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Howard Zinn: The Prominent Influential Historian
Will Be Missed By Many

Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) American historian and professor emeritus at Boston University's Political Science Department . The author of many books, including A People's History of the United States, Howard Zinn was a civil libertarian, political activist, and an early opponent of US involvement in Vietnam. He was a powerful voice for the people and spoke out against corporate dominance, and urged the public within the US to resist corporate tyranny. He was also active in the civil rights movement and the anti-war movements in the United States. Howard Zinn died on January 27, 2010, of a heart attack at the age of 87 while traveling in Santa Monica, California. He is survived by his daughter Myla Kabat-Zinn.

"He's made an amazing contribution to American intellectual and moral culture. He's changed the conscience of America in a highly constructive way." -Noam Chomsky

Not only did he give us a better understanding of how history is written, disseminated, and recorded (and for whom), he gave us an otherwise lost history, that we so greatly needed to hear. He will not be forgotten. Arguably, the most important historian of American history, he has inspired many to seek the truth at all costs. Because, not knowing the truth, is ultimately, the greatest cost to society.

"He was a person of real courage and integrity, warmth and humor. He was just a remarkable person." -Noam Chomsky

He will be greatly missed.

...read more: boston.com
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U:RESIST at BMCC: BMCC fashion show titled: THIS IS ME LGBT and friends... (LGBT for Success Club @ BMCC) ( ☮ > ●๋●๋●๋ PEACE IS GREATER THAN BOMBs and LOVE IS GREATER THAN BOMBs ♥ > ●๋●๋●๋ )

LGBT for Success Fashion Show: THIS IS ME with designs by U:RESIST in support of, and in solidarity with, the LGBT community. AFTER SHOW OUTTAKEs. ... YouTube Page

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♥ Love, Peace, and Solidarity. ( ☮ > ●๋●๋●๋ PEACE IS GREATER THAN BOMBs and LOVE IS GREATER THAN BOMBs ♥ > ●๋●๋●๋ ) There is no way to love, peace, and solidarity; love, peace, and solidarity are the way.

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● Military Thugs

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Little Known Military Thug Squad
Little Known Military Thug Squad
“A little known Military Thug Squad is still brutalizing prisoners at Gitmo under Obama” -Jeremy Scahill

Jeremy Scahill reports the Obama administration is continuing to use a notorious military police unit at Guantanamo that regularly brutalizes unarmed prisoners, including gang-beating them, breaking their bones, gouging their eyes and dousing them with chemicals. This force, officially known as the Immediate Reaction Force, has been labeled the “Extreme Repression Force” by Guantanamo prisoners and human rights lawyers.

Little Known Military Thug Squad

Little Known Military Thug Squad

http://democracynow.org/. . .
http://rebelreports.com
http://alternet.org/. . .

The American people have to wake up to the reality of the corruption that pervades our government. U.S. citizens will eventually realize that being American doesn't mean having blind faith in anything, be it religion, unregulated markets, or an increasing militaristic authoritarian corporate rule. It is our responsibility to ensure that our institutions, our government and businesses, do not violate the civil liberties of anyone anywhere. Every country that has tortured outside their boarders, eventually tortures within their boarders. Businesses that abuse workers outside their country's boarders, always lead the way to further abuse and lowering working conditions within their own country's boarders. "What goes around, comes around," is not just a saying but, in this case, a lesson from history. If we don't want to do what's right simply because it's right, we should at least do it because it's smart.

We must push to prosecute war crimes.

☮ RESIST WAR ... ...WEAR .........YOUR ......RESISTANCE!......... ...

Memorial Day...

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● Memorial Day

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Memorial Day Special - Democracy Now! -
Winter Soldier on the Hill:
War Veterans Testify Before Congress
War veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan went to Capitol Hill last year to testify before Congress to give an eyewitness account of the horrors of war. “Winter Soldier on the Hill” was similar to the Winter Soldier hearings in March of 2008, when more than 200 service members gathered for four days in Silver Spring, Maryland to give their eyewitness accounts of the injustices occurring in Iraq and Afghanistan (and Detroit 1971 VVAW's testimonies of the atrocities of Vietnam War) was designed to drive home the human cost of war and occupation. “Winter Soldier on the Hill” in 2008 testified to the very people in charge of doing something about it.

