dvtv live broadcast 02.24.11: CLASS WARFARE

collective bargaining for educators is illegal in five states. guess where those five states rank in S.A.T. scores – those five states where colective bargaining is banned for teachers rank in - the bottom six. Minnesota - where the governor is trying to strip collective bargaining for the teachers – its S.A.T. scores are number two in the country.

CURIOUS SILENCE...

so far from the white house on Lybia - where 120 protesters are reported to have been gunned down, and the internet and social media have naturally been shut down.
the silence is in in sharp contrast to wh statements made during the first days of Egypt's uprising...but then again, at the same time, Hillary was calling Mubarak "an important ally of the United States".
don't expect that she's gonna show any love for Khaddafi (Gaddafi, Qadaffi?)
ya thinks maybe this silence has somepin to do with Libya having the largest oil reserves in northern Africa? ya thinks maybe?
like i been saying, the gods do not sleep easy these days.
Al Jazeera - the only network available here that is currently doing coverage of Libya, Bahrain, etc. (Fox is talking Palin vs. Michelle Obama, CNN is hailing Donald Trump as a viable presidential candidate, and MSNBC is running its usual weekend prison porn) - Al Jazeera is carrying reports that mourners in a funeral procession, who were fired upon by Lybian secret police, stormed the building where the shots came from, captured the secret police, and are planning to kill them. even money says the 40 year regime of Khaddafi is next to fall.
meanwhile, my favorite parts of the CIA website are down. i can't look up how much arable land Bahrain has. damn.
but here's a recent video taken in a hospital in Manama, Bahrain as word spread that the police had retreated from Pearl Square, the flash point for anti-government protestors.after the video, from an Al Jazeera reporter, Youtube will offer you a selection of: an inspirational speech by Al Pacino, a music video of "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon, and no less than three fine music videos from Weird Al Yankovic.
enjoy!

dvtv live broadcast 02.17.11: UNION BUSTING IN THE USA

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...the demonstrators in Wisconson’s state capital and the people in the streets of northern africa do share many similarities. both groups are demanding economic justice – fighting to feed their families. they both include families camping out in public squares. Both have endured threats from those in power – with Wisconson Governer Scott Wilson alternately threatening to call out the national guard on the protesters and threatening massive layoffs of public workers. the protesters have taken to calling the governer Hosni Walker...
"Obama can ill afford to stand by and watch. except for Fox and MSNBC this remarkable story is being seriously under-reported by corporate media - who have been, naturally, involved in union busting for decades.

dvtv live broadcast 02.10.11: FIRE IN CAIRO

i watched Hosni Murbarak not resign today. i have a new appreciation for Richard Nixon.

tipping point

word is reaching Tahir Square this minute: Mubarak will step down tonight.
so people power works in the Mid East. why not in the US?
watch and discuss tonight 10:30 EST on MNN ch. 67 and mnn.org

prediction

did anybody notice that i predicted on the broadcast on January 6th that this month - February - Obama will resign?
didn't think so...
more to come on the dvtv live broadcast tomorrow (thursday) night 10:30 EST at mnn.org

Than Shwe not running

Burma's bloody despot Than Shwe is not among the five presidential candidates named earlier today by the newly formed - but Junta stacked - parliament.
this probably has more to do with the fact that he is 78 years old (today), and few doubt that he will remain effective dictator and commander in chief.
meanwhile, the planet's dictators are watching Tahrir Square on CNN or Al Jazeera with interest. foreignpolicy.com has published a list of who's sweating, and #9 was the Butcher of Rangoon himself:

Top dog in the band formerly known as SLORC has just announced he is not seeking the presidency in Myanmar. But he is expected to remain in charge. Is he not seeking the high-profile job because he doesn't want to disclose too much about his finances as some have speculated? Or is it that he doesn't want any more of a target on his forehead than necessary when that country's democracy movement gains enough momentum to finally bring an end to his regime? Is his hesitance a deft political move or a sign of concern? In either case, this is a junta that knows for whom those metaphorical bells may be tolling in Cairo.