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  • Video: Protesting BP in Baltimore, MD
    16 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Protesting BP in Baltimore, MD from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    On Sunday afternoon, May 16, 2010, an ad hoc group of concerned activists picketed a BP, (British Petroleum), gas station, located at the intersection of 33rd Street and Greenmount Ave, in Baltimore, MD. They expressed their outrage at BP for the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, lax government regulations of the industry, and strongly opposed allowing any more off-shore drilling permits. For some background on the (…)

  • Kent State Shootings 40th Anniversary (+ videos)
    16 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)
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    On May 4, 1970 the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed students protesting America´s invasion of Cambodia. Four students were killed and nine were wounded. The incident triggered national outrage in a country already divided over the Vietnam War. In the days that followed more than four million students rose up in dissent across 900 campuses, generating the only nationwide student protest in U.S. history. Fearing civil unrest, President Nixon was taken to Camp David for his (…)

  • Video: Deborah Rudacille Reads from her book, “Roots of Steel”
    16 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Deborah Rudacille Reads from her book, “Roots of Steel” from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    On May 15, 2010, author Deborah Rudacille read from her new book, “Roots of Steel: Boom and Bust in an American Mill Town.” It’s the saga of the Sparrows Point plant. The event, a 510 Readings, took place at Minas Gallery, in Hampden, in Baltimore, MD. Michael Kimball served as the moderator and introduced Ms. Rudacille. “Kirkus Reviews” said of Ms. Rudacille’s tome, “An affecting portrait of decaying (…)

  • Video: Dr. Margaret Flowers on the Fight for Medicare for All
    14 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Dr. Margaret Flowers on the Fight for Medicare for All from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    Video: Dr. Margaret Flowers on the Fight for Medicare for All
    On the evening of May 13, 2010, Dr. Margaret Flowers spoke at an “informational meeting,” on the issue of a Single Payer Healthcare system and how to create a “Medicare for All” program in this country. In her remarks, made in Annapolis, MD, she traced the history of the fight for Medicare for All, revealed its current state and the plans for (…)

  • Video: Protest for a National Jobs Program Held in D.C.
    9 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Protest for a National Jobs Program Held in D.C. from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    On Saturday, May 8, 2010, a spirited protest action was held in front of the Department of Labor, in Washington, D.C. Its purpose was to demand the creation of a federally-mandated public jobs program, similar to the WPA, which was launched by FDR’s administration back in the middle of the Great Depression. Today’s event was sponsored by the Bailout the People organization, and a host of other progressive (…)

  • Video: CODEPINK Checks Out the Tanks on the National Mall
    9 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    CODEPINK Checks Out the Tanks on the National Mall from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    Activists from CODEPINK showed up the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Saturday May 8, 2010. They checked out some tanks which were parked there as part of a “public service” exhibit. The CODEPINK activists, let by Medea Benjamin, brought a message of “peace,” on this windy Mother’s Day. They also sang a ballad with the same hopeful theme. For background, see: http://www.codepink4peace.org/

  • Video: Roseanne Barr Declares Candidacy for Presidency!
    9 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    Roseanne Barr Declares Candidacy for Presidency! from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    Just when you thought there was no hope left, Roseanne Barr has come to the rescue. On Mother’s Day, May 8, 2010, the popular actress and comedian, declared her candidacy for the Presidency of the U.S. And, if that wasn’t enough to scare the pants off the power brokers, she’s also tossing her bonnet into the race for Prime Minister of Israel. If elected, Ms. Barr intends to bring back the guillotine and to use (…)

  • Video: CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin Speaks Out for Peace
    9 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin Speaks Out for Peace from William Hughes on Vimeo.
    Activists from CODEPINK showed up at John Marshall Park in Washington, D.C., on Saturday May 8, 2010. The were joined briefly by activists fighting for the creation of a national jobs program. CODEPINK was celebrating not only Mother’s Day, but echoing the spirit of Julia Ward Howe’s 1870 Proclamation. Ms. Howe demanded on that Mother’s Day past for the nation to “Disarm, Disarm! Mothers say Disarm!” Medea (…)

  • On 65th VE Day Anniversary US Alliance responsible for 9-11 million excess deaths in Iraq & Afghan Wars
    9 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)

    As of the 65th Anniversary of VE Day (8 May 1945), the US Alliance (and German) War on Arab, Muslim, and Asian Women and Children is now responsible for 9-11 million excess deaths in Iraq (1990-2010) and Afghanistan (2003-2010).
    The World has just celebrated the 65th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day), the day on which Nazi Germany was finally defeated after about 35 million deaths in the European part of World War 2.
    However the US took over when genocidal and racist German (…)

  • MARX ON CAPITALISM (VIDEO)
    9 May 2010 par (Open-Publishing)