40 Years After the Attica Prison Uprising

40 Years After the Attica Prison Uprising: Celebrating the Heroic Courage of Prisoners Who Risked Their Lives for Justice http://www.alternet.org/story/152336/40_years_after_the_attica_prison_uprising%3A_celebrating_the_heroic_courage_of_prisoners_who_risked_their_lives_for_justice\ As we r

Norman Mailer Was A Prisoner In Lorton

ers, made their way a rally at the Lincoln Memorial. Speeches condemned President Lyndon Johnson, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Secretary of State Dean Rusk as the “biggest war criminals in the country”. The protestors shouted: “We must resist, we must resist, resist, resist and resist

Poster exhibit offers graphic look at social, political issues

Poster exhibit offers graphic look at social, political issues http://www.presstelegram.com/ci_18855509 By John Farrell Posted: 09/08/2011 For Carol Wells, founder and executive director of the Los Angeles-based Center for the Study of Political Graphics, it's not unusual, in any given we

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/52234/black-power-mixtape-1967-1975-the/ September 9, 2011 Review by Jason Bailey The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 is an appropriately and honestly titled film--it is not, it should be stressed, a comprehens

Ira Einhorn and Holly Maddux: The Unicorn Killer and His Victim Immortalized in West Philly

Ira Einhorn and Holly Maddux: The Unicorn Killer and His Victim Immortalized in West Philly http://weeklypress.com/ira-einhorn-and-holly-maddux-the-unicorn-killer-and-his-victim-immortalize-p2691-95.htm Sep 07, 2011 By Jeffrey Stanley Lest you think this post-modern sculptural detail at

Review: Serge Gainsbourg Tribute at Hollywood Bowl

Review: Serge Gainsbourg Tribute at Hollywood Bowl http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/08/review-serge-gainsbourg-tribute-at-hollywood-bowl.html August 29, 2011 Dear good people of France: Give singer Mike Patton a permanent residency at the most disreputable lounge in Paris, pos

Drug War a Success

Drug War a Success Tuesday, September 6, 2011 By Fred Gardner, S.B. http://www.independent.com/news/2011/sep/06/drug-war-success/ This is to disagree with David Bearman’s assertion that the War on Drugs is a “failure.” [ End War on Marijuana, 8/30/11]. In doing so, he accepts that the

Houston activist Ester King dead at 68

Houston activist Ester King dead at 68 http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Ester-King-veteran-Houston-activist-dies-at-68-2155686.php By CINDY GEORGE, September 5, 2011 For Ester King, the cauldron of social change that marked his coming of age led to more than four decades on the

The Third Eye: Encino's Coolest Head Shop

The Third Eye: Encino's Coolest Head Shop http://encino.patch.com/articles/the-third-eye-encinos-coolest-head-shop The homey-looking store sold beads, handmade leather goods, pop-art posters of the era and even had a psychedelic bus parked out front. By Hal Lifson August 31, 2011

The harsh reality behind the Merry Pranksters 'Magic Trip'

The harsh reality behind the Merry Pranksters 'Magic Trip' http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/09/01/magictrip/ by Euan Kerr , Minnesota Public Radio September 2, 2011 St. Paul, Minn. — So much has been written about the sixties, sometimes it's hard to tell myth from reality.

Vietnam War babies: Grown up and low on luck

Vietnam War babies: Grown up and low on luck http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/090411_vietnam_war_babies/vietnam-war-babies-grown-up-and-low-luck/ Hope fades for AmerAsians seeking U.S. visas Sep 4, 2011 Patrick Winn HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Vo Van Dang is not Vi

Revisiting the demons of Vietnam

'What It Is Like to Go to War': Revisiting the demons of Vietnam http://articles.philly.com/2011-09-04/news/30112834_1_karl-marlantes-enemy-artillery By Karl Marlantes Atlantic Monthly Press. 254 pp. $25 Reviewed by Bryan Grigsby September 04, 2011 In 1967, Karl Marlantes was a Rhodes S

