StopRush Is Actually Stopping Rush

Did you know that the StopRush campaign is actually stopping Rush? In New York, Rush has been demoted to the 22nd radio station. An Ed Show segment.

Book: 'Kill Anything That Moves'

Nick Turse talks about the reaction to his book about the atrocities committed by American troops during the Vietnam War.

Tax Day 2014: Are Taxes Fair?

Robert Reich explains why the wealthiest 1% pay a much lower tax rate than the rest of us--and what we can do about it. 

Playing for Change: 'Clandestino'

"Clandestino" is a song of the people. An Oud master in Morocco, gypsies in Budapest layered in bass, percussion, strings and vocals from Manu Chao and friends, it forms a Global Roots Reggae-Latin jam.

Friday Nite Videos -- April 18, 2014

Portside
Playing for Change: 'Clandestino.' Tax Day 2014: Are Taxes Fair? 'What's Up With Chicks and Science?' Book: 'Kill Anything That Moves'. StopRush Is Stopping Rush.

Carl Bloice remembered, 1939-2014

Remembered by a Group of His Friends Portside
Carl Bloice, Portside moderator, journalist, editor, political theorist, activist and teacher, died April 12 in San Francisco, after a long battle with cancer. He was 75. He was one of the founding moderators of Portside, responsible for the Saturday posts, including writing REWIND, composed of the Quote of the Day and Toon of the Day, which he assembled. Carl leaves behind a world enriched by his contributions, with friends throughout the world.

Climate Change Is Here - It's Too Late for Pessimism

Katrina vanden Heuvel The Nation
More disturbing than any horror movie, Showtime's Years of Living Dangerously, a nine-part series about climate change, is essential viewing. We need this kind of visible activism. Denial, resignation and despair are not options. By bringing together actors, scientists, journalists and philanthropists, Living Dangerously provides a necessary spark, not just to get a conversation going, but also to put a fire underneath those who have it in their power.

Tidbits - April 17, 2014

Portside
Cecily McMillan Trial Update; Reader Comments - Palestinian-Israeli Talks; Walmat, Living Wage, Minimum Wage of $15; Syria; Turkey; Pulitzer and Snowden; Paul Robeson; Russia, Ukraine, Crimea; Immune Systems; New book - What Did You Learn at Work Today? Announcements - Howard Zinn Symposium - Apr 24 - New York; 78th Celebration Abraham Lincoln Brigade & ALBA/Puffin Award for Human Rights Activism - Apr. 27 - New York; 45th Contingent of the Venceremos Brigade

Challenges of the Tech Revolution - Two Stories

Jacob Goldstein, Kemal Dervis
In the long-term, the Technological Revolution may prove to be a giant leap forward in freeing humans from being chained to jobs that are unsafe, unhealthy, physically taxing, and mentally unsatisfying. In the short-term, new technologies are contributing to structural unemployment, rising inequality, job insecurity, and micro-management of workers as these two news stories illustrate.