Posts of: Jay Taber
Northern Sri Lanka
Refugee Nightmare With the government and Tamil rebels running amok, the Red Cross and UN are completely unable to deal with the refugee nightmare in Northern Sri Lanka. 300,000 natives…
Read moreToward Oblivion
On my blog Endurance, I look at the persistence of ancient identities, values, and cultures in a positive light for what they continue to contribute to our humanity in the…
Read moreObscuring Authenticity
New Times Old Times Even the New York Times, with its extreme bias toward state militarism, white supremacy and market mania, cannot deny the human rights issues raised by Bolivia’s…
Read moreTransgressions Overlooked
If you look up the word dreamer in the Oxford English Dictionary, you will find a concise, belittling description: a romantic or unpractical person. If you describe someone as a…
Read moreFailure of Imagination
The mentoring and education in social change that takes place online is not yet popular nor widespread. Due to the circumstances of state-sponsored education and mass marketing, reality has too…
Read moreOn Their Watch
Palestine will not have peace until America has a democracy. As long as the interlocked war, media and energy industries own Congress, the White House and the Supreme Court, Palestinians…
Read morePromoting Bigots
Lack of Judgment Chris Rodda writes about the corrosive influence of Christian fundamentalism on US armed forces personnel, and how Obama’s lack of judgment in choosing Pastor Rick Warren for…
Read moreCongressional Black Caucus
Friends of Apartheid Glen Ford, executive editor of The Black Agenda Report, reports on the Congressional Black Caucus’ betrayal of King’s legacy. Noting their overwhelming support for the Israeli invasion…
Read moreRestoring the Rule of Law
War Criminals Still At Large Veterans For Peace distributed the first edition of the War Crimes Times in Washington today. As veterans who have already done two tours in Iraq…
Read moreBlack Messiah
Today, as Barack Obama absolves white America for its sins, some will ask what is the price? Tomorrow, as President Obama begins his rein, the price of absolution will begin…
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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