Mass Murder: Our Wounded Humanity, by Robert C. Koehler

by Robert C. Koehler Guest Writer, Dandelion Salad April 15, 2023 Once again… once again… once again…. I’m sure you know what I’m referring to. Yeah, another — the latest (?) — mass shooting in the United States, this one at Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky, on April 10, two days ago as I write. Five […]

Peter Carter: There’s No Incentive To Use Warfare If You Have A Renewable Energized Planet

Dandelion Salad theAnalysis-news on Mar 10, 2023 Why net zero commitments are empty and dangerously misleading if we continue to burn fossil fuels. Talia Baroncelli speaks to retired physician and IPCC climate expert Peter Carter about how ongoing wars, illegal mineral wealth extraction in active conflict zones, and the plunder of resources by transnational corporations […]

Larry Wilkerson and Paul Jay: US Navy Puts Climate Change at Top of Threat List

Dandelion Salad theAnalysis-news on Jan 24, 2023 Larry Wilkerson reports on a webinar where the U.S. Navy described climate change as an existential risk. Will the civilian leadership finally take urgent action?

Chris Hedges and Ralph Nader: A Postmortem on the 2022 Midterm Elections

Dandelion Salad with Chris Hedges TheRealNews on Nov 25, 2022 The midterm elections are over, and two more years of Congressional gridlock are likely in store. Republicans have taken a narrow majority in the House, while Democrats have held the Senate. What do we make of the current political landscape, where rhetoric runs so hot […]

Roger Waters: The Occupation of the American Mind

Dandelion Salad Previously posted April 24 2018 Warning This video may contain images depicting the reality and horror of war/violence and should only be viewed by a mature audience. Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay on Aug 27, 2021 A documentary film narrated by legendary musician and activist Roger Waters of Pink Floyd trains a […]

David Swanson and Carmen Wilson: Demilitarising Education + Higher Defence Spending DOES NOT Equal Higher Security

by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy August 16, 2022 This week on Talk World Radio we’re speaking with Carmen Wilson, a community development expert and the Community Manager at Demilitarise Education, a world renowned organisation that envisions a world where universities champion peace.

If Democrats Didn’t Suck, by David Swanson

by David Swanson Writer, Dandelion Salad Let’s Try Democracy, July 1, 2022 July 10, 2022 If Democrats threw out the filibuster today and rapidly passed legislation over the next 8 months as if they gave a damn — as if they were, oh, I don’t know, the Supreme Court — and if they put just […]

Will Griffin: Origins of the Modern Surveillance State

by Will Griffin Writer, Dandelion Salad July 7, 2022 “Since the dawn of capitalism, the capitalist class has had to keep an eye on the working class in order to keep them in check. This surveillance has been around for a long time but the story of the modern surveillance state begins about a century […]

Abby Martin: US Sanctions and Economic Gangsterism

Dandelion Salad with Abby Martin Empire Files on Jun 16, 2022 Abby’s speech at the People’s Summit for Democracy, the progressive counter to Biden’s imperialist ‘Summit of the Americas’ on June 9 2022.

Oil Barons, Pentagon Knowingly Wreck The Planet, by Scott Scheffer

Dandelion Salad by Scott Scheffer Struggle ★ La Lucha, May 27, 2022 June 9, 2022 The U.S. government and all the corporations that profit from fossil fuels are cherry picking the actions that they are taking in response to the global climate emergency. Everything that they are pursuing is potentially profitable, and they are paying […]

Abby Martin: The US Military: Planet Earth’s Greatest Enemy + Trailer

Dandelion Salad with Abby Martin MintPressNews on Feb 24, 2022 “The U.S. military is the largest institutional polluter in the world. There is no corporation or industry that compares to the damage and devastation done by the U.S. war machine,” Abby Martin told Watchdog host Lowkey today.

The Language of Violence and Avoiding a Potential Reign of Terror, by Kenn Orphan

by Kenn Orphan Writer, Dandelion Salad Halifax, Nova Scotia January 8, 2022 On May 22, 1856, Preston Brooks, a Democrat from South Carolina, beat Charles Sumner, a Republican from Massachusetts, with a walking cane on the floor of the US Senate. Brooks was a pro-slavery lawyer with a history of violent altercations. Sumner was an […]