Thursday, August 24, 2006

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice

Sam Seder will be staying on the air. Yay! See more here:
http://www.majorityreportradio.com/weblog/index.php

Peter Werbe, sitting in for Sam, interviewed Keith McHenry of Food Not Bombs last night. This organization was the main number given out by the Red Cross to feed Katrina survivors for many months after the storm, is feeding the poor and getting arrested in some cities, and is feeding the peace protesters in many arenas around the world.
Read more here and ask y'self, "Self? WWJD?"
http://www.foodnotbombs.net/updates.html

Also, according to McHenry, they are feeding the people who are striking and protesting in Oaxaca, Mexico.

The Microcosm:
More about the Oaxaca teacher strike, which is escalating, and has ramifications dovetailing into the questionable presidential election here:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0725/p01s03-woam.html
and here:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/24/1425237
and here:
http://www.gregpalast.com/we-dont-need-no-stinkin-recount#more-1473

The Macrocosm:
http://www.aflcio.org/mediacenter/speakout/jeff_faux.cfm