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Last Updated: 27-Dec-2004 |
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Breaking the Bank
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In April, 2000 the World Bank and the IMF met in Washington, D.C. prompting 50,000 activists to protest abuse and demand global justice.
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27-Dec-2004
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Gary Webb: In his own words
A tribute to the late reporter 'To be an Authentic Journalist in 2004 is to be a soldier at war. When a hero dies in battle first we must drape the coffin, sound the slow, sad bugle song of Taps, and remember this great man who died fighting for all of us. Among the soldiers I have known in my foxhole, there were none finer, more effective in a firefight, than Gary.' - Al Giordano
Director's note : Gary Webb, the Pulitzer prize-winning reporter who broke the story of the CIA's involvement in the importation of cocaine into the U.S., died on Friday, December 10, reportedly from self-inflicted gunshots to the head.
It was a tragic end to a brilliant, and tragic, career.
This interview was conducted as part of a video course GNN's Stephen Marshall and I gave at the School of Authentic Journalism's 2003 seminar in Merída and Isla de las Mujeres, Mexico. Here Webb discusses the media battle that erupted in the aftermath of his groundbreaking 1996 investigation into the CIA's drug dealing operations during the 1980s to aid the Nicaraguan Contras.
In memory:
Dark Alliance
Cocaine pipeline financed rebels: Evidence points to CIA knowing of high-volume drug network
Gary Webb, San Jose Mercury News , Aug. 22, 1996
Gary Webb: Do What He Did
Al Giordano, Narconews
Gary Webb: A hero of authentic journalism
Anthony Lappé, GNN
Gary Webb, RIP
No thanks to the L.A. Times
Marc Cooper, LA Weekly
Trashed by the CIA's Claque
Gary Webb: a Great Reporter
Alexander Cockburn and Jeffery St. Clair, Counterpunch
Why They Hated Gary Webb
Alexander Cockburn and Jeffery St. Clair, Counterpunch
How Webb Saved My Ass from the FBI
Gary Webb was the Real Deal
Bill Conroy, Counterpunch
I Knew It Was the Truth and That's What Kept Me Going
My Last Talk with Gary Webb
Richard Thieme, Counterpunch
A Giant Falls
Press accounts fail to mention his vindication by CIA Inspector General reports and congressional investigations
Michael C. Ruppert, From the Wilderness
The Pariah
"Two years ago, Gary Webb wrote a series of articles that said some bad things about the CIA. The CIA denied the charges, and every major paper in the country took the agency's word for it. Gary was ruined. Which is a shame, because he was right."
Charles Bowden, Esquire
Gary Webb's recent work archive
Sacramento News and Review
26-Dec-2004
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Captive Minds: Hypnosis and Beyond
Captive Minds explores the power of suggestion and its ability to influence behaviour - sometimes for life. By focusing on such disparate institutions as an Indian ashram, a U.S. Marines training camp, a monastery and the Moonie cult, the film reveals the striking similarities in the indoctrination methods used to archive long-term effects. Part One, Two and Three.
24-Dec-2004
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Evolving Minds
What is reality? Who defines it? Evolving Minds offers a fresh and radical perspective on alternatives to the mental health system. Presenting clear information in a humorous style it covers diverse topics such as shamanism, nutrition, psychotherapy, meditation and protest against mental health legislation. Produced by Undercurrents and Melissa Gunasena, the video explores the connection between psychosis and spiritual experience and provides techniques for people to explore and take control of their own minds. An invaluable resource that will educate, empower and inform. Evolving Minds includes exclusive footage of British army experiments with LSD. |
The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream, String's the Thing
'Author Brian Greene (The Elegant Universe) explains string theory; physicists attempt to unify general relativity and quantum mechanics; string theory states that vibrating strands of energy give rise to all the elementary particles.' An additional audio interview can be found here. Watch The Elegant Universe > |
Wade Gordon
Wade Gordon, a radio personality and professional psychologist has revealed his personal account of and inside knowledge of Brookhaven National Laboratory, the premier nuclear research lab in the world. Growing up in a shadow of secrecy and hidden projects, Gordon tells the story of his scientist friends and how they utilized the research from the Philadelphia Experiment and the Roswell crash to build a time travel chamber in a secret laboratory beneath Brookhaven Lab. A remarkable and sensational story, Gordon is backed up by former security personnel from the lab who are willing to verify his bizarre account which includes mind control, alien influence, and secret documents. |
Neil Freer (Temp Broken Stream)