Winter Soldier on the Hill

“Winter Soldier on the Hill”

With a new administration in power, after we voted for change, concerning war policies, the question is... Did we get what we voted for? Of course, Barack Obama is different from Bush, but is the difference enough concerning the wars in Irag and Afghanistan. Is simply moving the war from one to the other what we voted for? When 25% of the homeless are war veterans, and still with 18 U.S. veterans a day committing suicide, along with the continuation of war crimes, we can't just look away and simply fall inline with our government's war policies.

We must always question and reject destructive policies, and we must recognize the most effect propaganda slogan of all time, "SUPPORT THE TROOPS" because it is used for any war, at anytime, for any reason. It is effective because it turns our attention away from the real questions of whether or not we support our government's policy of war. To say that someone doesn't care about the soldiers because they want to end a war is completely absurd. And, to think that our government only goes to war for just reasons is naive and stems from a selfish perception and desire to want to believe that our own country could never get that bad. But of course, the peace movement is not that naive, but we must engage ourselves in conversation with those who are, without being condescending. They will eventually realize that being American doesn't mean having blind faith in anything, be it religion, unregulated markets, or the increasing militaristic authoritarian corporate rule.

☮ RESIST WAR ... ...WEAR .........YOUR ......RESISTANCE!......... ...

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● EARTHDAY

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Climate Vigil ● 350.org ● Meaddows Ryan ● NYC
Climate Vigil ● 350.org ● Meaddows Ryan ● NYC ● Dec. 11th 2009
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Earth Day:
April 22nd
( Spring in the Northern Hemisphere

/ Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere ),

a day of awareness, appreciation, and activism for the Earth's environment. Earth day was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970, and is now recognized in many countries around the world.

March Equinox ( Spring Equinox Northern Hemisphere )
The United Nations celebrates an Earth Day each year on the March Equinox (often March 20th), a tradition which was founded by peace activist John McConnell in 1969.

Earth Day transcends all national borders to celebrate our home, our planet, and life itself, to reflect on our health and ability to live in harmony with our environment, ourselves, and to rethink our approach to how we can move forward in achieving a less destructive, more harmonious future.

40th Anniversary of Earth Day:

April 22nd 2010

Start planning your Earth Day 2010 event or action now !!!

EARTH DAY NETWORK ● earthday.net

• The world prepares for Earth Day 2010
  
• Support the Markey - Waxman climate bill
• Join the Green Generation for 2010

● ● ● http://earthday.net

United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment upon which life depends.
http://epa.gov/earthday
http://youtube.com/user/usEPAgov

http://earthday.gov
http://earthdaytv.net
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● The Bailout & The Stimulus

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Bipartisanship seems to only exists when policies serve the rich. As soon as we start talking about education, infrastructure, the environment, and healthcare, things that benefit the many as opposed to the wealthy few, we then seem to have a lot of division and talk about wasteful spending. It's not considered wasteful when the money is going straight to the top. That somehow is necessary. Building schools and public transportation, hiring teachers and workers, somehow is seen as unnecessary, wasteful, and certainly not job creation, even though, the jobs being created and performed directly benefit the community as a whole. Somehow we could barely imagine not bailing out the failed banks and failed Wall Street firms that created this economic crisis with their reckless lending and trading practices. Bailing out the failed businesses of the wealthiest criminals on the planet (with essentially no oversight) who have created a multilayered global crisis, is seen as unavoidable in our nation's capital, while your interests are wasteful, if they're even recognized at all.

After 30 years of deregulation, Congress approves a stimulus package that will help to curb the emerging crisis created by decades of privatization and lax oversight. Friedmanism has failed. It is time to pick up the pieces and realize the obvious forgotten truth; that markets need rules, regulation, and oversight.

