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May 4, 2013

Syria's Chemical Weapons...Iraq Redux?

Phyllis Bennis Institute for Policy Studies

The "democracy" that ten years of US war and occupation left behind in Iraq.

May 4, 2013

Angela Davis and Assata Shakur’s Lawyer Denounce FBI’s Adding of Exiled Activist to Terrorists List

Interview Democracy Now!

'Assata is not a threat. If anything, this is a this is a vendetta'

May 4, 2013

Occupiers Keep Fighting for LA Homeowners

By Dan Bluemel - LA Activist LA Progressive

'the only ones not benefiting in any shape, way or form are the homeowners.”

May 4, 2013

Flash Mob: Ode to Joy in Sabadel, Spain

May 4, 2013

A flash mob in Sabadel, Spain, captivates young and old with Beethoven's Ode to Joy (Symphony No. 9).

May 3, 2013

Friday Nite Videos -- May 3, 2013

Portside

Flash mobs strive to overcome the chasm between the two opposite meanings of 'actor' -- one who acts, or one who performs while others watch. In a flash mob, ordinary people act, momentarily seizing and transforming a public space with their actions. As they catch the spirit of the moment, the audience become actors too. Also, Muhammed Ali, Plan B, Ry Cooder, and a Black/white prom in Wilcox Co, Georgia.

Movie: The Trials of Muhammed Ali

May 3, 2013

A new documentary examines the struggle Muhammad Ali faced in his conversion to Islam, his refusal to fight in Vietnam, and the years of exile that followed before his eventual return to the ring. "The Trials of Muhammad Ali" premieres in New York City at the Tribeca Film Festival.