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| Noam Chomsky on Reagan's Distorted Legacy, Wisconsin Protests & Obama's Activist Crackdown | |
| Democracy Now!' 17 February 2011 World-renowned public intellectual Noam Chomsky discusses several domestic issues in the United States, including the protests in defense of public sector employees and unions in Wisconsin, how the U.S. deification of former President Ronald Reagan resembles North Korea, and the crackdown on political activists with anti-terror laws and FBI raids. Chomsky is professor emeritus at MIT and the author of more than 100 books. Watch Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8g_XE... For the entire video/audio podcast, transcript, to sign up for the daily news digest, and for additional interviews with Noam Chomsky, visit http://www.DemocracyNow.org. | |
| Date: 2011-02-18 14:27:22 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 829 - Votes: 12 - Rating: 4.92 | |
| Comedian Lee Camp: Ignore The Wisconsin Protests And Instead LOOK OVER THERE!! | |
| LeeCamp2 | 18 February 2011 | Ignore The Wisconsin Protests And Instead LOOK OVER THERE!! - a Moment of Clarity by comedian Lee Camp. Moments of Clarity come out every Mon, Wed, & Friday. Please subscribe for free. | |
| Date: 2011-02-18 09:03:36 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 793 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 5 | |
| Ed Show: The Biggest Story in America! - Workers and Students Rally in Wisconsin | |
| February 16, 2011 MSNBC The ED Show | |
| Date: 2011-02-18 08:52:48 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 760 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 4.34 | |
| Peace Activist and Ex-CIA Analyst Ray McGovern Beaten, Arrested for Silent Protest at Clinton Speech | |
| Democracy Now! 18 February 2011 This week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a major address calling for Internet freedom around the world. As Clinton condemned the Egyptian and Iranian governments for arresting and beating protesters, former U.S. Army and CIA officer Ray McGovern was violently ejected from the audience and arrested after he stood up and turned his back in a silent protest of America's foreign policy. Ray McGovern joins us from Washington, D.C. | |
| Date: 2011-02-18 06:08:32 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 772 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Song to Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin: Walker Don't Walk on Me | |
| WalkingWalker2011 | 17 February 2011 | Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin proposed a Budget [quote]Repair[end quote] Bill that will obliterate state workers rights to collective bargaining, as well as slash their salaries by eight percent. In reality, this [quote]budget crisis[end quote] is a creation of Walker to wipe workers rights and nullify unions across the state. See this for more information: http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opini... http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/20... Original video with sound here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRBbsd... (Thank you jecontredis !!) | |
| Date: 2011-02-18 05:04:17 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 789 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |
| People Are Bleeding in the Streets: Bahrain Police Wage Night Attack on Pro-Democracy Protesters | |
| Democracy Now!' 17 February 2011 During an overnight raid in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain, heavily armed riot police surrounded thousands of demonstrators as they slept in a central square in the nation's capital. Rubber bullets, tear gas and concussion grenades were fired into the crowd without warning. At least four people were killed and hundreds injured. Some 60 people are reported missing. Democracy Now! interviews Bahrainian human right activist Nabeel Rajab who reported on the attack from outside a hospital in Manama where the wounded are being treated. | |
| Date: 2011-02-18 01:33:00 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 783 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| Chevron, Too Big To Pay For Damages?: With ThinkProgress Climate Editor Brad Johnson | |
| RTAmerica | 17 February 2011 | 25 likes, 3 dislikes Chevron Petroleum Corporation is attempting to get out of an $8 billion judgment rendered by a trial court in Ecuador for cancer deaths, illnesses and destruction caused by its sub company Texaco. ThinkProgress Climate Editor Brad Johnson says Chevron can certainly absorb the cost to clean up the Ecuadorian rainforest just as BP did to clean up the Gulf of Mexico. | |
| Date: 2011-02-17 20:01:27 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 745 - Votes: 1 - Rating: 5 | |
| The Ed Show: Takes Down Glenn Beck's Hypocrisy on Wisonsin Protesters | |
| MSNBC, 15 February, 2011 | |
| Date: 2011-02-17 08:02:45 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 772 - Votes: 3 - Rating: 5 | |
| Hardball with Chris Matthews: We must demand an investigation to find out why Bush invaded Iraq | |
| MSNBC // Call your congressman and demand an investigation as to why George Bush went to war in Iraq says Chris Matthews on Hardball With Chris Matthews, Feb 16, 2011. Call (202) 224-2131 for the Senate's switchboard, and ask for your Senator. | |
| Date: 2011-02-17 06:35:09 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 779 - Votes: 9 - Rating: 5 | |
| Union-busting Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker dismisses protests and on having National Guard on standby | |
| 16 February 2011 | Fox News | |
| Date: 2011-02-17 01:57:10 - Added by: KMC | |
| Views: 737 - Votes: 0 - Rating: 0 | |