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Crazy Hagee's Extreme Makeover

In late May, after three months of deliberation, John McCain called Pastor John Hagee "crazy" and renounced his endorsement. But Hagee has come back stronger than ever -- thanks to friends like William Kristol, Joe Lieberman . . . and the public relations firm W5, which also represents Microsoft, Snoop Dogg and Pamela Anderson. This week in Washington, D.C., Hagee's non-profit organization, Christians United for Israel (CUFI), brought together five thousand supporters of the bedeviled pastor, and a new regime of media relations was much in evidence. Hagee avoided issues that have caused controversy in the past (Armageddon, homosexuals, God's purposes for the Holocaust, Hurricane Katrina, etc.). By pulling back the veil and conducting unauthorized interviews with several of Hagee's Christian Zionist followers, ANP reveals the fanatical ideology that still lies behind the CUFI's more restrained rhetoric. American News Project

On my new sport utility bicycle I can cart groceries, take my kids shopping, haul a barbecue grill and make a margarita.

By Mark Benjamin Salon

Enter the sport utility bicycle, a long bike nearly as dexterous as a conventional bike but with a remarkable capacity for cargo, whether that means lots of stuff or people. I recently turned my mountain bike (a Specialized Rock Hopper) into an SUB with a frame extension called the FreeRadical ($490), made by Xtracycle, a small, quirky and ingenious company based in Oakland, Calif.

ENCOUNTER: USA FELLOWS;

ENCOUNTER: USA FELLOWS; an online video series that features video shorts profiling artists and their art work. Unique in tone and content, each video provides a glimpse of the creative process for various art genres (i.e. Crafts & Traditional Arts, Visual Arts, Architecture, Puppetry, Spoken Word, Literature, and Music), just to name a few. I may have contacted Angela Hayden in the past, introducing Encounter: USA Fellows as a collaboration between non-profit, artist org, United States Artists (USA) and independent film company, City Projects.

The purpose of Encounter: USA Fellows is to showcase, share, and celebrate the fearless impulse that compels every great artist to create and inspire members of society to think “outside of the box.”

What Part of FAIR PAY Don't You Understand, Senator?

. . . from NOW.com

It has been a year since the House passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act and we must demand that the Senate quit stalling and support a bill to restore our rights. Although opponents of women's fair pay have implied that the House-passed bill has "gone too far," they couldn't be more wrong.

As we promote the Senate version of the bill, the Fair Pay Restoration Act (S.1843), we must remind our Senators that the proposed Act is really quite simple - it does nothing new and simply gives women back the decades-old enforcement rights that the Supreme Court took away from them last year!

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In the Senate, the fair pay bill has had a tumultuous year. After a Senate committee hearing on S. 1843 in January, the Senate leadership hoped to expedite fair pay restoration by bringing the House-passed version of the bill directly to the Senate floor in April. But Senate conservatives campaigned against the bill, demanding that the Senate consider another version that had been introduced directly into the Senate, and that they have hearings with an opportunity for discussion and amendments.

The 57 yes votes for the Senate version of the bill weren't enough to stop the Republican filibuster and close debate, so now we must get more sponsors and supporters for the Senate bill before any further Senate action can be taken this fall.

ACT NOW to get more Senate sponsors

On Thursday, July 17th, supporters of fair pay for women gathered for a rally and press event on the Senate side of the Capitol in the "Senate Swamp" along with Lily Ledbetter herself, Kim Gandy, President of NOW, and dozens of supportive senators and Congresswomen, including Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi.

These leaders stood together to demand fair pay, and now we must join them to build support for the Senate bill -- send a message now, and also plan to contact your senators when they come back to your state for their August recess.

Call and email your Senators now and demand fair pay for women!

Call now - (202) 224-3121 - and ask for each of your senators' offices in turn, and tell them you want the senator to suppoer the Lilly Ledbetter fair Pay Act in the Senate.

Or use our alert system to take action.

