Monday, 29 February 2016
Friday, 26 February 2016
If Clinton's a Progressive...
"Hillary Clinton has a clear political record: she is pro-war, and pro-business, and anti-human."
— David Rovics
Lyrics:
It's election time again and the battle's pretty tight
On the left is Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump is on the right
On the Democratic ticket there's a struggle for the base
And Hillary is showing her most progressive face
She says we know she's an outsider because she's female
But if Clinton's a progressive then I'm a killer whale
She'll take on the banks, she says, if we let her run the nation
But this is the woman who voted for deregulation
Now she says the TPP should be summarily aborted
But every trade deal heretofore she's actively supported
If she felt that way before then why wait so long to tell us?
If Clinton's a progressive then I'm Wynton Marsalis
Service to the people has always been her mission
That's why she's always striven to send so many of them to prison
She lobbied for the crime bill, she lobbied to gut welfare
Now she emerges from her mansion to pretend she really cares
I guess she figures if she lies enough folks will eventually believe her
But if Clinton's a progressive then I'm a Golden Retriever
If I were a gambler I'd bet you my John Thomas
That this deceptive politician will go back on every promise
I'd love to elect a woman, but not just anyone's daughter
Though I'd happily vote for Cynthia McKinney or Maxine Waters
But I'll be damned if I must choose between two more plutocrats
If Clinton's a progressive then I am Bill the Cat
— David Rovics
Lyrics:
It's election time again and the battle's pretty tight
On the left is Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump is on the right
On the Democratic ticket there's a struggle for the base
And Hillary is showing her most progressive face
She says we know she's an outsider because she's female
But if Clinton's a progressive then I'm a killer whale
She'll take on the banks, she says, if we let her run the nation
But this is the woman who voted for deregulation
Now she says the TPP should be summarily aborted
But every trade deal heretofore she's actively supported
If she felt that way before then why wait so long to tell us?
If Clinton's a progressive then I'm Wynton Marsalis
Service to the people has always been her mission
That's why she's always striven to send so many of them to prison
She lobbied for the crime bill, she lobbied to gut welfare
Now she emerges from her mansion to pretend she really cares
I guess she figures if she lies enough folks will eventually believe her
But if Clinton's a progressive then I'm a Golden Retriever
If I were a gambler I'd bet you my John Thomas
That this deceptive politician will go back on every promise
I'd love to elect a woman, but not just anyone's daughter
Though I'd happily vote for Cynthia McKinney or Maxine Waters
But I'll be damned if I must choose between two more plutocrats
If Clinton's a progressive then I am Bill the Cat
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Thursday, 14 January 2016
The Man Who Sold The World
Excellent version of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World" in Metal Gear Solid V!
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Making A Killing: Guns, Greed & the NRA
This film is taking on the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the gun manufacturers, the most feared special interest group in the USA.
Their reluctance to allow for safe gun policies has helped create a 6 billion dollar a year industry and leaves 80 Americans dead from guns - daily.
For too long the debate on guns has focused on the rights of corporate partners funding the NRA over the rights of everyone else to feel and be safe in their communities.
Their reluctance to allow for safe gun policies has helped create a 6 billion dollar a year industry and leaves 80 Americans dead from guns - daily.
For too long the debate on guns has focused on the rights of corporate partners funding the NRA over the rights of everyone else to feel and be safe in their communities.
Thursday, 26 November 2015
David Rovics - It's Legal Now
Now, this is a fuckin’ awesome song by an awesome artist on an important topic. Excellent lyrics!
”A song for the recent legalization of marijuana in my adopted home state of Oregon (and Washington, Colorado, etc.).”
— David Rovics
Lyrics:
For about a century, there was a prohibition
Which put a heck of a lot of people in a difficult position
Each year millions went to prison for planting the wrong seeds
Imprisoned for the crime of smoking weed
Imprisoned in their millions, especially those
Black or brown or wearing long hair and hippie clothes
But I stand here before you with quite a bit of pleasure
To tell you all about a successful ballot measure
It's legal now, it's legal now, take a bow, it's legal now
The politicians were useless, almost all the same
Playing the Military-Industrial-Prison-Complex game
But the regular people weren't nearly as dumb
So some folks took initiative and we passed a referendum
Now people don't have to risk arrest if they want to treat their ills
With something other than pharmaceutical pills
And if you just wanna take a hit because you like the feeling
You can safely walk the streets or just stare up at the ceiling
Now that pot's legit, at least in large parts of the west
We can get to work legalizing all the rest
The poppies and the coca leaves and all the other plants
Safer, regulated, will be the official stance
The CIA will have to find another way to operate
The FBI will need a new MO for their whole police state
When we legalize it all from the west coast to the east
Then we can say right here in the belly of the beast
”A song for the recent legalization of marijuana in my adopted home state of Oregon (and Washington, Colorado, etc.).”
— David Rovics
Lyrics:
For about a century, there was a prohibition
Which put a heck of a lot of people in a difficult position
Each year millions went to prison for planting the wrong seeds
Imprisoned for the crime of smoking weed
Imprisoned in their millions, especially those
Black or brown or wearing long hair and hippie clothes
But I stand here before you with quite a bit of pleasure
To tell you all about a successful ballot measure
It's legal now, it's legal now, take a bow, it's legal now
The politicians were useless, almost all the same
Playing the Military-Industrial-Prison-Complex game
But the regular people weren't nearly as dumb
So some folks took initiative and we passed a referendum
Now people don't have to risk arrest if they want to treat their ills
With something other than pharmaceutical pills
And if you just wanna take a hit because you like the feeling
You can safely walk the streets or just stare up at the ceiling
Now that pot's legit, at least in large parts of the west
We can get to work legalizing all the rest
The poppies and the coca leaves and all the other plants
Safer, regulated, will be the official stance
The CIA will have to find another way to operate
The FBI will need a new MO for their whole police state
When we legalize it all from the west coast to the east
Then we can say right here in the belly of the beast
Sunday, 22 November 2015
Nov 29 - We #ClimateMarch
On the eve of the most important global climate meeting of our lifetime, hundreds of thousands are hitting the streets worldwide, with love and hope, to show leaders how to lead, and fight for a beautiful, equitable, post-fossil fuel 100% clean energy future.
Find your march here:
http://globalclimatemarch.org
Find your march here:
http://globalclimatemarch.org
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