You Can Do This

In 2012, Matt Damon helped pay tribute to the late historian and author Howard Zinn. This rendition of a speech Zinn gave in 1970 on civil disobedience is one of his most powerful performances to date. It is still true... The Problem is Still Civil Obedience. - See more at: http://www.worldmovement.info.

Global Localism
Work to make your city / metro region united and strong. Then work with other regions to resolve common challenges.

National Goals - USA
Make the wheels of government turn for US, the 99.9%, by:

1. Reversing Citizen's United vs. Federal Election Commission.
2. Repealing three, Bill of Rights busting laws: (a) the USA PATRIOT Act (Yes, Congress “repealed” the Patriot Act. But it was in name only. Now we must work to revise the Freedom Act.) (b) the Military Commission Act and (c) section 1021 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012.
3. Establish a “Constitution Protection Zone” in your city or town.
4. Re-establishing the Glass-Steagall Act. 
5. Abolishing the CIA. 
6. Establishing a national public works program to maintain our infrastructure.
7. Adopting a Robin Hood tax. 
8. Creating local, sustainable, distributed energy systems throughout the nation.
9. Retrieving the trillions of dollars now being expended through the "Deep Black Ops Budget" and put it to use serving the needs of the people by creating decent paying, infrastructure-building employment and returning the billions of dollars stolen from the 99.9% during Depression.2. 
10. Creating a state bank in every state, e.g. North Dakota State Bank, and using “crowdfunding” resources rather than international banks.
11. Adopting local Anti-Corruption Act Laws. 
12. Making mainstream media do its job as "Guardian of our Democratic Republic" by reinstituting the Fairness Doctrine and repealing Title 3 of the Telecommunications Act (1996.)

Yes, beginning today, we can accomplish these things. Talk with your friends and family. Start your local The Movement today. We are the local, world non-movement of all living things... Really.

Déjà vu All Over Again

Today
"Vice President Joe Biden argued on Thursday that Republicans were hurting the country by refusing to hold a hearing to consider Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court, and challenged law students to name one way in which Congress was functioning."
Joe Biden Is Genuinely Curious: WTF Is Congress Doing?, Sam Levine, Huffington Post, 24 Mar 2016.

I remember hearing something like that…

Past
"We all joke about Congress but we can't improve on them. Have you noticed that no matter who we elect, he is just as bad as the one he replaces?"

"The Senate just sits and waits till they find out what the president wants, so they know how to vote against him."

"The difference between a Republican and a Democrat is the Democrat is a cannibal. They have to live off each other, while the Republicans, why, they live off the Democrats." (1.)

Moral 
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”(2.) Please consider not sitting much longer.

(1.) & (2.) Will Rogers (1879-1935) was a popular columnist, humorist, actor and cowboy philosopher. He died along with Wiley Post in an airplane crash while touring Alaska. Rogers was 56 yrs old. Of the statues in the Capitol, the Rogers sculpture is the only one facing the Chamber entrance. It’s reported, erroneously of course, that upon discussing the placement his likeness in the Capitol building, Rogers said, “Put me where I can keep an eye on them”. According to guides at the Capitol, each President rubs the left shoe of the Rogers statue for good luck before entering the House Chamber to give the State of the Union address.

*Déjà vu All Over Again - Apology to Yogi Berra. For more "Yogisms" go here.

Change of Leadership

World says she needs "Fresh Eyes"... so she's changing the leadership unless you step up.

World is calling... she needs your help again!

Go here for more information.

In the meantime...

Better Way

There is a better way to end corporate feudalism:

Than this:

It's:

The Movement, We are the local, world non-movement of all living things... Really.

Praying for an Epiphany... Not a "Deal"

Donald on the Road. Will it be the real thing... an Epiphany... or will he cut a deal?

Hope springs eternal. I'm hoping that Mr. Trump has an Epiphany akin to Saul's. But, Donald being Donald, we can bet he'll be overflowing with confidence that he will cut a favorable deal with the Big Boss. I guess we’ll see. - RB

Apology to Mr. Rubens
Please go here to view the Master's work
Paul and the Road to Damascus
Peter Paul Rubens, The Conversion of St. Paul

The Roman Jew Saul was one of the most zealous persecutors of the Christians. On the road to Damascus he was blinded and subsequently converted to Christianity, taking the name of Paul. In his version of The Conversion of St Paul, Rubens closely follows the biblical account given in the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 9, verses 1 to 22.

No, Sen McConnell, Joe Biden Didn’t Say That

What Joe Biden actually said about confirming Supreme Court Justices during election years:

Perhaps Sen. McConnell has presented so many "untruths" to the U.S. public that his brain has actually closed down and he no longer knows a "truth" if he should happen to stumble upon one. Further, he may also be unaware that there is a truthful video history available for the rest of us to review. - RB

No, Joe Biden Didn’t Say That The Senate Should Block Supreme Court Nominees During An Election Year, Igor Volsky, Think Progress, 22 Feb 2016.

Note: 22 Feb 2016
"Biden's office has released the following statement: "Nearly a quarter century ago, in June 1992, I gave a lengthy speech on the Senate floor about a hypothetical vacancy on the Supreme Court. Some critics say that one excerpt of my speech is evidence that I oppose filling a Supreme Court vacancy in an election year. This is not an accurate description of my views on the subject. Indeed, as I conclude in the same statement critics are pointing to today, urged the Senate and White House to work together to overcome partisan differences to ensure the Court functions as the Founding Fathers intended. That remains my position today."

Please go here for more.

Dad & Mom's U.S.A.

Up out of the electioneering muck, here's our America, too...

Aaron Copland - Fanfare For The Common Man
Leonard Bernstein, then the conductor of the NY Philharmonic, gives a small presentation about what he feels defines American music before introducing Mr. Copland.

Published on Jul 5, 2013
From the New York Philharmonic's "Young People's Concerts" television series.
Ep. 2 "What is American Music?"
Original broadcast February 1st, 1958
Aaron Copland conducting