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                <title><![CDATA[Intergenerational Justice? - @j-martin]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ This is not to be a philosophical essay on intergenerational justice. ( http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/justice-intergenerational/  )  It shall be, instead, spare and sparse and even terse.  This is not a question in search of an answer, though answers are welcome, as is dialogue.  I am standing beside a stream, a small river. I have a 55 gallon drum of toxic crap to get rid of. I dump it into the stream. It goes "away" -- right? It is no longer my concern. It is "away".  I have violated those down stream you say?  Must I explain this as an analogy? Surely if I must we are all doomed.  ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 22:28:28 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Blockadia Rising: Voices of the Tar Sands Blockade - @j-martin]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[      Blockadia Rising: Voices of the Tar Sands Blockade  from  Garrett Graham  on  Vimeo .  Blockadia Rising: Voices of the Tar Sands Blockade is an hour-long documentary film written and directed by Garrett Graham in collaboration with the Tar Sands Blockade and features exclusive video footage shot by the blockaders themselves during the course of over six months of sustained resistance.  In 2012, Texas landowners and environmental activists came together to organize resistance against a dangerous pipeline being built by a Canadian corporation to bring tar sands oil from Alberta Canada to refineries near the Gulf of Mexico. This hazardous project continues despite unprecedented opposition from indigenous communities, local farmers and even global environmental movements. From this struggle, a community of resistance was born that has attracted volunteers from around the continent who have successfully defied this multi-million dollar corporation with the power of non-violent direct action.  The film is meant to be both a celebration of the blockades' achievements and a primer for those interested in joining the campaign. It explains the dangers of tar sands extraction and the risks to public health posed by the pipeline as well as the strategy of non-violent direct action that has been delaying the pipeline so far.  The story takes place in the backwoods of East Texas where the pipeline crosses farmlands and homesteads as well as aquifers and old growth forests. You will hear the voices of the blockaders who are risking their lives to stop this pipeline. In the Texas heat, they have locked themselves to heavy machinery, and braved the elements by living in trees. Hear these courageous folks in their own words.  Blockadia Rising is just the opening chapter in this ongoing movement to stop this pipeline and halt the extraction of the Canadian tar sands, but the blockaders see themselves as a part of a larger struggle against the consequences of run-away climate-change caused by unchecked extraction of natural resources by industry at the expense of both human and non-human communities. This film speaks to all movements for environmental and social justice and showcases direct action techniques that have never been attempted before.  Blockadia Rising: Voices from the tar Sands Blockade (2013) was written, edited and narrated by Garrett Graham, an active participant of the Tar Sands Blockade who continues to support their efforts. This film is dedicated to them, and everyone fighting for environmental and social justice.  The Campaign: tarsandsblockade.org<br> The Filmmaker: garrettgraham.org ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2015 18:57:22 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Thom Hartmann on "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America—and What We Can Do to Stop It" - @j-martin]]></title>
                <link>http://thenewstalkers.com/j-martin/blog/327/thom-hartmann-on-the-crash-of-2016-the-plot-to-destroy-america-and-what-we-can-do-to-stop-it</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[      http://www.democracynow.org  - Could the United States face another economic collapse? Writer and broadcaster Thom Hartmann looks back at past financial crises and comes to a startling conclusion. "As long as you don't look too closely at our nation, things seem under control -- the United States looks whole ... but when you go around to the 'dark back side' of the nation, you see the shocking truth. There you see a nation whose core fundamentals have been hollowed out," writes Hartmann in his new book, "The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America -- and What We Can Do to Stop It."   ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2015 20:46:43 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Truth About Global Warming - Science & Distortion - Stephen Schneider - @j-martin]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[     I'm very impressed by this man and this short video. I delight in Mr. Schneider's graceful way of weaving scientific, social, political and ethical questions and issues together into such a lovely, concise statement about our human situation with regard to climate change. - J.M.  _________________________________________________________   Stephen Henry Schneider (February 11, 1945 -- July 19, 2010) was Professor of Environmental Biology and Global Change at Stanford University, a Co-Director at the Center for Environment Science and Policy of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and a Senior Fellow in the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. Schneider served as a consultant to federal agencies and White House staff in the Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations.<br><br>  His research included modeling of the atmosphere, climate change, and "the relationship of biological systems to global climate change." Schneider was the founder and editor of the journal Climatic Change and authored or co-authored over 450 scientific papers and other publications. He was a Coordinating Lead Author in Working Group II IPCC TAR and was engaged as a co-anchor of the Key Vulnerabilities Cross-Cutting Theme for the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) at the time of his death. During the 1980s, Schneider emerged as a leading public advocate of sharp reductions of greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming.<br><br>  Basic Information<br>  Awards<br>  MacArthur Fellowship (1992), Nobel Peace Prize (2007)  ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2015 12:12:48 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[(former post title said:) Good Bye - @j-martin]]></title>