Background:

Last year the Supreme Court sharply limited the ability of women who have suffered pay discrimination to seek back pay and other compensation. A month after the Court denied Lilly Ledbetter's claim for pay discrimination in May 2007, the House of Representatives passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

The Senate version (S.1843), the Fair Pay Restoration Act, will fix the Court's misinterpretation of Title VII and ensure that pay discrimination victims get their fair day in court. This Act will simply return us to the longstanding rule that treated each and every discriminatory paycheck as a new act of discrimination.

It's sad enough that women are still paid only 77 cents or less to men's dollar, even though civil rights laws banned wage discrimination more than four decades ago. The Supreme Court's decision could push back much of the progress that women have been making in closing the wage gap.

That's why the Republican obstructionism and mis-characterizations must end! The House passed the Fair Pay Act over a year ago and it's time for the Senate to act. Write or call your Senators now to encourage them to sponsor and support this bill. Let them know that you oppose any attempts to water down the anti-discrimination measure or undermine the rights of those covered by the 1964 civil rights law.

If your senator is already a cosponsor, ask him or her to use show leadership and gather more sponsors and supporters and help get this bill passed!

You can use our email system to write to your senator, and the system will tell you whether each of your senators is a co-sponsor or not.

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The Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington

David Sirota's new book is "The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington." The book is a NY Times bestseller, and a firsthand narrative account inside America's new populist movement. Go to The Uprising's official website to see a schedule of Sirota's book tour. The book available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Borders, Tattered Cover, Powell's, or through your local independent bookstore. The book is also available as an audiobook.

Women Don't Need No Damned Rights.

An Outrageous Attempt by the Bush Administration to Undermine Women's Rights by Senator Hillary Clinton

on July 21, 2008 - 12:20pm

The Bush Administration is up to its old tricks again, quietly putting ideology before science and women's health. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is poised to put in place new barriers to accessing common forms of contraception like birth control pills, emergency contraception and IUDs by labeling them "abortion." These proposed regulations set to be released next week will allow healthcare providers to refuse to provide contraception to women who need it. We can't let them get away with this underhanded move to undermine women's health and that's why I am sounding the alarm.

These rules pose a serious threat to providers and uninsured and low-income Americans seeking care. They could prevent providers of federally-funded family planning services, like Medicaid and Title X, from guaranteeing their patients access to the full range of comprehensive family planning services. They'll also build significant barriers to counseling, education, contraception and preventive health services for those who need it most: low-income and uninsured women and men.

The regulations could even invalidate state laws that currently ensure access to contraception for many Americans. In fact, they describe New York and California's laws requiring prescription drug insurance plans to provide coverage for contraceptives as part of "the problem." These rules would even interfere with New York State law that ensures survivors of sexual assault and rape receive emergency contraception in hospital emergency rooms.

We've seen this kind of ideologically driven move from the Bush Administration before. Senator Patty Murray and I went toe to toe with the Bush Administration to demand a decision on Plan B by the FDA. We won that fight and we need to win this one too.

When I learned about these proposed rules, I immediately joined with Senator Murray to call on the Bush Administration to stop these dangerous plans. I am joining with New York family planning and healthcare advocates to spread the word. Now is the time to raise our voices. I will continue to press HHS and I hope you will join me. I have posted information on how to get involved at www.hillpac.com.

McCain - Its All In Our Heads

Have you noticed that President Bush and John McCain keep telling Americans our problems are all in our heads and that we just need to feel better?

Late last night, McCain's campaign co-chair Phil Gramm had to step down because of controversy over his comment that we were in the middle of a "mental recession." But the the truth is, McCain himself has repeatedly said our problems are merely "psychological"—Gramm was just more openly condescending about it.

Gramm's gone—but so far, the media's giving McCain a free pass for saying similar things.

With banks failing, foreclosures and bankruptcies skyrocketing, inflation at the highest level in years, and thousands losing their jobs, these comments are a measure of just how out of touch with reality John McCain and George Bush are. Let's make sure their comments don't slip under the radar.

