John Pilger has died + John Pilger: The Betrayers of Julian Assange
Dandelion Salad
December 31, 2023
My sincere condolences to his family, friends and everyone who loved John Pilger. ~ DS Continue reading
Merry Christmas! + Happy Birthday to Jesus, the Anti-Imperialist Socialist!
Merry Christmas!
“All I want for Christmas is the abolition of imperialist white supremacist capitalist heteropatriarchy!”
MFTN: Our Way Of Life Must Die — Another World Is Possible
The Essays of The Man From the North by Rivera Sun
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published Nov. 25, 2018
December 8, 2025
Greed is an addiction. Like lab rats choosing pain to get doses of opium, the greed that underlies our way of life is killing us — and make no mistake: our way of life must die. Pathological consumption is no more acceptable in human beings than in locusts. It will die or we will die. The question is only: will we go down with the sinking ship of our culture or will we evolve again, past the folly of homo sapiens’ dubious wisdom into a species willing to live in balance with our one and only planet?
‘Tis the Season To Wage Boycotts! + Shopping as an Act of Resistance
The Essays of The Man From the North by Rivera Sun
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published November 24, 2013
November 23, 2023
Boycott Season is now upon us. Let every citizen take careful aim. Your target is the corporate empire. Your weapon is your wallet.
When America Was “Great”… by Paul Street + Indigenous Peoples’ History is More Complicated Than a Holiday Myth
by Paul Street
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published November 21, 2018
November 22, 2023
“Your prayers and hymns, your sermons and thanksgivings… are… a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a nation of savages. There is not a nation on the earth guilty of practices more shocking and bloody than are the people of these United States, at this very hour.” – Frederick Douglass, July 4th, 1852
Tell the Truth: Veterans Day Is A National Day of Lying, by David Swanson
by David Swanson
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published Nov. 12, 2018
November 10, 2023
Some are inclined to recognize that Trumpies are dwelling in an alternative universe in which neither climate collapse nor nuclear apocalypse is a concern but terrifying wild hoards of Muslim Hondurans are skipping and dancing into the Fatherland armed with gang symbols, deadly rocks, and socialistic tendencies.
A Veteran Remembers, by Howard Zinn + How the U.S. Poisoned its Veterans
by Howard Zinn
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Previously published Nov. 13, 2011
November 9, 2023
Let’s go back to the beginning of Veterans Day. It used to be Armistice Day, because at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I came to an end.
Friends Don’t Let Friends Kill Innocent Civilians, by Wim Laven + Understanding the Rage and the Horror + Israel’s 9/11? by Kenn Orphan
Updated: October 11, 2023
by Wim Laven
Guest Writer, Dandelion Salad
October 10, 2023
Turn on any mainstream news media and you are guaranteed to see grizzly details of violence transpiring in Israel and Palestine. Interviews with survivors and witnesses describing horrors; observers asking important question like “how could this happen?” and “why didn’t we stop it?” Sooner or later the politics, the leaders, and the responses become central to the story.
Columbus, the Indians, and Human Progress, by Howard Zinn
by Howard Zinn
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published October 13, 2009
October 8, 2023
An excerpt from A People’s History of the United States.
Arawak men and women, naked, tawny, and full of wonder, emerged from their villages onto the island’s beaches and swam out to get a closer look at the strange big boat. When Columbus and his sailors came ashore, carrying swords, speaking oddly, the Arawaks ran to greet them, brought them food, water, gifts. He later wrote of this in his log:
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Paul Jay: The Lies of 9/11
Dandelion Salad
Originally posted May 12, 2022
September 11, 2023
theAnalysis-news on May 6, 2022
Paul Jay was a guest on Law and Disorder hosted by Michael Smith, where he was asked about his research into the events of 9/11.
Labor Day: The Unknown Holiday, by Walter Brasch
by Walter Brasch
Writer, Dandelion Salad
Originally published Sept. 7, 2009
September 4, 2023
It’s Labor Day, and that means millions of Americans are celebrating. Most Americans have no idea what Labor Day is, other than self-serving political speeches, hot dogs, burgers, a pool party, and the last day of a three-day holiday. Few even know that Labor Day exists to allow people to remember and honor the struggles for respect, dignity, and acceptable wages and working conditions for the rank-and-file employees.
Labor History: The Pullman Strike of 1894 + Fight for Your Rights!
By Galtzaurdin – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Link
Dandelion Salad
Originally published Sept. 4, 2017
September 3, 2023
The Pullman Strike of 1894 Explained: US History Review
Keith Hughes on Jun 3, 2014
Join me as we take a look at a pivot strike in US History, the Pullman Strike of 1894. Perfect for inquisitive learners, students of the social studies and the cray cray on the internets.
Salt of the Earth
Dandelion Salad
Previously posted May 7, 2017
ampopfilms on Jul 16, 2014
Salt of the Earth (1954) is an American drama film written by Michael Wilson, directed by Herbert J. Biberman, and produced by Paul Jarrico. All had been blacklisted by the Hollywood establishment due to their alleged involvement in communist politics.