Bruce Gagnon delivered this speech, "The Militarization of North American Life", at the Mauna Nui 2013 Teach-In conference held in Berkeley, California from May 31 to June 2, 2013.
Glenn Greenwald's essay is particularly interesting in the light of the Salman Rushdie Op-Ed that we posted yesterday, in which he pointed out how we prioritize physical courage over moral courage.
In an Op-Ed in The New York Times, Salman Rushdie writes, " We find it easier, in these confused times, to admire physical bravery than moral courage -- the courage of the life of the mind, or of public figures." Mr. Rushdie goes on to assert that, "Political courage, nowadays, is almost always ambiguous.
Get this: The richest 300 people in the world have more wealth than 3 billion poor people around the world. Therules.org suggests we change the rules. But how?
The Zinn Education Project, in conjunction with Rethinking School and Teaching for Change, has published an article by Bill Bigelow on "How Not To Teach the Iraq War."
March 18, 2003 Washington, D.C.: Watch Robert Shetterly describe the Americans Who Tell the Truth project at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC at the event at which David Swanson´s portrait was unveiled and that commemorated the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War.