                <link>http://thenewstalkers.com/j-martin/blog/323/former-post-title-said-good-bye</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[[original text in here said I was leaving the forum to get away from the trolls. I changed my mind about that, though it is still unclear that was a wise decision.]]]></description>
                <pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2015 22:05:39 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Lunch in Rock Hill - @j-martin]]></title>
                <link>http://thenewstalkers.com/j-martin/blog/318/lunch-in-rock-hill</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[      Counter Histories: Rock Hill  from  Southern Foodways  on  Vimeo . ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 19:16:10 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The ever-rebranding Confederate battle flag - @j-martin]]></title>
                <link>http://thenewstalkers.com/j-martin/blog/317/the-ever-rebranding-confederate-battle-flag</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[  "Rebranding," says the article on that topic in Wikipedia, "is a marketing strategy in which a new name, term, symbol, design, or combination thereof is created for an established brand with the intention of developing a new, differentiated identity in the minds of consumers, investors, and competitors."    The Confederate States of America was not a company,  per se.  It was not like a brand of toothpaste or ketchup. But a strong case can be made for something analogous to "rebranding" in association with this flag. After all, political commentators have often commented that, for example, the Republican party of the United States would need to "rebrand," itself in light of the complete failure (read it's loss) of the "culture war" it recently fought, especially with regard to the rights of LGBT people. That is, the Republican party will need to "rebrand" as a pro-LGBT party, or be relegated to the trash heap of history. There is no putting the gays (etc.) back into the closet or the back of the bus. Those days are  over . Just ask the U.S. military or the Boy Scouts of America.    I would argue that the first major rebranding of the Confederate battle flag began some time after the end of the Civil War (exactly when, I'm not yet sure), when some Southerners decided that it no longer served as an embattled emblem of defiant (and violent) white supremacy and pro-slavery, but served to commemorate the Confederate soldiers who died in that war. What amazes me is how effective this initial rebranding campaign had been. It astonishes me mostly because I could hardly imagine this same rebranding campaign succeeding in Germany after the end of WWII, which war the Germans had also lost. If the Germans had so rebranded the n ational flag of Germany of 193545, that red, white and black swastika flag would have become nothing more than an emblem of German cultural heritage and honor for the war dead. It would have become a proud symbol of a unique regional culture -- its music and cuisine. Alas, German law prevented such a use or rebranding.    " .... Often, this [rebranding] involves radical changes to a brand's logo, name, image, marketing strategy, and advertising themes. Such changes typically aim to reposition the brand/company, occasionally   to distance itself from negative connotations of the previous branding  , or to move the brand upmarket; they may also communicate a new message a new board of directors wishes to communicate." --   Wikipedia, Rebranding    In 1961, during South Carolinas Confederate War Centennial ( ... um, celebration? ) the Confederate battle flag was ostensibly raised atop the South Carolina state house as a very temporary homage to the Confederate soldiers who died in the war between the States. It was ostensibly a symbol of honor for the fallen.  Who  could complain about  that ? But the flag stayed up until this summer of 2015.   Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson, said  "Do you know when that flag was first flown at the Columbia statehouse in Columbia?1961  it was a middle finger directed at the federal government. It was flown there as a symbol of massive resistance to racial desegregation. Period."  What was going on in South Carolina in 1961? A lot. Importantly, there was this.:   January 31 Member of the  Congress of Racial Equality  (CORE) and nine students were arrested in  Rock Hill, South Carolina  for a sit-in at a  McCrory's  lunch counter.    It hardly gets more iconic than that!    And you can still eat there, though what was a Five and Dime is now called Five and Dine. http://www.eatatfiveanddine.com/location.html    I think I'll have the Black &amp; Blue burger. http://www.eatatfiveanddine.com/lunch.html     Well, now that flag ain't flying any more, and it seems the old, original, brand has returned to the flag.   ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2015 18:20:13 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Confederacy Theory - About the Confederate Battle Flag - @j-martin]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[ - a documentary film about the use of the Confederate battle flag     ]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2015 14:35:02 -0400</pubDate>
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