The Stimulus Package is not enough. It takes some steps in the right direction after 28 years of running in the wrong direction. We still have our work cut out for us. The resistance movements against corporate tyranny must push harder and further to inform the public and pressure Washington.
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The Truth about the Wall Street Bailout: How "Free Market Capitalism" Really Works. Nader and Chomsky Explain the Game, a Nanny State to Take Care of the Rich


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● Democracy Now - Live

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Democracy Now Live
democracynow.org
A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 750 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the U.S.

democracynow.org

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● Inauguration 2009

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The Inauguration of Barack Obama,
the 44th President of the United States

Democracy Now's Special Inauguration Coverage
http://democracynow.org/pages/inauguration

View the extended (3-hour) broadcast by Democracy Now! of the inauguration of Barack Obama. It is wonderful to experience this historic event with real interesting and informative commentary (in direct contrast to the corporate media) by the talented hosts', Alice Walker and Amy Goodman. If you didn't see this event hosted by Democracy Now!, you missed out. If you don't believe me, watch it and tell me I'm wrong. If you were actually there in person, even better, but don't let that stop you from missing out on this amazing coverage of this historic event. See it again (for the 1st time, as they say), it's worth it.

Podcast Video Download
http://democracynow.org/pages/inauguration

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● Remember Brad Will

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Remember Brad Will
on the 2nd Anniversary of his Death
Brad lived a courageous, inspiring life fighting for justice, peace, and human rights.
Brad Will, activist/videographer/journalist: killed by the State response to the Oaxacan movement for justice and freedom. Friends of Brad Will demand justice: justice for Brad, justice for the people of Oaxaca and the end of the corrupt brutal rule of Ulises Ruiz. Those who tried to help Brad are now being put on trial.

http://friendsofbradwill.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Will
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● The Story of STUFF! with Annie Leonard

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We have bought into a system...
● ● ● The Story of STUFF! ● ● ● with Annie Leonard

● ● ● The Story of STUFF! ● ● ● with Annie Leonard
http://storyofstuff.com
From extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes connections between environmental and social issues, and calls us to create a more sustainable and just world.

We have bought into a system, in which buying stuff is our ultimate purpose. We have to change this system. ...first through awareness... then ultimately, to sustainability. Buying less of what we don't need is always important, but the ultimate goal is sustainability. And this goal, we must demand. ...renewable energy, sustainability of products and production - [ Production without Destruction. ]

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● RESIST G.M. FOODSTUFF

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● In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto.
....-Michael Pollan
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● The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Author Michael Pollan advises, “Don’t Buy Any Food You’ve Ever Seen Advertised.”

Michael Pollan, one of the nation’s leading thinkers and writers on food. The author of several books about food, including The Botany of Desire, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, warns of the processed food industry’s co-option of “sustainability” and its vast spending on marketing, Pollan advises to be wary of any food that’s advertised.

On Democracy Now May 14, 2009
http://democracynow.org/2009/5/14...

"The CDC, Centers for Disease Control, estimates that of the $2 trillion we’re spending on healthcare in this country, $1.5 trillion is for the treatment of preventable chronic disease. Now, that’s not all food, because you have smoking in there, too, and alcoholism. But the bulk of it is food." -Michael Pollan

"The most salient point is simply, [we] are not going to be able to tackle either the healthcare crisis or climate change unless [we] look at our food system. In the case of climate change, food is responsible for about a third of greenhouse gases, the way we’re growing food, the way we’re processing it and the way we’re eating. And the healthcare crisis... ...we are not going to be able to reform healthcare, which depends on getting the cost of healthcare down, without addressing... ...the catastrophe of the American diet. So we need to address it. It’s really the shadow issue over these other two issues." -Michael Pollan

omni·vore |ˈämnəˌvôr|
noun
an animal or person that eats food (or foodstuff)
of both plant and animal origin.

ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French, from Latin omnivorus ‘omnivorous.’
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food·stuff |foōd·stəf|
noun
A substance with some foodlike qualities that can be used or prepared for use as food, but generally lacks the health benefits of real food.
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On Democracy Now February 13, 2008

In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Author, Journalist Michael Pollan on Nutrition, Food Science and the American Diet. Acclaimed author and journalist Michael Pollan argues that what most Americans are

consuming today is not food but “edible food-like substances.” His previous book, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, was named one of the ten best books of 2006 by the New York Times and the Washington Post. His latest book, just published, is called In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto.

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You say potātō,
I say genetically modified foodstuff.
I agree with Michael Pollan, in that what most Americans are consuming today is not food but “edible food-like substances.” I've often said that we shouldn't even have to have the term "health food", since food by definition should already be healthy. Unfortunately, the categorizes have been reversed, where pancakes, potatochips, and cheeseburgers are considered to be real food, while carrots and celery are considered to be rabbit food, hence not real food.