Oakland screening offers opportunity for reflection, community dialogue

Oakland screening offers opportunity for reflection, community dialogue (Review) http://oaklandlocal.com/article/black-power-mixtape-oakland-screening-offers-opportunity-reflection-community-dialogue-revie Published on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 This past Sunday at the House of Music, Bla

Celebrating 100th birthday of Vietnam’s hero General Giap

Celebrating 100th birthday of Vietnam’s hero General Giap http://www.workers.org/2011/world/giap_0908/ Published Sep 2, 2011 By Paddy Colligan and G. Dunkel General Vo Nguyen Giap, a hero and leader in the Vietnamese people’s struggles against Japanese, French and U.S. imperialism, cel

FSM Vet Jack Weinberg Salutes Alice Waters at the UC Art Museum

FSM Vet Jack Weinberg Salutes Alice Waters at the UC Art Museum http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2011-08-31/article/38332?headline=FSM-Vet-Jack-Weinberg-Salutes-Alice-Waters-at-the-UC-Art-Museum By Gar Smith Wednesday August 31, 2011 One of the many recent tributes to the work and l

Ken Loach: 'the ruling class are cracking the whip'

ill throw money at it." I ask whether he aims to provoke political change with his films, and he says he hopes they make people "see things in a different way. That they see there were possibilities for change in Spain, for instance, and one of the things that destroyed it was sectarianism on

Racism and Wildlife

Racism and Wildlife http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/08/racism-and-wildlife/ By Dr. Dean Chavers August 24, 2011 After the acquisition of Alcatraz Island in November 1969, the first phone call we got came from Billy Frank Sr. He called our headquarters at the American Indian

Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson

Essential SF: Lynn Hershman Leeson http://sf360.org/?pageid=13141 Stephanie Rosenbaum August 23, 2011 Lynn Hershman Leeson catalogues revolutions past and pushes the art and technology envelope well into the future. Editor's note: After engaging audiences in hotspot film festivals all over

Adventures in the Orgasmatron: Wilhelm Reich and the Invention of Sex

Adventures in the Orgasmatron: Wilhelm Reich and the Invention of Sex, By Christopher Turner http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/adventures-in-the-orgasmatron-wilhelm-reich-and-the-invention-of-sex-by-christopher-turner-2343723.html Reviewed by Michael Bywater 26 Aug

David Dellinger, Famous American Pacifist

David Dellinger, Famous American Pacifist http://wakefield.patch.com/articles/history-david-dellinger-famous-american-pacifist August 23, 2011 A member of the Chicago Seven, a close friend of MLK Jr., and a lifelong pacifist, David Dellinger grew up in Wakefield. On August 18, 1968,

If Bill Graham were alive, what would he be doing?

If Bill Graham were alive, what would he be doing? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/08/26/DDRG1KRBHQ.DTL Sarah Adler, Chronicle Staff Writer San Francisco Chronicle August 27, 2011 04:00 AM Copyright San Francisco Chronicle. All rights reserved. This material may not b

Democracy Convention under way in Madison

Democracy Convention under way in Madison http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/128361418.html The liberal five-day program will features panels and workshops at Concourse Hotel, MATC By Bill Glauber Aug. 24, 2011 Madison - The first Democracy Convention got under way Wednesday, and t

Peter, Paul and more than memories

Peter, Paul and more than memories http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2016011193_peter26.html Though Mary Travers died in 2009, Peter Yarrow and (Noel) Paul Stookey have continued to perform as the remaining two-thirds of the classic '60s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yar

Keep Your Head [Jorma Kaukonen]

Keep Your Head http://www.citypaper.net/music/2011-08-18-jorma-kaukonen-jefferson-airplane.html Jefferson Airplane's Jorma Kaukonen lands at Old Pool Farm for Folk Fest's 50th. By Mary Armstrong Aug. 18, 2011 [ what the doormouse said ] Dont let the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame induc

My Life Is Jane Fonda

My Life Is Jane Fonda http://berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2011-08-24/article/38293?headline=My-Life-Is-Jane-Fonda By Cristina Doan Thursday August 18, 2011 I feel really confused after meeting Jane Fonda last night and having her answer my question about the Vietnam War.

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