January 2012
Crazy Blues →
Early Urban and Rural Blues
Watchryking:
Remaking America – Panel discussion, Part 1
In Part 1 of a conversation [held January 16th, 2012] on “Remaking America,” thought leaders wrestle with solutions for restoring the country’s prosperity.
The middle class are the new poor. More children are going hungry. People are losing their homes. Must Americans wait on the government to mobilize, prioritize and energize the nation?...
consumerblues:
Kim Phuc - Animal Mother/Local...
WatchCheck out my friend’s indiegogo fundraising project for the short film he’s working on
Teachers Decide To Work For Free After Budget Cuts... →
fearandwar:
The Chester Upland School District in Delaware County, Pennsylvania suffered a serious setback when Gov. Tom Corbett (R) slashed $900 million in education funds from the state budget. The cuts landed hardest on poorer districts, and Chester Upland, which predominantly serves African-American children and relies on state aid for nearly 70 percent of its funding, expects to fall short...
December 2011
Think Progress: 11 Facts From 2011 →
think-progress:
1. The CIA is monitoring up to 5 million tweets per day.
2. Income inequality in America is worse than in Ancient Rome.
3. Twenty-three straight polls find Americans overwhelmingly want to raise taxes to pay down debt.
4. 68% of millionaires support raising taxes on millionaires.
boatzone3:
Eddy Current Suppression Ring,...
Watchchibambo:
ESPN with an INCREDIBLY important (well done) piece on #corrective #rape
Trigger Warning: graphic depiction of the injuries inflicted in the name of “corrective rape”
Global Voices on corrective rape
BBC on corrective rape
Former Congressional staffers who helped author... →
inothernews:
(via BoingBoing)
“The cutbacks hurt more than just services. As Timothy Williams of The Times...”
– Pain in the Public Sector (via damekatharsis
)
Too poor to pay taxes? Burn, useless prole. →
jonathan-cunningham:
A local family watches their home burn to the ground and just a few feet behind them, firefighters watch, too.
It’s happened multiple times before in one local community: firefighters refuse to respond because the homeowner didn’t pay a fire subscription fee.
The last time this happened, the city of South Fulton, Tennessee, received a lot of heat nationwide for this...
thehellaphant:
i finished watching all the seasons of trailer park boys on netflix and now i don’t know what to do with myself anymore
one of the funniest shows I’ve ever watched and I can’t convince a single person to really watch it. Everyone i know that’s tried gets hung up in the first season, and i keep trying to explain it gets exponentially funnier as it goes along
suicidewatch:
Country Teasers “Anytime, Cowboy”
boatzone3:
Eddy Current Suppression Ring,...
November 2011
WFMU's Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban!: Greg Cartwright... →
boatzone3:
Greg Cartwright Spins
Finally! Greg is back with another action packed DJ set. 1-Ervin Rucker - Hideout 2-The Elites - What’s The Password 3-Jim Backus - Short On Love 4-Riley Wyldflower - Smog Song 5-Paula Goodridge - Peanut Butter 6-East Side Kids - Subway Train 7-New York Dolls - Subway Train 8-Teardrops - Sweet Sweet Sadie 9-Grady & Brady - Love Or Money ...
visceralstills:
I gotta rock n roll - The...
warpten:
The Gris Gris - Necessary Separation
