TED (Ideas Worth Spreading) presents this excellent interview with Julian Assange of the increasingly famous organization WikiLeaks (or infamous, depending on what side of the disinformation wall you are standing on, and whether one is trying to scale that wall or garrison it). In it Assange discusses why their work is necessary in helping to […]

This is a wonderful initiative from the human rights organization WITNESS. The Hub is a new website for anyone, anywhere in the world to upload, view, share, discuss and take action on human-rights related media. Part curated, part grassroots-driven, it brings under-reported and urgent human rights issues to a broad audience to inspire and catalyze […]

This seems to be a very cool project. I look forward to its completion and as widespread distribution as possible.

On October 10th, 2010, thousands of people from every nation around the world will film their perspective and contribute their voice to the largest participatory media event in history. The event will result in a […]

This is great stuff here from Julian Assange, co-founder of the increasingly well-known organization WikiLeaks.
Paraphrasing Orwell, Assange explains that he who controls today’s internet servers controls the intellectual record of mankind. In this speech to the Oslo Freedom Forum, he warns about Western governments, large corporations, and certain wealthy individuals who are increasingly able […]

On the 200th anniversary of Thomas Paine’s death, Bill Moyers sits down with Thomas Paine and the Promise of America author Harvey J. Kaye and National Review senior editor Richard Brookhiser, author of What Would The Founders Do?, as they discuss the relevance and meaning of the life and legacy of Thomas Paine.
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Interesting perspective on the branding of Obama and the cult of personality.

An informative expose’ on the Israeli attack against the American naval ship the USS Liberty, and the cover up that ensued. Produced by the BBC, it is curiously unfortunate that not only has this program received practically no airtime in the United States, but the entire issue has received next to zero exposure in the […]

The costs of the war have been rendered invisible. There’s no draft. Instead, we take the most vulnerable elements of our population, and give them a choice between unemployment and missile fodder. Government deficits conceal the need to pay in cash for the war.
We put the cost of both guns and butter on our […]

Chomsky on corporate rights and campaigns.
The Supreme Court ruling in essence “means that corporations can buy elections directly instead of indirectly.”
Lucid analysis from Noam Chomsky (and predictive, considering this predates the Supreme Court ruling on corporate contributions to political campaigns by months).