Moving Forward – 10.09.17

Today Rob tries to tackle other factors that could be involved in America’s mass shooting epidemic and how to move forward in a world that is becoming more and more of a dangerous place. Rob’s website – https://robmovesforward.wordpress.com/ Rob’s recent article in CounterPunch about mass shootings – https://www.counterpunch.org/2017/10/06/pump-up-the-valium/ Download this episode (right click and save)

Trends This Week – The Fish Rots from the Head Down – 10.04.17

Global trends forecaster Gerald Celente discusses: a new approach to gun control; the hypocritical treatment of the Catalonia crisis in the news; the Military “tough guy” takeover of the White House.  Mr. Celente also answers caller questions on “the rule of the people” and electric cars. Download this episode (right click and save)

Kirsten Brodde – Black Friday: Breathe, take a break – the planet can’t handle it anymore

Instead of chasing prey in the jungle like our ancestors did, we chase bargain clothing that seems like a good deal. Just look at the scenes that take place every year in American shopping malls on the fourth Friday of November, when people try to secure a favourable position in the queue outside shops in the early hours of the …

Rev. Billy Talen – Standing Rock: A Moment of Clarity for Progressive Activists

Earth-force meets money-force at Standing Rock. I’m so relieved I’m here. It scares me to think that I might have missed this. We get up at dawn. Four hundred people walk slowly in a light snow to the river by the camp. A teacher is talking. His headdress is a crisscrossing of long, narrow feathers. He is of the Havasupai, …

Joseph Erbentraut – The West May Not Be So Doomed On Water After All

It can be difficult to see any bright side when it comes to the water challenges facing the western U.S. Whether it’s the severe drought going on its fifth year or the nation’s largest reservoir, Lake Mead, hitting a historically low water level, there are many valid reasons to be concerned about the region’s dwindling water supplies. That’s particularly true for the 40 million people across seven …

Leid Stories – What Happened at the Democratic Party’s Convention in Nevada – 05.17.16

The Democratic Party has not yet officially reacted to widespread charges that its chaotic May 14 state convention in Las Vegas was rigged to produce a delegate victory for Hillary Clinton. But the party’s silence is stoking an avalanche of protest, especially among Bernie Sanders supporters, who have ramped up their campaign calling attention to myriad ways in which party bosses have been sabotaging Sanders’ candidacy.