Masters of War - Pearl Jam

This Friday Nite Videos is devoted to the fiftieth anniversary of the release of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Eddie, Mike and GE Smith performing a stunning rendition of the Dylan classic at the Dylan 30th anniversary concert.

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall - Jimmy Cliff

This Friday Nite Videos is devoted to the fiftieth anniversary of the release of The Freewheelin Bob Dylan. 'Hard Rain' seems as perfectly suited to Jimmy Cliff, reggae master indomitable voice of The Harder They Come, as Cliff does to Hard Rain.

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright - Eric Clapton

This Friday Nite Videos is devoted to the fiftieth anniversary of the release of The Freewheelin Bob Dylan. Here's Eric Clapton at the 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration for Bob Dylan in 1993. Notice the electric guitar? And nobody's booing.

Talking World War III Blues - Andy Rein

This Friday Nite Videos is devoted to the fiftieth anniversary of the release of The Freewheelin Bob Dylan. Nearly 50 years after Dylan's album, Andy Rein produces a cover that sticks with self-accompanying guitar and harmonica and clear vocals.

Friday Nite Videos -- May 31, 2013 (The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan: 50)

Portside
On this fiftieth anniversary of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, here are five songs from the album that have powerfully shaped both music and politics over these decades: Blowin' in the Wind; Masters of War; It's a Hard Rain That's A Gonna Fall; Don't Think Twice, It's Alright and Talking World War III Blues.

The Donkey of the Messiah

Uri Avnery gush-shalom.org
The people who speak now of the “one-state solution” for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are idealists. But they do a lot of harm. And not only because they remove themselves and others from the struggle for the only solution that is realistic. The two-state solution is not dead. It cannot die, because it is the only solution there is.

Do Dogs Understand Words?

Julie Hecht The Bark
When you talk to your dog, consider that the words you speak might not carry the same meaning for both of you. Instead, other aspects of communication might be more relevant. Maybe the real lesson is that context, prosody and tone — rather than dictionary definitions of words — are vitally important for human communication, too.

At Universities, Too, the Rich Grow Richer

Lawrence S. Wittner History News Network
According to recent surveys by the Chronicle of Higher Education, thirty-five private university presidents and four public university presidents topped $1 million in total earnings during the 2011-2012 fiscal year. On university campuses, it seems, everyone is equal. But some are much more equal than others.