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with Finian Cunningham
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Belfast, Ireland
June 27, 2014
RT on Jun 27, 2014
Ukraine continues to be divided and there is no evidence of a ceasefire in the country. What is Poroshenko’s “peace plan”? Is a political compromise possible? Or economic suicide in Ukraine is imminent? CrossTalking with Finian Cunningham, Jonathan Steele and Mark Sleboda.
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by Shepherd Bliss
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Santa Rosa, California
June 26, 2014
A loud, crashing sound startles my young farm-hand Emily Danler awake in the dark of the night. She camps out in order to start picking berries at sun-up. My dog, inside, barks. After a physically-demanding day farming, I sleep through it all.
Looking down the boysenberry field to the bottom of Kokopelli Farm the next morning, tears come to my eyes. The tall, old black oak had split right down the middle of its deep, wide trunk. I would never again see its crimson leaves announcing the beginning of Spring. Continue reading
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with Chris Hedges
PeaceActionMaine on Jun 19, 2014
Portland, Maine on June 16, 2014 Continue reading
with Noam Chomsky
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ZKM | Karlsruhe Jun 5, 2014
May 30, 2014
Social critic and peace activist Noam Chomsky is the most cited public intellectual of today.
His works in linguistics, philosophy and cognitive science have earned him the title the “father of modern linguistics”. His critical publications on mass media, politics and globalization have put him on the forefront of civil activism starting as anti-war activist in the 1960s and now as supporter of the Occupy movement.
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with Chris Hedges and Noam Chomsky
TheRealNews Jun 17, 2014
Chris Hedges speaks with Professor Noam Chomsky about working-class resistance during the Industrial Revolution, propaganda, and the historic role played by intellectuals in times of war.
Cornel West, Chris Hedges, Richard D. Wolff photo by Jill Dalton
by Jill Dalton
Writer, Dandelion Salad
recoveringarmybrat
June 5, 2014
A Report from the Left Forum (6-1-14) with: Chris Hedges, Dr. Cornel West, and Richard Wolff
Moderated by: Laura Flanders
This seminar was part of the Left Forum’s three day symposium, Reform and/or Revolution: Imagining a World with Transformative Justice, held at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City (May 30 – June 1). The turn out at this conference was their largest to date, which I consider a very good sign. Continue reading
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with Noam Chomsky
DurhamUniversity on May 28, 2014
Professor Noam Chomsky Institute Professor & Professor of Linguistics (Emeritus), Massachusetts Institute of Technology addressed this question of global significance in a special Durham Castle Lecture on 22nd May.
TheSocialistParty on Jun 4, 2014
Socialist councillor Kshama Sawant’s address in the Seattle council chamber as it passed the historic $15 an hour bill in the USA, doubling the minimum wage compared to the federal rate.
This is the transcript: Continue reading
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These videos may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience.
by Bruce Gagnon
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Organizing Notes
June 1, 2014
with Rick Rozoff
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Stop NATO
June 1, 2014
The Truthseeker production folks called last week and invited me to do an interview for this weekend’s edition of their show. The topic is US-NATO ‘Full Spectrum Dominance’. Continue reading
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