political game. Citizens United allows corporations to pump endless quantities of money into political campaigns and prohibiting any American from doing so would be an obstruction of the first amendment. Chris Hedges, columnist with Truth Dig, tells us why thinks voting is a dying practice.