The Gates Foundation and the Plunder of African Agriculture

Colin Todhunter East by Northwest
A new report charges the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world’s largest charitable foundation, is dangerously distorting the direction of international development, promoting the interests of corporate America against those of ordinary people seeking social and economic justice rather than charity. The Gates Foundation is aggressively expanding the role of multinational corporations in health and agriculture, particularly in Africa and the global south.

Friday Nite Videos -- January 22, 2015

A short compilation of hard times music. Run DMC Hard Times. Ry Cooder No Banker Left Behind. Josh White Hard Times Blues. Willie Nelson Summertime. Charlie Palloy Buddy Can You Spare a Dime.

Run DMC Hard Times

An unauthorized tribute to Run DMC done to the images of the financial panic of 2008.

Willie Nelson -- Summertime

Willie Nelson shares his redition of Summertime (Ira and George Gershwin), the title track of his upcoming album.

Buddy Can You Spare a Dime

Charlie Palloy and his orchestra (1932) perform Brother, Can You Spare a Dime (Yip Harburg and Jay Gorney). 

Richard Levins: The People's Scientist

Pankaj Mehta Jacobin
Levins showed it is possible to be a serious scientist and a radical — a revelation for a scientifically and mathematically inclined young adult growing up at the “end of history.” He leaves an extraordinary scientific legacy matched by his legacy as a radical and activist.

Hillary and Bernie: The Credibility Gap

Robert Borosage Campaign for America's Future
The Clinton campaign has aggressively sought campaign donations from the biggest financial interests and Clinton has personally taken millions of dollars in speaking fees from Wall Street and the health care industry. Meanwhile, Sanders has generated enough true popular excitement and small donations to be financially competitive at a presidential level.