I also agree that thinking about food in terms of Nutrition defined by "the experts" can be misleading. Although, I think if we redefine nutrition to mean whole organic foods (usually plants) then it does serve a purpose. Most people that I've talked to don't really care that much about nutrition, maybe for the reasons discussed by Michael Pollan. Maybe people intuitively know there's a problem with nutritional science, so they ignore the whole idea of whether or not, what they're consuming is "good or bad" for them. Or, they just don't care because culture and tradition trump nutrition almost every time. Every time, that is, until they merge, which they increasingly are. But right now "nutrition" is the dysfunctional way, in which we make these health decisions about our eating habits, if we make these decisions at all.

My opinion varies from Michael Pollan a little on a small point, where he claims that people are eating or shopping in an effort to advance their health. This is true to a degree, but from my experience, people still eat according to how and where they were raised. It's just that, culture has been taken over by capital. It is the influence of big business on culture and nutritional science that is the problem. Michael Pollan recognizes this point. The difference in my opinion from his is simply that he sees this as a turning away from culture and pleasure, where I see it as a cultural shift, and manufactured wants replacing genuine pleasure.

Most people still do eat according to their culture, but the dominant cultures in the U.S. are increasingly influenced and determined by unregulated market forces. Yet, another example of what deregulated markets should not determine. Maybe the health of our bodies is in direct proportion to the health of our economic system. With regulations that only protect capital and not consumers, seeds that don't reproduce, and genetic modification, now not even our fruits and vegetables are safe. Fortunately, there's a growing resistance to this trend and the only question is whether or not we will be informed and act in time.

Also see:
● Campaign against Genetically Modified Organisms
● Monsanto: Planting Local Seeds, Sprouting Global Effects

✿ > ☠ foodstuff ... YOU SAY TOMĀTŌ, I SAY RĒSIST ! ...or genetically modified edible food-like substance.

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● Resident Bush's Last Day in Office Countdown Clock

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residency |ˈrez(ə)dənsē; ˈrezəˌdensē|
noun ( pl. -cies)
• the fact of living in a place : a government ruling allowed the right to residency.
• a residential post held by a person.


resident |ˈrez(ə)dənt; ˈrezəˌdent|
noun
a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis.
• a bird, Bush, butterfly, or other animal of a species that does not migrate or travel abroad.
• a person who boards at a boarding school.
• historical a British government agent in any semi-independent state, esp. the governor general's agent at the court of an Indian state.

adjective
living somewhere on a long-term basis : he has been resident in the White House for a long time.
• living at a school, office, or institution : resident students.
• (of a computer program, file, etc., such as, a virus implanted, spread on the DIEBOLD TOUCH-SCREEN VOTING MACHINES ) immediately available in computer memory, rather than having to be loaded from elsewhere.

DERIVATIVES
residentship |-ˌ sh ip| noun ( historical).

ORIGIN Middle English : from Latin resident- ‘remaining,’ from the verb residere (see RESIDE ).

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resident

noun
the residents of D.C. INHABITANT, local, citizen, native; townsfolk, townspeople; householder, homeowner, occupier, tenant; formal denizen.

adjective
1 is he currently resident in The White House? LIVING, residing, in residence; formal dwelling.
2 a resident governor LIVE-IN, living in.

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● The Impeachment of Dick Cheney

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The evidence is clear that Dick Cheney has abused the power of his position in the office of US Vice President. He brought us into an unnecessary and illegal war, and violated the civil liberties of all American citizens and the privacy of 100's of thousands.
These charges are too serious to ignore.
It is the constitutional duty of Congress to hold impeachment hearings.

Take a look at this website. Some people in congress are trying to get the impeachment hearings going. You can send an email to support them.

http://wexlerwantshearings.com

Date / Time: 12/20/2007 9:00 PM
Category: Politics
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The Impeachment...


Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL), Bob Fertik (Democrats.com), Dave Lindorff (Case for Impeachment, Counterpunch Magazine) and David Swanson (AfterDowningStreet) join them to talk about impeachment hearings for Vice President Dick Cheney.

http://wexlerwantshearings.com

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/fpc/2007/12/21/The-Impeachment
BlogTalkRadio - The Impeachment of Dick Cheney



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