ANTIQUIET – Happy Valentine’s Day! On this special morning we’d like you to forget last night’s back-patting spectacle of mediocrity at the Grammys to familiarize you with a 1,000-year-old oak tree in Wiltshire’s Savernake Forest called The King of Limbs. Savvy fans are familiar with the tree, which was three miles away from where Radiohead recorded In Rainbows. What’s even more … Read More
DEMOCRACY NOW! – Obama Suggests Mubarak Regime Didn’t “Shoot, Beat, Arrest” Protesters On Tuesday, President Obama addressed the protests in Iran and across the Middle East at a news conference in Washington, D.C. Comparing the Iranian government’s crackdown on protesters with Egypt’s, Obama appeared to suggest the U.S.-backed Mubarak regime did not also try to violently repress the recent uprising. … Read More
DEMOCRACY NOW! – Obama Suggests Mubarak Regime Didn’t “Shoot, Beat, Arrest” Protesters On Tuesday, President Obama addressed the protests in Iran and across the Middle East at a news conference in Washington, D.C. Comparing the Iranian government’s crackdown on protesters with Egypt’s, Obama appeared to suggest the U.S.-backed Mubarak regime did not also try to violently repress the recent uprising. … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – Greg Fernandez Jr. is a freelance song writer, performer, author, truth activist, researcher, and a member of We Are Change East Bay. Born and raised in the Bay Area of California, Greg has devoted his life to seeking truth and participating in social activism. His new CD, Made In The USA, has been inspired by the 9/11 … Read More
YES! MAGAZINE – Can local laws have a real effect on the power of giant corporations? Mt. Shasta, a small northern California town of 3,500 residents nestled in the foothills of magnificent Mount Shasta, is taking on corporate power through an unusual process—democracy. The citizens of Mt. Shasta have developed an extraordinary ordinance, set to be voted on in the … Read More
