Category Archives: Culture, Society & Humanity

UN Declares 2014 the ‘Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People’

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Keld Bach

The UN has named 2014 as the ‘Year of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.’ The resolution was adopted by the majority of member-states with 110 voting in favor, 7 opposed and 54 abstaining. The year-long observance will entail organizing special … Continue reading →

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‘Lie of the Year’ Prize Goes to Barack Obama

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Keld Bach

It’s probably not the kind of recognition he wanted to receive, but President Barack Obama has been awarded PolitiFact’s “Lie of the Year” for 2013. The infamous prize, handed out annually by the fact-checking website PolitiFact, was given to Obama … Continue reading →

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Uruguay Legalizes Sale and Production of Marijuana

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Keld Bach

Uruguay has become the first country in the world to legalize both the sale and production of marijuana. President Jose Mujica has championed the measure as a way of combatting the illegal drug industry that has decimated parts of Uruguay. … Continue reading →

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Nixing Mandela Funeral as Too Costly, Bibi Shows World What He’s Truly Made of

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Keld Bach

In his eleventh-hour decision against attending the funeral of Nelson Mandela, Benjamin Netanyahu proved that he is not the smug, petty, vindictive, waffling, in-your-face insulting man he seems. He’s something worse. The problem is not so much that the prime … Continue reading →

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John Pilger: Apartheid Did Not Die

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Keld Bach

“Apartheid Did Not Die” is a 1998 Carlton Television documentary, written and presented by John Pilger, which provides analysis of South Africa’s then new, democratic government. African National Congress (ANC): The Freedom Charter

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Mandela in 2002: ‘America is a Threat to World Peace’

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Keld Bach

Nelson Mandela, 84, may be the world’s most respected statesman. Sentenced to life in prison on desolate Robben Island in 1964 for advocating armed resistance to apartheid in South Africa, the African National Congress leader emerged in 1990 to lead … Continue reading →

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George Galloway Talks to Syrian Nun, Mother Agnes

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Keld Bach

Mother Agnes Mariam el-Salib was invited to speak at a Stop the War conference in London on November 30. However after hearing that two other speakers scheduled to speak at the event – Owen Jones and Jeremy Scahill – were … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving: The Untold Genocide of the Native Americans

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Keld Bach

The real story behind Thanksgiving is nothing to be thankful about. Watch and find out what really happened in the New World when the European pilgrims and native Americans met in 1620. Most of us associate the holiday with happy … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa on Crossfire

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Keld Bach

An epic episode with Frank Zappa on CNN’s Crossfire in 1986. Also watch: Zappa Interview Today Show 1993 | Zappa Live at New York Palladium 1981

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Moby on Piracy, Music Therapy, and Animal Cruelty

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Keld Bach

Abby Martin speaks with musical artist Moby, discussing his activism, the failures of the corporate music industry, and why he is a vegan.

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