[LAAMN] Thoughts To Ponder too

It is the function of the CIA to keep the world unstable, and to propagandize and teach the American people to hate, so we will let the Establishment spend any amount of money on arms.-- John Stockwell, former CIA official and author Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.

[LAAMN] Do as I say, not as I do, Rush

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[LAAMN] This Summer - food sovereignty, indigenous resistance, climate change and more!‏ Delegation to Venezuela or Bolivia.‏‏

Experience first-hand the change sweeping through Latin America in the areas of food sovereignty, indigenous resistance, climate justice, and human rights through a trip to Bolivia or Venezuela this summer. Delegation to Bolivia: Food Sovereignty, Indigenous Resistance, and Climate Justice
 


[LAAMN] International Women's Day ~ Women OccupyLA - For the Caring of People The Planet ~ Saturday, March 10th, Gather at 11:00 AM at West Steps of Los Angeles City Hall ~ Speakout Rally at 1:0

International Women's Day Women OccupyLA For the Caring of People The Planet End Poverty, War, Separation of Families. Welfare is our Right. A Living Wage for All Our Work Everywhere. Saturday, March 10th Gather at 11:00 AM at West Steps of Los Angeles City Hall Speakout Rally at 1:00 PM

[LAAMN] The Scorched-Earth Politics of America's Four Fundamentalisms

The Scorched-Earth Politics of America's Four Fundamentalisms By Henry A. Giroux, Truthout Introduction Americans seem confident in the mythical notion that the United States is a free nation dedicated to reproducing the principles of equality, justice and democracy. What has been ignored

[LAAMN] Opposition to the Syrian Opposition: Against the Syrian National Council

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[LAAMN] Rights Groups, Law Experts Reject Obama's 'Assassination' Program

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/03/07-6 Published on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 by http://www.commondreams.org/ Common Dreams Rights Groups, Law Experts Reject Obama's 'Assassination' Program - Common Dreams staff Law experts, human rights groups, and advocates for civil liberties

[LAAMN] On International Women's Day, + 55 Vermont Towns Affirm: 'Corporations Are Not People'

http://www.democracynow.org/2012/3/8/women_fight_back_as_virginia_georgia On International Women's Day, we speak with Loretta Ross of the SisterSong Reproductive Justice Collective about the latest wave of legislative attacks on reproductive rights. Virginia has enacted a controversial law

[LAAMN] MY NEW POLITICAL BUMPER STICKER SLOGANS

My new bumper sticker ideas: (Please share your input.) 1- FLUSH RUSH 2- FLUSH JOE THE PLUMBER Thank you, Jerry Rubin 310-399-1000 jerrypeaceactivistru...@earthlink.net [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[LAAMN] 2012-03-11: Demonstration Rally for Falsely Foreclosured Deportee

2012-03-11/10a: Demonstration Rally for Falsely Foreclosured Deportee Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 08:29:12 -0800 From: Cheryl Aichele cherylaich...@gmail.com Subject: [occupyla] How do we get thousands into the streets for Blanca on Sunday? We were hoping to get thousands of people into the streets

[LAAMN] Cuba Blames US for Exclusion from Americas Summit

*Cuba Blames US for Exclusion from Americas Summit* Posted By *Circles Robinson* On March 8, 2012 @ 3:07 pm Raul Castro, Juan Manuel Santos and Hugo Chavez in Havana on March 7th. Photo: Presidential Press of Venezuela HAVANA TIMES, 8 marzo (dpa) — The Cuban government Thursday blamed the

[LAAMN] Fwd: ELA and GHS will be under Monica! Panel recommends new district boundaries for L.A. school board

Hey Stop the Power grab by Mayor/Monica and his bloc!! They want to put GHS/ELA, currently in LAUSD district 5, in Monicas LAUSD district #2! We beat the mayors puppet luis snakchez last year by supporting Bennett Kayser a teacher, pro public education pro public union activist and anti

[LAAMN] Women in the Paris Commune

http://www.marxist.com/women-in-the-paris-commune.htm Women in the Paris Communehttp://www.marxist.com/women-in-the-paris-commune.htm Written by Christina Gridley and Carolyn Kemp Thursday, 08 March 2012 [image: Print] http://www.marxist.com/women-in-the-paris-commune/print.htm[image:

[LAAMN] Breaking: Obama's Backroom Weapons Deal, Reminder: 2 great events happening Saturday

From: RootsAction, David Swanson [mailto:i...@rootsaction.org] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2012 9:39 AM Subject: Breaking: Obama's Backroom Weapons Deal GRAPHIC: Roots Action logo header https://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6503/images/RA_Header.jpg No Backroom Weapons Deal for Israel. No War

[LAAMN] The Call-Center Bill, While Limbaugh Sheds Advertisers...

