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Voices Raised in Protest at White House Rally, Re: Israeli Attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla from William Hughes on Vimeo.

by William Hughes PortlandIndyMediaCenter

In 1959, Bethlehem’ Sparrows Point plant, outside Baltimore, was “the largest steelworks in the world.” In its heyday, it employed 36,000 workers. Bethlehem went into bankruptcy in 2001, and many of its retirees at the “Point” got screwed out of their benefits. Deborah Rudacille’s book, “Roots of Steel,” recreates, via compelling “oral histories,” the history of the Point; the collapse of Bethlehem, an industrial titan; and the baleful impact that it had on the lives of its union workers and communities that they lived in.

Memo to Rep. Cummings: “Stop Funding the War!” from William Hughes on Vimeo.

Labor Demands: “Make the Banks Pay!” from William Hughes on Vimeo.

Labor Takes on the Banksters: Sights and Scenes from the Rally from William Hughes on Vimeo.

Protesting BP in Baltimore, MD from William Hughes on Vimeo.

Deborah Rudacille Reads from her book, “Roots of Steel” from William Hughes on Vimeo.

The Status of the Campaign for Medicare for All in Maryland from William Hughes on Vimeo.

Dr. Margaret Flowers on the Fight for Medicare for All from William Hughes on Vimeo.

CODEPINK Checks Out the Tanks on the National Mall from William Hughes on Vimeo.

Protest for a National Jobs Program Held in D.C. from William Hughes on Vimeo.

CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin Speaks Out for Peace from William Hughes on Vimeo.

Activists from CODEPINK showed up at John Marshall Park in Washington, D.C., on Saturday May 8, 2010. The were joined briefly by activists fighting for the creation of a national jobs program. CODEPINK was celebrating not only Mother’s Day, but echoing the spirit of Julia Ward Howe’s 1870 Proclamation. Ms. Howe demanded on that Mother’s Day past for the nation to “Disarm, Disarm! Mothers say Disarm!” Medea Benjamin, Cofounder of Code Pink, shared her views about that history and more at today’s event. See CodePink4Peace for background.

By William Hughes

Two authors, Robert Zaretsky and Elizabeth Hawes, have resurrected Albert Camus, the late French Algerian novelist and philosopher, in their just released books. I’m recommending both of their tomes. I think their efforts contribute, in different ways, to enhancing Camus’ literary legacy. Camus’ courageous moralizing against the excesses of the ideologues of his days is timely. Let’s face it, we too live in an era where crazed warmongers are running amuck.