Activism

Is It Time to Stop Picking on Glenn Beck?

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:32 PM EST (AOL)

It's easy to make fun of Glenn Beck. They have done it on AOL News (the source of this article) as well as here on Newsvine, and Beck even does it himself (as on the November cover of Fusion magazine).

politics, gken-beck

The Critical Unraveling of U.S. Society

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:13 PM EST (afterdowningstreet)

Seeded by Eric Albert

The economic elite have launched an attack on the U.S. public and society is unraveling at an increased rate.

business, corporate-fascism, class-dictatorship, implosion, corporate-tyranny, class-history, global-collapse, collapsing-dollar, empire-collapse, breakdown-of-class-mechanism

Just say no to sharia law

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:26 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Seeded by krishna-167929

"This Saturday's London rally against sharia law and all religious tyrannies should be huge. Millions of people are suffering at the hands of clerical regimes, especially our Muslim brothers and sisters in countries like Saudi Arabia and Iran.

world-news, peter-tatchell, britain, gay-rights, sharia-law, human-rights, activism, islamism, islamic-extremism

My Lai Photographer Ron Haeberle Exposed a Vietnam Massacre 40 Years Ago Today in The Plain Dealer

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 2:24 PM EST (Common Dreams)

Seeded by Diana Topan

Forty years ago today, black-and-white photographs of slaughtered women, children and old men in a Vietnamese village shocked the world -- or that portion of the world willing to believe American soldiers could gun down unarmed peasants and leave them to die in streets and ditche …

politics, ron-haeberle, war-photography, war-photographer, my-lai, vietnam-massacre, vietnam, my-lai-massacre, u-s-army, human-rights

Medicine before politics as PA doctors learn in Israel

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:36 PM EST (JPost.com)

Seeded by krishna-167929

"Thirty physicians, nurses and graduate nursing students from the West Bank visited Haifa's Rambam Medical Center this week for a day-long seminar on cancer treatment.

world-news, medicine, israel, palestine, haifa, jenin, hebron, bethlehem, cancer

Jesse Jackson: 'You can't vote against healthcare and call yourself a black man'

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 1:16 AM EST (thehill.com)

Seeded by politicalwhiz

The Rev. Jesse Jackson on Wednesday night criticized Rep. Artur Davis (D-Ala.) for voting against the Democrats' signature healthcare bill.

politics, reveran-jesse-jackson, jesse-jackson, cant-be-black-and-vote-against-health-care

Muslim countries seek blasphemy ban

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:47 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

Seeded by krishna-167929

"Four years after cartoons of the prophet Muhammad set off violent protests across the Muslim world, Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially a ban on blasphemy that would put them on a …

world-news, u-n, pakistan, algeria, fascists, free-speech, human-rights, democracy, islamic-extremism, islam

Judge to feds: She's our employee, stay out of it - Latest News - sacbee.com

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:33 AM EST (The Sacramento Bee)

Seeded by dcstone01

SAN FRANCISCO -- For the second time in two days, a federal judge has ruled that the government can't refuse to authorize health coverage for the same-sex spouse of a court employee.

us-news, sacramento, california, san-francisco, ninth-us-circuit-court-of-appeals, chief-judge-alex-kozinski, us-office-of-personnel-management, ssm, same-sex-marriage, employer-sponsered-benefits

A Gathering of Tens of Thousands You Won't Hear About On The Mainstream News

Seeded on Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:26 AM EST (YouTube)

Seeded by Adrian Thorn

A commenter posted this on a seed and I thought it was worthy of its own seed. I have my own thoughts on the video, but I'd like to hear what others think about it.

politics, umemployment, poverty, socialism, capitalism, barack-obama, welfare, stimulus-package

President Obama; I am Applying For The Job Of National Czar....

Thu Nov 19, 2009 9:54 PM EST

By Citizen Kane-473667

Dear President Obama, I am applying for the job of National Czar since I am unemployed and un-elected. I owe no one anything and have no problem saying "No" in polite conversation and "@!$%# You" when needed. My qualifications for this office are as follows:

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