From: earthactionnetw...@earthlink.net [mailto:earthactionnetw...@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 5:14 PM http://www.ourfuture.org/blog-entry/2012031007/its-time-pass-call-center- bill It's Time To Pass The Call-Center Bill By Dave Johnson March 7, 2012 There is a

[LAAMN] Gilad Atzmon Tour Hopes to Divide the BDS Movement in in USA

http://azvsas.blogspot.com/2012/03/gilad-atzmon-tour-hopes-to-divide-bds.html Gilad Atzmon Tour Hopes to Divide the BDS Movement in in USAhttp://azvsas.blogspot.com/2012/03/gilad-atzmon-tour-hopes-to-divide-bds.html

[LAAMN] MUST SEE: Food Matters

If you are overweight, if you have anyone in your family who has cancer or diabetes, you NEED TO SEE THIS VIDEO! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoccBtYDpt4 Let Thy Food Be Thy Medicine, And Thy Medicine Be Thy Food. - Hippocrates That is the message from the founding father of modern

[LAAMN] 3/9: Join the UFPJ Iran Pledge of Resistance Campaign!

(http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2c=rV28slM/fom2otrzVOl0+cwk+FxURwBz) 3/9: Join the UFPJ Iran Pledge of Resistance Campaign! At the UFPJ Occupy Peace Summit in Philadelphia, an exciting campaign was conceived to build an effective and rapid response to preempt

[LAAMN] When Iran Bombed Iraq’s Nuclear Reactor

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[LAAMN] US sent 600,000 tear gas canisters to Israel, says new report

http://electronicintifada.net/ Home The Electronic Intifada http://electronicintifada.net/ ÇáÇäÊÝÇÖÉ ÇáÅáßÊÑæäíÉ US sent 600,000 tear gas canisters to Israel, says new report David Elkins http://electronicintifada.net/people/david-elkins The Electronic Intifada

[LAAMN] South Africa: Thousands of workers march against modern day slavery

http://www.marxist.com/sa-thousands-of-workers-march-against-modern-day-slavery.htm South Africa: Thousands of workers march against modern day slaveryhttp://www.marxist.com/sa-thousands-of-workers-march-against-modern-day-slavery.htm Written by Vusumuzi Martin Bhengu Friday, 09 March 2012

[LAAMN] Why Putin is driving Washington nuts

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[LAAMN] Non Sequitur for Friday March 9, 2012

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[LAAMN] Tony Shin: A few facts about Apple

Dear Tony Shin, I think it's amazing, and deserves awards for content and design. Really. I'll send it out, right away. Thank you so much for this important, engaging work. With some help, it should go viral ! Ed _ From: Tony Shin [mailto:tony.sh...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March

[LAAMN] Looking for funds for arts-related project?

*Grantseeking Basics for Individuals in the Arts* Wednesday, March 14, 2012 11:00 am - 12:30 pm @the Southern California Library A service of the Foundation Center Foundation Center logo Free Register button

[LAAMN] AL-AWDA: More than 98,800 members and growing!

Palestinian Refugees Right to Return - Al-Awda JOIN US ... on Facebook! More than 98,800 members and growing! Our mission is to support Palestinian refugees and their right to return to their homes and lands of origin in Palestine. 1.. The right of Palestinian refugees to return to

[LAAMN] The Man Behind Ron Paul | The Nation magazine

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[LAAMN] Quotes from ICH

Capitalism attacks and destroys all the finer sentiments of the human heart; it ruthlessly sweeps away old traditions and ideas opposed to its progress, and it exploits and corrupts those things once held sacred. - Daniel De Leon We have a world to conquer...one person at a

[LAAMN] Historic congress of Pakistan Marxists

http://www.marxist.com/pakistan-congress-2012.htm Historic congress of Pakistan Marxistshttp://www.marxist.com/pakistan-congress-2012.htm Written by Reports by Farhad Kayani (photos by Ali Mongol) Saturday, 10 March 2012 *[image: Print]* http://www.marxist.com/pakistan-congress-2012/print.htm#

[LAAMN] More than 100,000 March in Bahrain - Syria, Gaza, Egypt,Tunisia and Beyond

Not in the US press: anti-Americanism in Egypthttp://angryarab.blogspot.com/2012/03/not-in-us-press-anti-americanism-in.html This is an uncovered story in the US press. There is rising anti-American sentiments in Egypt following the smuggling of the American staffers of the NGOs that were

[LAAMN] Avi Shlaim: Obama must stand up to Netanyahu

This morning's LATextra brings news of the death of Peter Bergman. Peter and the Firesign Therater performed their first live show at the Ash Grove in 1968, becoming a staple, along with the S.F. Mime Troupe, the Credibility Gap (Harry Shearer, Mick McKean, et al), the East Bay Sharks and a

[LAAMN] GOOD READ: Dennis Kucinich and wackiness

Dennis Kucinich and “wackiness” By Glenn Greenwald http://www.salon.com/2012/03/10/dennis_kucinich_and_wackiness/singleton/ Rep. Dennis Kucinich (Credit: AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File) Last week, Rep. Dennis Kucinich was defeated in a Democratic primary by Rep. Marcy Kaptur after

[LAAMN] Kony Video -IC/Liberty U.-What the PSL Got Right and Wrong About KONY 2012 Socialist Action article

Kony Video http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2012/03/kony-video.html *It is a huge hit on the internet. It is being circulated among college students. It is an easy and safe issue that Americans can easily identify with and feel good about their own sympathy and concern. Of course, there are

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One more note about certain trouble makers. No memory of the conversation before their reply, is rather common, and a great asset, when the object is to make people leave a group, go no mail, or at the very least befuddled and toe the line of the paid propagandists. I've seen a good number of

[LAAMN] ACLU Forum: Community Planning For Released Prison Inmates -- March 13, Pasadena

How Will Local Communities Cope with the Sudden Influx of Newly Released Prisoners?Last May, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the State of California to release 46,000 inmates — more than one-fourth of the state's prison population — over the next two years to relieve overcrowding. As many as

[LAAMN] Psy Ops or simply ignorant trouble makers?