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Why the Internet Matters. Internet for Everyone

Restoring America's Broadband Leadership

America is the birthplace of the Internet, and home to many of its greatest ideas and innovators. But since Internet access became publicly available, we have failed to deliver its tremendous benefits to everyone. As a result, millions of Americans still stand on the wrong side of the "digital divide." And the damages -- economic, social and political -- are beginning to show.

Since 2001, the United States has fallen from fourth in the world in broadband penetration to 15th in the world today. While American consumers face high prices and few choices, many of our European and Asian counterparts have achieved the goals of universal deployment and competitive markets. Returning to the top of international rankings would translate into millions of new jobs and hundreds of billions of dollars in increased economic activity for the United States.

High-speed Internet access is revolutionizing the ways we do business, participate in government, and connect with the world. Yet in America, only 35 percent of homes with less than $50,000 in annual income have a high-speed Internet connection. Moreover, nearly 20 million Americans live in areas that are not served by a single broadband provider; tens of millions more live in places where there is just a single provider of high-speed Internet service.

High-speed Internet access can connect people and communities that might not otherwise interact. Unfortunately, broadband's promise is not being realized equally across all racial and ethnic groups in our country. Only 40 percent of racial and ethnic minority households have access to broadband, while 55 percent of non-Hispanic white households are connected.

We have the potential to deliver abundant broadband capacity at prices we all can afford. Yet American consumers pay far too much for far too little compared to citizens in other countries. We have the eighth-highest monthly rates for broadband service among leading developed nations. In real terms, this means Internet users in Japan pay about half the price for an Internet connection that's 20 times faster than what's commonly available to people in the United States.

Open Internet access makes free speech a reality for everyone. Freedom of the press extends only to those who own one -- or so the saying goes. It once rang true in a world of newspapers, radio and television stations, and cable networks. But the Internet has changed all that, delivering the press -- and in theory, its freedoms -- to any person with a good idea and a connection. Yet powerful political and economic interests are exploring new ways to filter or block user information on the free-flowing Web.

America's digital decline is a troubling problem that must be faced now. Putting America back on top and bringing open, high-quality, affordable Internet connections into every home will require a comprehensive and innovative approach. It will require input from federal, state and local governments, businesses large and small, nonprofit organizations and public advocates, civic groups, churches and schools. Everyone must play a role.

There is no better time than now to come together behind a powerful message: We want Internet for Everyone.

Science of Romantic Love

Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? To learn more about our very real, very physical need for romantic love, Helen Fisher and her research team took MRIs of people in love -- and people who had just been dumped.

Why you should listen to her:

Helen Fisher's courageous investigations of romantic love -- its evolution, its biochemical foundations and its vital importance to human society -- are informing and transforming the way we understand ourselves. Fisher describes love as a universal human drive (stronger than the sex drive; stronger than thirst or hunger; stronger perhaps than the will to live), and her many areas of inquiry shed light on timeless human mysteries, like why we choose one partner over another.

Almost unique among scientists, Fisher explores the science of love without losing a sense of romance: Her work frequently invokes poetry, literature and art -- along with scientific findings -- helping us appreciate our love affair with love itself. In her research, and in books such as Anatomy of Love and 2004's Why We Love, Fisher looks at questions with real impact on modern life. Her latest research raises serious concerns about the widespread, long-term use of antidepressants, which may undermine our natural process of attachment by tampering with hormone levels in the brain.

Nellie McKay sings Mother of Pearl - with the immortal first line Feminists don't have a sense of humor

The wonderful Nellie McKay sings "Mother of Pearl" (with the immortal first line "Feminists don't have a sense of humor") and "If I Had You" from her sparkling set at TED2008.

Why you should listen to her:

Playful, quirky, hilarious, endearing: not attributes of your typical political agitator. But singer-songwriter-producer-activist Nellie McKay merits the description. Her music is whimsical, colorful, catchy and as engaging as it is restless. Toying with antique genres and yet undeniably contemporary, it flirts with multiple styles of delivery while maintaining a sharp social conscience.

