Tag Archives: Canada

VIDEO: Chris Hedges on the Big Lie of Neoliberalism and the Very Real Threat of a President Trump

September 14, 2015 · by · in corporate empire, Corporations/Capitalism, Economy, Government/Politics · 1 Comment

Article: Some particularly good lines from Hedges’ speech include these well-taken points: “Every promise made by the proponents of neoliberalism is a lie,” “The left is still alive … barely,” and “Democracy, especially in the U.S., is a farce, vomiting up right-wing demagogues such as Donald Trump

▶ “When you collect everything, you understand nothing” – Snowden

February 7, 2015 · by · in Surveillance, Technology

“Democracy is about participation…we take risks. We dare,” he said. “Sometimes we do right and sometimes we do wrong, even if we intended to do right.” He suggested that expressing disagreement with the government is the right course of action when its behavior is perceived as“morally unjustifiable.”

▶ Neil Young: Mother Earth [Music]

March 9, 2014 · by · in Activism, corporate globalization, Environment · 1 Comment

Thanks to Bruce Gagnon, Organizing Notes Sunday Song Subscribe or “Follow” us on RiseUpTimes.org. Rise Up Times is also on Facebook! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this blog and more! “Like” our page today. Find us on Twitter at Rise Up Times (@touchpeace). Rise Up Times is also on  Pinterest, Google+ and Tumblr.  neilyoungchannel  Published on Jan 29, 2014 […]

MLK’s Daughter Calls for End of Economic Injustice Against First Nations

January 17, 2014 · by · in Human Rights, Racism

By Camille Bains  January 9th, 2014  www.ctvnews.ca VANCOUVER — The daughter of American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. says economic injustice must be addressed as part of the reconciliation process with Canada’s First Nations. Bernice King said a history of pain and abuse can’t be erased with an apology, and money for programs won’t […]

Ann Wright> Anti-Drone Activists Stopped at U.S. Canadian Border due to “Orders of Protection” given to Commander of Drone Base

June 27, 2013 · by · in corporate globalization, Ground All Drones, Militarism, Military Madness

By Ann Wright (about the author)  6/22/2013  opednews.com *By Charley Bowman In mid-June, 2013, Western New York Peace Center board member Valerie Niederhoffer was stopped and interrogated for several hours at the U.S.-Canadian border when returning to the US from an afternoon doing Tai Chi in Canada with friends. The U.S. immigration and customs officer entered Val’s name into […]