Oct 16 2009
October 16, 2009
“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” — Aristotle
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Archive for October, 2009
Oct 16 2009
Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud
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Among those reacting to President Obama’s Nobel Peace prize last week was acclaimed intellectual and philosopher Cornel West. While on tour to promote his new book, West remarked that the honor “puts …[Obama] in a very tough situation because if you got a Peace prize and you end up being a war president in Afghanistan, if you got …
Oct 16 2009
Celebrating Twenty Years of Preserving Political Graphics
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With more than 70,000 political posters and prints in it’s collection, the LA-based Center for the Study of Political Graphics proudly claims to have the largest repository of Post World War II graphics in the country. From mass-produced protest signs to limited-edition silk-screens, from well known artists to anonymous activists, political posters are a crucial part of the …
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Oct 16 2009
Black Agenda Report on the Genocide of Iraqis
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Glen Ford is a writer and radio commentator and the Executive Editor of The Black Agenda Report. This week’s commentary is about the Genocide of Iraqis.
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Oct 16 2009
Subversive Historian – 10/16/09
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Olympic Black Power Salute
Back in the day on October 16th, 1968, two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised their fist in a black power salute during the Olympics. The two had just placed medal times in the 200 meter dash during the Mexico City games. Smith’s record setting sprint brought him gold and Carlos took …
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Oct 15 2009
Ralph Nader: “Only the Rich Can Save the World”
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Dedicated life-long consumer advocate and three-time Presidential candidate Ralph Nader has recently added one more line to his already packed resume: budding novelist. Three years ago Nader began typing out on his Underwood Typewriter, his wildest political fantasies: a world where a group of 17 aging billionaires led by Warren Buffet spark a top-down/bottom-up rebellion against unrestrained corporate …
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Oct 15 2009
After Approval of Baucus Bill, Calls for Real Health Care Reform Intensify
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The Senate Finance Committee chaired by Montana Democrat Max Baucus voted on Tuesday to approve its proposal on health care legislation. The plan, which notably omits a public option, moved forward by way of a 14-9 vote. Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine was the only Republican on the committee to cast her support for the so-called …
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Oct 15 2009
Subversive Historian – 10/15/09
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David Miller Burns His Draft Card
Back in the day on October 15th, 1965 Roman Catholic Pacifist David J. Miller publicly burned his draft card at a rally against the Vietnam War. The move was an act of civil disobedience as President Lyndon Johnson had recently signed a bill into law that prohibited anyone from carrying out the …
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Oct 15 2009
October 15, 2009
“The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never allow us to bring about genuine change.” — Audre Lorde …
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Oct 14 2009
Obama Set to Make First Presidential Visit to New Orleans
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President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit New Orleans tomorrow and assess rebuilding efforts four years after the disaster of Hurricane Katrina. In what will be his first presidential trip to the city, Obama will host a town hall event and make an appearance at the Dr. King Charter School in the 9th Ward. Criticism has been levied against the President …
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