For these and other eccentricities, McKay has gained a devoted fan following. On stage and off, she’s an outspoken advocate of animal rights, a friend and ally to any arch political quip and -- lucky for us -- artistically uncompromising. After cutting two major-label records, her own indie label, Hungry Mouse, produced her latest, Obligatory Villagers.

Interview with TomDIspatch's Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse

[TomDispatch in the News: For those of you might be interested, Pepe Escobar of the RealNews.com visited TomDispatch central headquarters recently for a two-part interview with Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse. The first part, with Tom Engelhardt, was just posted. Thought you might like to check it out by clicking here. In addition, Khodi Akhavi of Inter Press Service just did a fine review of this site's new book, The World According to Tomdispatch: America in the New Age of Empire, which can be read by clicking here.]

It's summer and gassing up your car is like emptying your wallet directly into that fuel pump. So you think you have it bad? You think you're feeling the pain? Well, stop your whining! Other oil "addicts" have it so much worse! Have you no pity? Take an obvious example -- the Pentagon. Once upon a time, powering your way to a little oil war was essentially a freebie. Lately, though, all you have to do is roll that Humvee off base, send that jet down the nearest runway, or launch that Hellfire missile-armed Predator drone over Afghanistan -- let's not even consider moving a whole carrier task force into the Arabian Sea -- and, let's face it, you're talking an arm and a leg.

Why, the cost of refined fuel for troop use is officially about to leap from $127.68 a barrel to $170.94. That's a 34% rise in the last six months, sucker! Feeling a little less sorry for yourself now? According to Time, "Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Brian Maka said Friday that the price hike is needed to cover an anticipated $1.2 billion rise in fuel costs in the next three months." Add that to the nearly $12 billion a month being spent for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and, come on, it puts your own problems at the pump in perspective, doesn't it? Even if it is your very own tax dollars the Pentagon's spending to fuel its wars. So, peace may be hell, but war? It's murder!

Last week, Nick Turse offered some tips to mainstream reporters who finally -- only five years late -- made it to the Bush administration's role in Iraq's oil story. Now, in part two of his series on what the mainstream media misses when it comes to our oil wars and the energy story, he turns to Washington and that gas guzzler par excellence, the Pentagon. The ties that the Complex -- the term Turse gives the old military-industrial complex in his superb book on how our everyday lives have been militarized -- has developed with an allied petro-industrial complex are so taken for granted that mainstream reporters seldom think they add up to a story. It's like being on the science beat and filing stories about how we breathe. As a war-making society, though, our breathing's been! a little labored lately and Turse suggests that perhaps it's time to take another look at everyday energy activities in the Pentagon. Tom

The Pentagon and the Hunt for Black Gold

The Oil Deal Nobody Wants to Talk About
by Nick Turse

For years, "oil" and "Iraq" couldn't make it into the same sentence in mainstream coverage of the invasion and occupation of that country. Recently, that's begun to change, but "oil" and "the Pentagon" still seldom make the news together.

Last year, for instance, according to Department of Defense (DoD) documents, the Pentagon paid more than $70 million to Hunt Refining, an oil company whose corporate affiliate, Hunt Oil, undermined U.S. policy in Iraq. Not that anyone would know it. While the hunt for oil in Iraq is now being increasingly well covered in the mainstream, the Pentagon's hunt for oil remains a subject missing in action. Despite the staggering levels at which the Pentagon guzzles fuel, it's a chronic blind spot in media energy coverage.

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Meet the Bloggers Daring New Show Broadcast LIVE

Meet the Bloggers.

Beginning July 18, Meet the Bloggers will be a daring new show broadcast LIVE over the internet each Friday at 1PM ET. And the best part is this show is all yours. You will be part of creating the show, telling us what questions we should ask our high-profile guests; what issues we should be talking about; and what actions should be taken. You can also interact with other audience members using a live blog and instant polls.

