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Italian solidarity with Palestinian filmmaker on trial in Israel Monday, March 10, 2008 :At the end of last November, filmmaker Mohammad Bakri furiously left a press conference organizaed at the Library of the Auditorium of Rome. He was present because of the performance of the opera Al Kamandjati based on the story of Palestinian musician Ramzi Aburedwan and his music school in Ramallah....
Posted: Mon, Mar 10, 2008 7:59am PDT
Against all Movement POP-EVOLUTION requires from organizers of Eurovision 2008 selection to cancel the results of the selection tour. Two weeks earlier, Movement POP-EVOLUTION filed a lawsuit in a court in Moscow....
Posted: Sun, Mar 9, 2008 6:18pm PDT
The SF Chronicle vs. The "Chicago 10" Thursday, March 6, 2008 : The moniker after Mick LaSalle's name says "Chronicle Movie Critic." Is that little bald man, sitting straight-backed, stiff-necked in his chair, hat in his lap, a picture of LaSalle? The movie page editors headlined his February 29 review: "‘Chicago 10' Painted As Heroes, But They Come Off as Obnoxious." Oy vey....
Posted: Thu, Mar 6, 2008 7:55am PST
William F. Buckley, longtime propagandist for US ultra-right, dies at 82 Wednesday, March 5, 2008 :The death of William F. Buckley, founder of the National Review magazine and long-time media publicist for the American political right, has prompted an outpouring of tributes and praise in the American press, out of all proportion to the significance and stature of its subject. The encomiums for Buckley from the likes of William Kristol, David Brooks and George Will are predictable, but they seem unaware that in proclaiming Buckley their political mentor and forerun...
Posted: Wed, Mar 5, 2008 7:43am PST
Last Penguin Standing What is it like to be a stand-up comic who trys out for a reality TV show?...
Posted: Tue, Mar 4, 2008 2:18pm PST
No more Indian Soaps in Afghanistan? What a tradegy. Originally From New America Media
Tuesday, March 4, 2008 : Afghanistan’s Islamic Council of Scholars is trying to ban Indian soap operas from being aired in the country because the council believes the shows promote un-Islamic behavior, according to the San Francisco Chronicle...
Posted: Tue, Mar 4, 2008 7:14am PST
Nonprofit Acquires Rights to Berkeley Iceland Tuesday, March 4, 2008 : Seven months after the historic Berkeley Iceland was saved from the wrecking ball by a 5-4 City Council vote, the Save Berkeley Iceland organization has entered into a contract to purchase the building. The group must now raise $12 million to purchase, restore, improve, and operate Berkeley's legendary ice palace....
Posted: Tue, Mar 4, 2008 6:56am PST
EFF Takes on RIAA Lawsuit Strategy in Wednesday Court Hearing Phoenix, AZ - On Wednesday, March 5 at 2 p.m., the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will urge a federal judge in Phoenix to block the recording industry’s effort to sue two Arizona residents for simply having music files in a “shared” folder on their computer....
Posted: Mon, Mar 3, 2008 8:27pm PST
New Tree Sit Under 24 Hour Surveillance Updates on the new tree-sit...
Posted: Thu, Feb 28, 2008 9:47pm PST
A Trash Orchestra Benefit Invite (3/7) We've been working to put together a Trash Orchestra fundraiser in support of a west coast tour, that includes an anti-war march in Portland and a gathering of radical street bands in Seattle. I hope you'll join us for an exciting evening....
Posted: Wed, Feb 27, 2008 3:24pm PST
"Taxi to the Dark Side": Exposé on US Abuses in "War on Terror" Wins Oscar for Best Documentary Tuesday, February 26, 2008 :Alex Gibney joins us to talk about his Academy Award win for his documentary Taxi to the Dark Side. The film investigates some of the most egregious abuses associated with the so-called "war on terror."...
Posted: Wed, Feb 27, 2008 7:24am PST
Torture Documentary Wins Oscar HOLLYWOOD — A film exposing the US military's torture of terror suspects at its facilities in Afghanistan has received the coveted Oscar for best documentary ....
Posted: Mon, Feb 25, 2008 8:24pm PST
Musical Legend Willie Nelson on Farm-Aid, Bio-diesel Fuel, Outlaw Country Music, Marijuana Laws, the Impeachment of Bush Thursday, February 21, 2008 :Country music legend Willie Nelson joins us for the hour to talk politics and to play some songs including "A Moment of Forever," "On The Road Again," "You're Always On My Mind" and "To All The Girls I've Loved Before."...
Posted: Thu, Feb 21, 2008 7:59am PST
"I Heard That" -- KPOO Radio Has Great Fundraiser Wednesday, February 20, 2008 : A Fundraiser for Radio station KPOO! The Blues was jumpin’ off da hook last Saturday afternoon and into the evening at Velma’s nightclub, located on the edge of San Francisco Bayview District, the site of the benefit fundraiser for San Francisco based radio station KPOO (FM 89.5) the first Black-owned, noncommercial radio station west of the Mississippi when the low powered frequency kicked off in 1973 in a garage in the alley of Natoma off 6th Street! Now that’...
Posted: Thu, Feb 21, 2008 7:49am PST
Boycott group to UNESCO: Protect heritage of all cultures The following is an open letter sent to Director-General of UNESCO Koichiro Matsuura on 14 February 2008:...
Posted: Mon, Feb 18, 2008 11:44am PST
Video: Nobel Prize speaks about imperialism and war Harold Pinter, the Nobel Prize in Literature 2005
Video of his lecture:"Art, Truth & Politics"
45 minutes about US imperial policy, war and truth. Watch here:
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2005/pinter-lecture.html...
Posted: Sat, Feb 16, 2008 6:05pm PST
On Tenth Anniversary of V-Day, Vagina Monologues Playwright Eve Ensler Focuses on Violence Against Women in Gulf South Friday, February 15, 2008 :Playwright and activist Eve Ensler discusses the ten-year anniversary of the first benefit performance of her award-winning play, The Vagina Monologues, to spread awareness about violence against women and girls. Every year, "V-Day" has focused on women's struggles from a different part of the world. This year the focus is on the women of the Gulf South, with a major event planned in New Orleans on April 11th and 12th. [includes rush transcript]...
Posted: Sat, Feb 16, 2008 11:51am PST
WSWS arts editor speaks in Los Angeles on implications of screen writers' strike Friday, February 15, 2008 :World Socialist Web Site Arts Editor David Walsh spoke to a varied group of students, writers, supporters and others at the University of California at Los Angeles on Wednesday, February 13. Sponsored by the UCLA chapter of the International Students for Social Equality (ISSE), the meeting centered on the 100-day strike by members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the proposed contract worked out between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producer...
Posted: Fri, Feb 15, 2008 7:07am PST
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