In the last week I hve had a good dozen 'partyline defenders' appear out of nowhere after a long silence form the last sEletion process, on the nearly score of groups I use to regularly participate in. Here are some observations, some based from training I've had in past employment. I'll get

[LAAMN] Historic congress of Pakistan Marxists: the Second Day

http://www.marxist.com/pakistan-congress-2012-day-2.htm Historic congress of Pakistan Marxists: the Second Dayhttp://www.marxist.com/pakistan-congress-2012-day-2.htm Written by Reports by Farhad Kayani (photos by Ali Mongol) Sunday, 11 March 2012 [image:

[LAAMN] May Day 2012: National Mobilization For Immigrant Workers Rights!

May Day 2012 National Mobilization For Immigrant Workers Rights! National Immigrant Solidarity Network _http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org_ (http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/) Please send your May Day 2012 action report to _info@immigrantsolidarity.org_

[LAAMN] Georrge Besharat: Israel stacks the legal deck, Maureen Dowd: The Whole Megilla

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-bisharat-adnan-20120307 ,0,5930547.story Israel stacks the legal deck Its court system provides little justice for Palestinians. Activist Khader Adnan http://www.trbimg.com/img-4f56b425/turbine/la-oe-bisharat-adnan-20120307-00 1/950

[LAAMN] Tolerable Savagery: Israeli Killing of Palestinians

Hamas http://angryarab.blogspot.com/2012/03/hamas.html To understand the future path of Hamas, you only need to review the history of the Fath movement. Even the beards may disappear if Saudi orders to that effect arrived. Hamas is treating the Israeli bombing of Gaza as if it is a neutral

[LAAMN] 2012-03-15: Wear Pink on Campus for Teacher's Jobs

2012-03-15/7a-10p: Wear Pink on Campus for Teacher's Jobs http://www.facebook.com/events/366438130042938/ Wear Pink - Stand With Teachers Public Event · By Save California's Schools Campaign Thursday, March 15, 2012 7:00am until 10:00pm Your School, California On March 15th in California,

[LAAMN] Fw: Kony 2012: don't be fooled

http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/03/africa-kony-uganda-military   http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=Y4MnpzG5Sqc   http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/03/africa-kony-uganda-military The Staggers The New Statesman rolling blog   Kony 2012:

[LAAMN] Krugman: What Greece Means

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/opinion/krugman-what-greece-means.html?nl= todaysheadlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/opinion/krugman-what-greece-means.html?nl =todaysheadlinesemc=edit_th_20120312 emc=edit_th_20120312 What Greece Means By Paul Krugman NY Times op-ed: March 12, 2012

[LAAMN] Pink Slime is Good for America's Schoolchildren, Manufacturers Claim | Fox News

Pink Slime is Good for America's Schoolchildren, Manufacturers Claim | Fox News http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/03/12/pink-slime-is-good-for-americas-schoolchildren-manufacturers-claim/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[LAAMN] Alexander Cockburn: Sure, Apple Could Build the iPhone Here

Amazing!; this is the first time I have ever seen Mr. Cockburn wind up not only agreeing with President Obama, but lauding him for calling on business leaders to ask what you can do to bring the jobs back. Here's a fascinating story and powerful conclusion. Ed

[LAAMN] Canada: Don't exclude the Iranian community from the anti-war movement

http://www.marxist.com/dont-exclude-the-iranian-community-from-the-antiwar-movement.htm Canada: Don't exclude the Iranian community from the anti-war movementhttp://www.marxist.com/dont-exclude-the-iranian-community-from-the-antiwar-movement.htm Written by Iranian-Canadian activists Monday, 12

[LAAMN] : 3/19 Social Media Day LA - Using Social Media to Educate, Inspire Mobilize

Social Media Day LA: Using Social Media to Educate, Inspire and Mobilize Monday, March 19 2012, 8:30am - 4:30pm Location: Antioch University, 400 Corporate Pointe Culver City, CA 90230 http://bit.ly/CNMSocialMediaDay2012 Hear from the experts on how social media can be used to educate, inspire

[LAAMN] The Not So Lone Gunman

BinaBecker http://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=BinaBecker How many Lone Nuts does a country have to produce before people realize that the country itself is sick? The Not So Lone Gunmanhttp://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2012/03/12/tariq-ali/the-not-so-lone-gunman/ Tariq Ali