We've already lined up some dazzling guests including John Cusack, Sen. Harry Reid, Rachel Maddow, and this week, Arianna Huffington (more exciting guests to be announced soon). The show's host will be Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks. And we have a really diverse mix of bloggers including Marcy Wheeler (Emptywheel), Nico Pitney (The Huffington Post), Liliana Segura (AlterNet), Roberto Lovato (Of America), Baratunde Thurston (Jack & Jill Politics), and Faiz Shakir (Think Progress) to bring you smart, unconventional political analysis.

Don't miss this Friday's premiere of Meet the Bloggers, in which we'll be discussing whether Karl Rove should be sent to jail for failing to comply with the House Judiciary Committee's subpoena. Now's your chance to become part of the Meet the Bloggers community; send us your questions and comments before Friday's show for us to consider to include. Give input for our Friday show here: http://meetthebloggers.org.

Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF - Fighting for Bloggers' Rights

EFF: Fighting for Bloggers' Rights

If you're a blogger, this website is for you.

EFF's goal is to give you a basic roadmap to the legal issues you may confront as a blogger, to let you know you have rights, and to encourage you to blog freely with the knowledge that your legitimate speech is protected.

To that end, we have created the Legal Guide for Bloggers, a collection of blogger-specific FAQs addressing everything from fair use to defamation law to workplace whistle-blowing.

» Learn how you can help support bloggers' rights!

Other ways we're fighting for your rights:

Bloggers can be journalists (and journalists can be bloggers) - We're battling for legal and institutional recognition that if you engage in journalism, you're a journalist, with all of the attendant rights, privileges, and protections. (See Apple v. Does.)

Bloggers are entitled to free speech - We're working to shield you from frivolous or abusive threats and lawsuits. Internet bullies shouldn't use copyright, libel, or other claims to chill your legitimate speech. (See OPG v. Diebold.)

Bloggers have the right to political speech - We're working with a number of other public-interest organizations to ensure that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) doesn't gag bloggers' election-related speech. We argue that the FEC should adopt a presumption against the regulation of election-related speech by individuals on the Internet, and interpret the existing media exemption to apply to online media outlets that provide news reporting and commentary regarding an election -- including blogs. (See our joint comments to the FEC; [PDF, 332K].)

Bloggers have the right to stay anonymous - We're continuing our battle to protect and preserve your constitutional right to anonymous speech online, including providing a guide to help you with strategies for keeping your identity private when you blog. (See How to Blog Safely (About Work or Anything Else).)

Bloggers have freedom from liability for hosting speech the same way other web hosts do - We're working to strengthen Section 230 liability protections under the Communications Decency Act (CDA) while spreading the word that bloggers are entitled to them. (See Barrett v. Rosenthal.)

EFF Issues

Hate Black People? Watch them on Fox News.

Source: FoxAttacks
You're not going to believe what FOX is up to now—we could hardly believe it ourselves. Not only are they smearing Michelle Obama with racist stereotypes, but then they offer a feeble apology that they believe gives them the right to slander her again. That's what happened when FOX called Michelle and Barack Obama's fist bump a "terrorist fist jab," apologized, and then less than a week later referred to Michelle Obama as Barack's "Baby Mama."

FOX's long history of racism is nothing new, but it has been particularly egregious when it comes to their coverage of the Obamas. Racism and fearmongering have no place in our country or its politics, despite what FOX would have you believe. That's why we put together this video, FOX Attacks Michelle Obama.

We cannot allow FOX's heinous smears and scare tactics to continue. Sign the petition and stop FOX from injecting racism, prejudice, and fear into our political dialogue.

The Fucked Vote. WTF Are You Doing About It?

Data from THE NATION.

Here are links to some of the leading pro-democracy groups working to build a more perfect union:

FairVote: As a reform catalyst it develops and promotes innovative strategies to win a constitutionally protected right to vote, universal voter registration, a national popular vote for President, instant runoff voting and proportional representation.

