Category Archives: Anti-war

David Rovics on Bradley Manning and the Occupy Movement

Listen to David Rovics Here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “He’s one of the most heroic figures of our times,” activist and singer/songwriter David Rovics said of Private Bradley Manning, who’s charged with leaking hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading

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Happy Bill of Rights Day: Celebrate It While You Still Can

Listen to Sue Udry Here: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] December 15, 1791, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known collectively as the Bill of Rights, were ratified. In 1941, 150 years later, December 15th was … Continue reading

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Is the FBI Targeting Anti-War Activists?

LISTEN TO MEREDITH ABY: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 Meredith Aby is a peaceful anti-war activist. Despite this, or maybe because of it, the 38-year-old mother, who teaches at a Twin Cities high school, is the … Continue reading

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SOA WATCH: Father Louis Vitale

LISTEN TO FATHER LOUIS VITALE: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 Unlike the past two years, Father Louis Vitale’s participation in last weekend’s protest outside the U.S. Army’s School of the Americas (SOA) didn’t lead to his … Continue reading

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SOA Watch: “The Ballad of Roy Bourgeois”

LISTEN TO STEVE JACOBS: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “Oppression needs complicity of silence to go on,” activist and singer/songwriter Steve Jacobs sang for TheFightBack outside the U.S. Army base at Fort Benning, Georgia, home of … Continue reading

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At Occupy DC, a Veterans Day Discussion with 21-Year-Old Vet

Listen to Michael Patterson: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download MP3 “‘Terrorists’ and ‘insurgents’ [are] just dehumanizing terms so that you can do your job more efficiently and without any sort of objections to your conscience,” 21-year-old Michael … Continue reading

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Occupy DC @ Freedom Plaza: Meet Xan Sam Joi

LISTEN TO XAN SAM JOI: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “People like to say, ‘They’re not listening.’ I like to say, ‘We’re not talking loud enough,’” said Xan Sam Joi, as she stood beside her vegetable … Continue reading

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Justin Rodriguez on the Ongoing Occupation of K Street

LISTEN TO JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 “Let’s put the politics of the old aside [and] let’s come together and do something new,” said Justin Rodriguez, a participant in the ongoing occupation on K … Continue reading

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“Occupy the USA,” Says/Sings Emma’s Revolution

LISTEN TO EMMA’S REVOLUTION: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download mp3 Yesterday, sitting in Washington, D.C.’s Freedom Plaza, where an ongoing occupation is taking place, Pat Humphries and Sandy O., the guitar-wielding duo that make up Emma’s Revolution, … Continue reading

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From Occupy Wall Street to Occupy DC

As the Occupy Wall Street movement enters its third week, similar occupations are popping up all over the country, including here in D.C. At McPherson Square, located just a couple blocks from the White House on K Street, an occupation … Continue reading

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