Issued on: 12/02/2021 – France24.com Text by:Colin KINNIBURGH5 min It’s long been one of the United States’ most infamous jails. Now Rikers Island looks set to become a renewable energy hub, a plan for which New York City environmental justice organizers have campaigned since the closure of the jail complex was announced… Continue reading
Gold topped temples of Nyaungu are among many of Myanmar’s charms. (Julie L. Kessler/Special to S.F. Examiner) My heart breaks for democracy in general and the Burmese people in particular JULIE L. KESSLER Feb. 11, 2021 5:30 p.m. (SFExaminer.com) ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES NEWSLETTER Understandably, we have been possessed by… Continue reading
Bayard Rustin (right) and Walter Naegle, 1986. Credit: Photo courtesy of Walter Naegle/Estate of Bayard Rustin. Episode Notes From Eric Marcus: Bayard Rustin was a key behind-the-scenes leader of the black civil rights movement—a proponent of nonviolent protest, a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the principal organizer… Continue reading
By Andrew Chamings February 12, 2021 (sfgate.com) Cyclists in New York City were recently overjoyed to hear that both the Brooklyn and Queensboro bridges will be getting dedicated, two-way bike lanes. Now, cycling advocates in the Bay Area are pushing for a similar goal — a bike lane crossing the entire… Continue reading
By Charles Eisenstein February 2021 (charleseisenstein.org) Someone sent me a video on January 19th in which the host, claiming a secret source among the White Hat power faction, said that final plans are in motion to overthrow the criminal Deep State once and for all. The inauguration of Joe Biden… Continue reading
Global TV Online TRUMP RALLY LIVE IN DC: President Donald Trump at Save America Rally at The Ellipse 1/6/21 Wednesday, January 6, 2021: Join the RSBN crew LIVE from The Ellipse at The President’s Park as millions of President Trump supporters converge on Washington, DC. for a rally/protest like never before… Continue reading
Europe’s largest oil and gas producer said oil production would gradually decline 1 or 2 percent annually, underscoring the company’s desire to shift to greener energy. By Stanley Reed Feb. 11, 2021 (NYTimes.com) Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday made the boldest statement among its peers about the waning of the oil… Continue reading
Reports on the rise of fascism in Europe were not the American media’s finest hour By John Broich, The Conversation SMITHSONIANMAG.COMDECEMBER 13, 2016 How to cover the rise of a political leader who’s left a paper trail of anti-constitutionalism, racism and the encouragement of violence? Does the press take the position that its… Continue reading
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Plaque commemorating three Levellers shot at the command of Oliver Cromwell in Burford. The Levellers were a political movement during the English Civil War (1642–1651) committed to popular sovereignty, extended suffrage, equality before the law and religious tolerance. The hallmark of Leveller thought was its populism, as shown by its emphasis on equal natural rights, and their practice… Continue reading