Demos.org: A nonpartisan policy research and advocacy organization focusing on increasing electoral participation and civic engagement--including enforcing national voting standards and enacting election day registration.

DC Vote: DC Vote works to secure full voting rights in Congress for the disenfranchised residents of the District of Columbia.

Public Campaign: A network of national and state campaign reform efforts to dramatically reduce the role of big special-interest money in our politics.

Brennan Center for Justice: The center's work includes voting rights, redistricting reform and restoring the vote to people with felony convictions.

Common Cause: A nonpartisan advocacy organization committed to honest, open and accountable government as well as encouraging citizen participation.

Change-Congress.org: Internet guru Lawrence Lessig's new organization is using online tools to build a national movement to end corruption in Congress.

Free Press: Launched in 2002 by media scholar Robert McChesney, journalist (and The Nation's DC correspondent) John Nichols and Josh Silver, it is the largest media reform organization in the United States.

Sentencing Project: Focuses on restoring the vote to felons.

WhyTuesday.org: Uses online tools to increase voter turnout and participation. Its primary focus is to end elections held during the middle of the workweek.

New America Foundation: Its political reform program promotes innovative changes such as instant runoff voting, proportional representation and free airtime.

Center for Responsive Politics: A nonpartisan research group that tracks money in politics and its effect on elections and public policy.

Data from THE NATION.

Naomi Klein's Controversial Speech by Submedia Stimulator

From Submedia TV's Stimulator:

Naomi Klein’s speech at the National Conference for Media reform was not included on the conference website. subMedia contacted Free Press, the organizer or the conference, to ask why Klein’s speech could not be found online, and the person explained that Free Press is a non-profit organization and that I should refer to the disclaimer on their website which reads:

"Despite our best efforts, we feel that some of our speakers encroached on electoral space during their remarks at the National Conference for Media Reform. It is not in our interest to disseminate these recordings. We are reviewing all of our video content and will add that which we determine to be free of electoral statements to this page."

I don’t quite understand how these things work, but whatever. Two sources have told me the reason Free Press did not include the speech was Klein’s criticism of Barack Obama. It would be pretty fuckin lame if it were true.

But fuck it, I got a hold of a copy of the speech and here it is.

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Tom Hayden and Naomi Klein (episode 5) of This Brave Nation

Author, Activist and Former California State Senator Tom Hayden talks in depth with the author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein, about the state of the fourth branch of government: journalists. Both Hayden and Klein became serious journalists in college, and it was during that time that both experienced their defining moment. When Tom Hayden interviewed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr at the 1960 DNC in Los Angeles, he asked questions while imagining the headline, "Tom Hayden Interviews MLK," but by the time he wrote the article he knew there were more important things in the world than personal glory. Naomi Klein rebelled from her liberal, feminist mother until Mark Lepine gunned down fourteen women in what became known as the Montreal Massacre. It was then she realized people were dying for the beliefs her mother fought for, and that realization awakened the activist within her. After both events, Hayden and Klein dedicated their lives to telling the truth about the world, and doing everything in their power to not use subjects like "they," but use "we" instead. It is that distinction that defines their journalism to this day.

Quotes and Illustrated Poems from Dead Wrong by Angela Hayden

Excerpts from my book, Dead Wrong - the truth about domestic violence, incest and child abuse. Copyright 2002 Angela Hayden.

It's

over, concluded totally demolished
anger, betrayal, utterly acknowledged
shame, denial, personally embraced
pain, injustice, starring you in the face
detached, clinical, simply isolated
power, control, secretly perpetrated
hunger, starvation, numb reduction
impact, terror, subtle destruction

Reason

here
disappear
in the mere existence
of persistence
marking the meter
with time
in rhyme
with reason

Trigger

happy is the face
she wore near him
even though
she'd like to kill him
who would ever figure
another mutt thrown in the river
no one to deliver
but she could be undone
take a ride just for fun
pull a trigger on a gun