Neil Freer is a researcher, writer, lecturer, philosopher and poet living in Santa Fe, NM. Neil and his wife, Ursula, have lived in the Eldorado area since 1994. Neil holds a BA in English and did graduate work in Philosophy and Psychology at the New School for Social Research. He has taught college courses in Philosophy and History of Religion, gives private and public seminars and lectures and has done over two hundred radio and TV interviews. Neil is the author of Breaking the Godspell, a book which explores the ramifications of the archaeological, astronomical and genetic proof for our being a genetically engineered species and presents the ramifications of this new paradigm of human nature that resolves the Creationist-Evolutionary conflict. |
Hijacking Catastrophe - 9/11, fear and the selling of American Empire
The Hijacking Catastrophe documentary examines how the neo-conservatives used 9/11 to put their pre-planned agenda into action. It covers the two-decade struggle by the neo-fascists to dramatically increase military spending in the wake of the cold war, and to expand American power globally by means of force. Hijacking Catastrophe is powerful, understated, straightforward and educational. In a single meticulously organized hour of evidence and analysis, viewers are treated to a thoughtful explanation of modern American empire, neo-conservatism as a driving force for the current Bush administration, and something I have not seen before, a real economic analysis of what is driving some of our current "global war on terror." The film examines the Bush Administration's investment in neo-conservatism, and the early, and already horrific, results. While past performance is no guarantee of future earnings, Hijacking Catastrophe shows exactly why America's "new conservatism" is a pyramid scheme of inhumane proportions. Watch Media Stream > |
OKC Bombing Four-Day Expose' on WING TV
Beginning Monday, December 20, WING TV will begin airing a four-part series of interviews with members of the Oklahoma Bombing Investigative Committee. As you will see, these men have uncovered evidence that is dramatically different than what has been presented by the United States government in regard to what happened on April 15, 1995 in Oklahoma City at the Murrah Federal Building. With the ten-year anniversary of this tragic event rapidly approaching, please tune-in to discover the truth. We guarantee you'll never look at the OKC Bombing the same way again. Watch > |
Bill Hicks
The Bill Hicks Foundation is a not-for-profit Texas Corporation. A network of volunteers who dedicate much of their time to helping wildlife. Their philosophy is that wild animals were here first, and the least we can do, for invading and destroying their natural habitat, is to give a little something back by helping those we can. Often, this "little something" means volunteers putting in many selfless hours; giving up nights, weekends, and any pretense at a "normal" life; and spending their own money on medical expenses, supplies and food. December 16 would have have been Bill's 43rd Birthday. |
Barrie Zwicker
Michael Corbin interviews Barrie Zwicker, a Canadian documentary producer concerning his new DVD special, The Great Conspiracy: The 9/11 News Special You Never Saw. Zwicker analyses the use of fear to befuddle the public, and deconstructs the so-called "war on terrorism" as a public control mechanism. He then examines in depth the failure of the military to function on 9/11 and the entirely inappropriate behaviour of the president and his aides that day. Finally, the resistance of the White House to any proper investigation, the extreme taintedness of the 9/11 commission and its drastic underperformance are examined. Throughout, the compliance and complicity of the mainstream media in maintaining a trance of ignorance is addressed. And the responsibility of each thinking citizen emphasized at the end. Part One and Part Two. |
The Coming of the Neurosociety?
Zack Lynch of the Brainwave blog on Corante Tech News is interviewed by All In the Mind on Australian National Radio. Lynch predicts that "We're on the cusp of a major technosocial transformation." He predicts "the convergence of bits, atoms, neurons and genes are accelerating us towards a neurosociety, where we'll bust beyond the biological constraints of our evolutionary brain. It's a brave new world of neuromarketing, neuroweapons and neuroethics." Stream Audio > |
Mainstreaming Conspiracies: Richard Metzger
Richard Metzger talks with the NetSlaves about the ongoing appeal of conspiracies and explains why people need to believe in them, how "mainstreaming" ideas from the fringe serves to provide Disinformation's users with a multifaceted view of reality. He also recounts the strangest conspiracy-mongers he's met (the exponents of the Montauk Project), and reflects on his own favorite conspiracy theory. Richard recounts his former life as a corporate spin doctor, a TV producer, and recalls the day that John Malone personally threw his project off TCI's network. He also considers the high mortality rate of Web content ideas. Play Whole Interview >
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Chief Conspiracy Theorist (1MB, 4:35 min)
Richard discusses how "mainstreaming" ideas from the fringe serves to provide Disinformation's users with a multifaceted view of reality.
Stranger Than Science (745KB, 3:10 min)
Richard recounts the strangest conspiracy-mongers he's met (the exponents of the Montauk Project), and reflects on his own Favorite Conspiracy Theory.
Born to Disinform (1MB, 4:25min)
Richard recounts his former life as a corporate spin doctor, a TV producer, and recalls the day that John Malone personally threw his project off TCI's network.
