Rethink Afghanistan
Films For Action will be hosting a documentary screening of Robert Greenwald's newest film: "Rethink Afghanistan" Wednesday, October 28th.
If Only the Government Had Respected Its Own Laws... I Am Barack Obama's Political Prisoner Now
Having recently finished reading Black Elk Speaks, Leonard Peltier's recent letter brings the plight of Native Americans over the last two centuries into present focus. Someone reading the 1932 classic today might easily believe that while it is a tragic tale of America's bitter origins, it is a story firmly rooted in a past that we have long moved on from. This view, sadly, would be mistaken. As Peltier states in his letter, Barack Obama must now take on the burden of covering up the mistreatment and oppression of present-day natives.
Toxic Waters in Kansas: 33 Violations. $0 Paid in Fines
That's justice for you! - Corporation style.
What's the Value in Conspiracy Theory?
For when you'd prefer to silence your critics rather than debate them..
Must See Film on 9/11: "Fabled Enemies"
Showing at Liberty Hall on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009, for a one-time only screening.
love Journey
You meet them, you get to know them, you date them, you learn about them. You have sex with them. Finally, you love them. You live with them. You marry them. You have kids with them. You grow old with them. Is this, the love journey? Is it the only one?
Taking Shorter Showers Doesn't Cut It: Why Personal Change Does Not Equal Political Change
One of the most important articles you may read this year.
We Hit 400!
We passed the four hundredth video added to the Films For Action website this week, making it one of the largest and highest quality collections of socially-conscious videos available across the web.
Will Obama be the Great Pacifier?
Reading Obama's letter explaining his stance on the release of the Bush era torture memos should serve as an alarming wake-up call to those who believe we just "need to give Obama more time." More and more, the mantra of the government-sponsored slogan, "change we can believe in," becomes just more platitudes and posturing. It sure beats, "Bring 'em on!" But the outcome is pretty much the same.
Cops Say Legalize All Drugs, Find Out Why
I first heard one of LEAP's speakers back in 2006 at the Lawrence Library. Backed with considerable first-hand experience, their indictment of the War on Drugs is definitive and persuasive. Legalize and regulate all drugs. This may seem like a radical idea, but after filtering through all of the propaganda and cultural taboos that push genuine solutions to the side-lines, an honest discussion of the idea reveals it makes a hell of a lot of sense.
A glance, a thought.
I'm walking down the city streets of Edinburgh in Scotland and the sidewalks are swelling with people. There's a traffic jam in front of me and I stand on tip toe to try and see what's blocking the people.
Dreaming of a Buy-Nothing Christmas
It's kind of ironic that for several years being an atheist I still celebrated Christmas reflexively because that's what I'd always done. The last several years I've been gradually winding down my participation. I still gather with family and friends, but each year I buy less. This year I have gone the whole way - a total Buy Nothing Christmas.
It's about time somebody said something
Today former Secretary of State and Republican Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States. It was a stunning blow to the McCain campaign, and a repudiation of the failed politics and ideology of a Republican Party that has fundamentally lost its way. But, ultimately, Powell's endorsement of Obama was not the big news story of the day.
Grocery Store Wars: A New Hope
Beware the dark side, organic farmers. The corporate Sith Lords and their armies of GMO mutations threaten all food on earth.
9/11 in 33 Minutes: Determining the Official Story Cannot Be True
Seven years after 9/11, debate about who was involved in the attacks remains as contentious as ever. Despite Osama Bin Laden being popularly named as the prime suspect, the FBI to this day does not have him listed on their Most Wanted list for 9/11. By the FBI's own admission, there is "no hard evidence connecting Bin Laden to 9/11". So who was responsible? We still don't know, but evidence available does prove one thing: the official story cannot be true.
It's Time Anti-War Activists Go Back to School
Activists protesting the war at last week's Democratic National Convention have come and gone. Banners were unfurled. Protesters marched and chanted. Puppets of Bush and company provided comic relief. But looking back at the conference, there is no clear sign that any of these efforts have gotten us any closer to ending the war.
A major smack down's a comin'
You wouldn't know it from the mainstream media's coverage of rising gas prices, but the squeeze we're all feeling at the pump is just a small part of a much larger picture.
