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Goddard Commencement Speech
Memories of Goddard
Goddard College, which began as a seminary, has stood in the shadows of Vermont’s mountains for the better part of a century. Its bucolic surroundings lend it the air of serenity, the cool quiet of… Full Transcript
Mumia’s Comment on his Goddard Commencement Speech
Goddard, The Constitution, & Corporate Media
Now the German Way
For millions of young people in America, the chances for a higher education are slight and few. The costs are so high, and resources so lacking, that education has become an almost unattainable goal. The… Full Transcript
Baba Herman Ferguson: Life Long Freedom Fighter Presente
His name was Herman Ferguson, and if you’re not dialed into the Black Nationalist Movement, the name may not ring a bell of recognition. But to those aware of the Black Power Movement of the… Full Transcript
A Special Message From Mumia to Prison Radio Folks
The Isis Crisis: A U.S. Creation
When the ISIS group cracked the news several weeks ago, it stunned millions of Americans, who wondered, “Where did this come from?” The media, performing their function of servant to the corporate state, just as… Full Transcript
Ferguson & The Failure of Black Politics
The stark and moving images arising from the violence, repression and resistance of Ferguson, Missouri, continue to percolate throughout national and global consciousness. If, as the old saying goes, ‘a picture is worth a thousand… Full Transcript
What He Said, and What He Didn’t Say
The Hurricane
U.S. Architects of Disaster
It is fascinating to watch US presidents, as they call names and promise destruction, especially so soon after the flood of disasters that have been waged throughout the Middle East. Iraq is a social, economic,… Full Transcript
A Father’s Final Words to his son
Lost Opportunities
Thanks to the corporate media, Ferguson, Missouri, has been all but forgotten. Other sensationalist fare now fills the air, with empty fluff about missing white women, snuff videos and other mindlessness to further inflame public… Full Transcript
The Transmogrification of Barack Hussein Obama
When Barack Hussein Obama was first elected US President, a sense of mad elation swept through areas that were once regarded as Third World; Africa, because of his blood ties; and the Middle East, because… Full Transcript
The Lure of War
For millions of people, during the election of 2008, Barack Hussein Obama emerged as the ‘peace candidate’ (if only in the imagination), the urbane, educated, cool alternative; indeed, the antidote to the bumbling bellicosity of… Full Transcript
No Escape
Recently, a group of human rights researchers, responding to letters from Fayette prisoners, found a slew of environmental dangers and threats to the lives, health and well-being of hundreds of prisoners, guards and other staff… Full Transcript
Facing Facts
Brothers! Sisters! Supporters and Family of Imam Jamil Al-Amin – Peace to you All! As salaam alaikum! My mission tonight, given to me by Sis. Pam Africa, will be simple. I call it facing facts.… Full Transcript
War By Another Name
With the rapid strikes and seizures of Iraqi territory by the Islamic State (commonly known as ISIS), the West, given a splendid pretext by the horrific decapitations of two journalists, is mounting a counter-attack, if… Full Transcript