A Conspiracy Against Content? (660 KB, 2:49 min)
Richard considers the high mortality rate of Web content ideas. |
IBM Enters SETI@Home's Game
With the announcement of its World Community Grid, Big Blue may have paid a compliment to SETI@Home, the five year old Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence project that relies on millions of home computers to ferret out possible calls from ET. We also listen in as JPL and Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne win new awards. Emily wonders when night comes in a double star system, and Bruce Betts has a new title for the NASA Administrator in What's Up. Stream > |
Debate on Cyber-Trespass Law: Ramifications for Spam
RealPlayer recording of a debate on this subject, between Richard Epstein and Eben Moglen, here, and a post here. The debate was sponsored by the Columbia Law School Federalist Society. |
Doug Stanhope: Patriotic Saturation
Filmed at the Velveeta Room in Austin December 1, 2001. His material ranges from true-life graphic perversion to volatile social criticism. Doug is vulgar, opinionated, brutally honest and shockingly uninhibited yet manages to remain truly, if not curiously, likeable. Before taking over as co-host of the "Man Show" on Comedy Central, his stand up has been featured on several television shows including "Comedy Central Presents", "Premium Blend," NBC's "Late Friday" as well as appearances on "The Howard Stern Show" and "SpyTV." You can purchase the Doug Stanhope "Word of Mouth" DVD here. Patriotic Saturation © Sacredcow Productions. Play Multimedia > |
The Love-Ins
This full-length movie modelled after Timothy Leary's popularity explores the evils of "turning on" in the 60's. These freak outs, hippies, diggers, LSD experiences and love-ins are way out. An obvious cash-in on Timothy Leary and his "turn on, drop out" LSD preachings of the 60's. Of course, this being corporate Hollywood, they turn the Timothy Leary character (well played by Richard Todd) into a money hungry cult leader "who must be stopped!" Amusing for today's self-appointed "hip" audiences by its dated hippie iconography and the fact that the evil head hippie is played the TV series Lost in Space's Goddard! Watch > |
Control Room
When President George Bush declared war on Saddam Hussein and his regime, 40 million Arab viewers were watching Al Jazeera, the most popular news outlet in the Middle East. This incredibly important documentary directed by Jehane Noujaim (Startup.com), an Egyptian-American, will be the first time many in the West have had a chance to take a look behind-the-scenes and hear the philosophy of the journalists working for this operation. The network has been labeled by many in the West as "Osama Bin Laden's mouthpiece" while in some Arab countries, it has been banned for its free-form journalistic investigations. If you have a Bit Torrent client you can download it from Information Clearing House. |
Warding Off Energy Vampires
If you find yourself always fighting off exhaustion and constantly in a rush, author Judith Orloff has written the perfect book for you: "Positive Energy." It offers advice for increasing vitality and happiness. "The reason we get so exhausted is, our minds are way ahead of ourselves. Tune into the now," she says. "Most people walk around in their head all the time but it's about sensing things in your body, looking out at the beautiful flowers, looking up in the sky. Not rushing around so much that you forget to look at life." View Media >
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The President Calling
Three of America's most compelling presidents - Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon - bugged their White House offices and tapped their telephones. They left behind thousands of secretly recorded conversations, from momentous to mundane. In this documentary project, American RadioWorks eavesdrops on presidential telephone calls to hear how each man used one-on-one politics to shape history. JFK was the first president to secretly tape his calls on a regular basis. The recordings demonstrate Kennedy's ability to charm and -- sometimes -- the limits of his power to persuade. Johnson's favorite office tool was the phone. The 9,500 calls Johnson secretly taped are a revealing record of his character and presidency. Richard Nixon taped more conversations than any president in history. The recordings show an astute political strategist, an isolated man and a doomed president. Stream > |
| *Marshall McLuhan: McLuhan for the masses
He was a man of idioms and idiosyncrasies, deeply intelligent and a soothsayer. He had prescient knowledge of the Internet. Although educated in literature, Marshall McLuhan was known as a pop philosopher because his theories applied to mini-skirts and the twist. For his ability to keep up with the cutting edge, one colleague called him "The Runner." Critics said he destroyed literary values. Today, McLuhan's ideas are new again, applied to the electronic media that he predicted. In 1967, University of Toronto English professor Marshall McLuhan publishes a book entitled The Medium Is the Massage . McLuhan, a punster who is comfortably self-mocking, makes a play on his own phrase "the medium is the message." The famed phrase was first published in his 1964 book Understanding Media . But his critics call the work a cop-out, simply a consumer version of the earlier publication. Toronto Daily Star columnist Robert Fulford disagrees, saying the book is very much in McLuhan's style. "You don't need to read all of it. You read bits and pieces. You [can] start in the middle of his book and go to the back." |
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