Posts of: Jay Taber
Public Relations
Power Trip The United Nations, much like its member states that systematically steal and daily destroy indigenous peoples’ property, understands the value of public relations and the power of process….
Read moreFleshing out Flechettes
Eva Bartlett describes the injuries to Palestinian civilians inflicted by razor-dart bombs. Fired by Israeli tanks at families gathered to mourn their dead from earlier bombings, the flechette bombs are…
Read morePattern of Extermination
American Holocaust I’m not sure how I missed American Holocaust, but then again, how many American Indian documentary filmmakers can you name? They managed to pack a lot into half…
Read morePotent Weapon
Netwar Modern netwar is a useful field of study for those engaged in the war of ideas, indigenous versus industrial being a prime example. During a trustee v faculty conflict…
Read moreGaming the System
Acts of Congress Rolling Stone‘s Matt Taibi tells the tale of how gaming the system that turned Big Brother into a holding company was actually engineered by investing in acts…
Read moreHypocrisy at Work
Target Rich Environment Ken Silverstein at Harper’s illustrates the simple hypocrisy at work in the AIG scandal, namely U.S. Senator Chris Dodd selling bailout bonus loopholes to AIG in exchange…
Read morePassing on Traditional Knowledge
To Those Who Come To Learn An NWIN TV tribute to Skokomish elder Bruce Miller: Teachings of the Tree People.
Read moreOur Own Message
A Winning Strategy In this New York Times article on the political theatre surrounding the AIG scandal, topping the list of Ponzi vendors bleeding the US Treasury dry is Goldman…
Read moreThe Order of Things
Hope Among the Ruins The latest issue of Fourth World Journal explores holistic practices for maintaining and restoring community health. Reading these interesting essays reminded me of one I wrote…
Read moreChild’s Play
In his comments as part of a Real News panel on Afghanistan, Sunil Ram, a contributing editor of the private defense journal of the Royal Canadian Military Institute, noted that…
Read moreChief George Manuel Memorial Indigenous Library
The library is dedicated to the memory of Secwepemc Chief George Manuel (1921-1989), to the nations of the Fourth World and to the elders and generations to come.
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