As Smart as Comedy Gets – The Firesign Theatre
I conjure up the Firesign Theatre at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts ****
Phil Proctor, Peter Bergman, David Ossman, Phil Austin ****
(Photo by Drew Kampion, 1/08/10) The comedic masters of surrealism and anarchy, are still together after 43 years! ****
For the Los Angeles Free Press by Michael Dare
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Defending the ‘Enemy’: Gitmo lawyer speaks out
RT interviews Kristine Huskey, a lawyer for Gitmo detainees, on what makes a beautiful woman quit her modeling career, go to law school and eventually represent the interests of so-called terrorists. Some people have accused her of being unpatriotic because of her work. Kristine Huskey thinks it was understandable after 9/11, as people were inspired by fear.
Duration : 0:11:4
Categories: Civil Rights Tags: 9/11, Civil Rights, detainee, Gitmo, Guantanamo prison, Human Rights, inmates, interview, jail, justice, Kristine Huskey, lawyer, Obama, Priya Sridhar, rt, russia today, shutdown deadline, terrorists, trial
Portugal and the Results of Drug Decriminalization
The data appears to show that Portugal’s drug decriminalization law may have led to overall increases in marijuana and some other drug use but it has also reduced many drug-related public health problems.
Duration : 0:8:35
Categories: Drug Related Tags: abuse, addiction, Awareness, decriminalization, decriminilize, DRUG, Drugs, Gap, law, Portugal, substance, videos
60’s BLACK CIVIL RIGHTS TRIBUTE
WE REALLY NEED PEOPLE LIKE THIS NOW!!!
music by coldplay
Duration : 0:5:19
Categories: Civil Rights Tags: Black, blood, civil, Coldplay, HEAD, King, luther, MALCOLMX, martin, of, parks, rights, rosa, Rush, SIXTIES, the, to, Tribute
Frost over the World – Jesse Jackson and Edward Carr
Barack Obama’s healthcare reform plan has suffered another setback this week after a televised health summit ended without a deal to break the deadlock in Washington. So what now for Obama? Sir David is joined by civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson. Plus, the Anglo Saxon media is out to sink us! That is what the Spanish prime minister is saying after the Economist and the Financial Times published critical accounts of his handling of Spain’s financial woes in recent weeks. But is there any truth in this? Sir David is joined by Edward Carr, the foreign editor of the Economist.
Duration : 0:12:59