Walk

walk through the
pain grief fear tears
walk through it all
until the day comes
when you can turn and look
at the trail you have left
for others who are suffering

turn and reach out your hand
and tell them they can
walk the journey too

tell them there is a treasure
that they will find
within their journey
tell them of the strength
you see deep within them

tell them how much you respect
their bravery for starting such a long walk
tell them to look around them at all
the tracks left by others
and see that they are not alone

tell them that once they walk through
the forest of healing
there is a valley of peace
to rest and dwell in

there is a deep well of love
they can drink from
it springs from their journey
the journey they began
with one small step

Be yourself

be alive
chase the wind
kiss the sun
look inside
be kind
love yourself
precious soul
you are pure
you are loved
waters flow
light is subtle
show the world
your views

Freedom

freedom is contagious
it will tickle every bone
in your body
and when you
don't realize it
you're laughing

Hide

i tried
to hide
in you there
wasn't room
for two

Invisible

melt my heart
i fall apart
down on my knees
looking for
peace
lost in thought
only i fought
to let love
live in me

do i deserve this
misery?
have i chosen
this lifeless motion
to sit and wait
for my fate
for self-hate

instead of love
instead of peace
this push and shove
has shown me
how to hide
from everything

why can't i change?
why can't i be
the things
i want to be?
doesn't god know that
i'm a horrible me?

this heavy weight
i've learn to carry
defines me

who was it?
who first convinced me
i was horrible
i was unlovable
i was not normal?
who taught me to be
so afraid
so still
and quiet

invisible

Pavlov's Response

domestic violence
it starts out subtle
starve little by little
until you don't
realize your starving
slowly conditioned
to accept a morsel
for a meal
and then feel grateful
and undeserving

Sweetness

pour your heart out to me
let me hear what you have to say
let me love away your tears
let me dispel all your fears
let me run my fingers through your hair
let me rub you with tender, loving care
let me hold you in your darkest hour
let me share in your truth and in your power

Pete Seeger and Majora Carter Inspirational Video from This Brave Nation

THIS BRAVE NATION: In a Lower Manhattan apartment, one of the greatest living musicians and activists sat down with one of the country's newest great leaders. Pete Seeger, with a list of awards and honors longer than the neck on his famed banjo, still works tirelessly at 88 years of age. He spoke with Majora Carter, the young and indefatigable founder of Sustainable South Bronx, an organization that is re-shaping the neighborhood of her youth through pioneering green-collar economic development projects, about the environmental work he has worked at for more than forty years. And while he's at it, he also finds time to sing a couple songs, demanding the film crew sing along, because it's not nearly as much fun singing to someone as it is singing with someone.

The World According to TomDispatch - America in the New Age of Empire

By Tom Engelhardt

TomDispatch's powerful, no-holds-barred essays resonate throughout the global online media. This comprehensive volume offers readers a chance to sample some of the finest political analysis of our age, focused on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. offshore Bermuda Triangle of injustice from Guantamano to the CIA "black sites," not to speak of extraordinary rendition, the response to Hurricane Katrina, global warming, Iraq's black gold and the energy crisis, and, above all, the Bush administration's misbegotten "smash of civilizations." Introduced and edited by TomDispatch's creator Tom Engelhardt, The World According to TomDispatch is an essential primer for anyone seeking guidance along the highways and byways of our post 9/11 world.

The book includes already classic pieces by a dazzling cast of authors, including Chalmers Johnson, Juan Cole, Rebecca Solnit, Mark Danner, Ruth Rosen, Jonathan Schell, Greg Grandin, Noam Chomsky, Karen J. Greenberg, Mike Davis, Michael Klare, Adam Hochschild, Dahr Jamail, Arlie Hochschild, Bill McKibben, Judith Coburn, John Brown, Dilip Hiro, Rasha Salti, Michael Schwartz, Behzad Yaghmaian, Ann Jones, Chad Heeter, Nick Turse, Ira Chernus, Steve Fraser, David Rosner, Gerald Markowitz, and Tom Engelhardt.

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