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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 (…)

Australia has a taxpayer-funded electronic media corporation called the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that is essentially the Australian equivalent of the UK BBC and is regarded as the most liberal and progressive medium in the country.
Unfortunately the ABC has to maintain a position of “balance” and that means in practice maintaining a position between the extreme right wing , pro-war, pro-coal, pro-logging, pro-Zionist, human rights-abusing, conservative Liberal (…)

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 (…)

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/

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 (…)

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 (…)

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 (…)

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"On May 5, there will be a general strike in Greece. It would be a good idea for the European movements to make of this day a day of solidarity to the Greek people and international resistance to the IMF-EU neoliberal policies." Yannis Almpanis (member of the Network for Political and Social Rights)

“Every author in some degree portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.” - Goethe
One of Algeria’s greatest sons, the late Albert Camus, is back where he rightfully belongs—center stage! Thanks to Elizabeth Hawes’ delightful and vibrant book, “Camus, A Romance,” (1) and Robert Zaretsky’s scholarly and insightful tome, “Albert Camus: Elements of a Life.” (2). Camus, a talented writer and philosopher, has again risen from the literary ashes. His clarion call for “limits” (…)