I think it’s been about three years since I swore off the terror porn of Fox’s 24, but here I am, on Martin Luther King Day of all days, thinking about crawling back for more. I’m ashamed, but I guess it could be worse. I mean, it’s not real torture, right? Before I slink off […]
Tag Archives: non-violence
Remembering Martin Luther King
Posted in Art and Culture, Civil Liberties, Pop Culture | Also tagged 24, Archie Byron, civil rights, embarrassing confessions, embarrassing revelations about Mark's television watching habits, Fellowship of Reconciliation, FOX, Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland, Ku Klux Klan, Martin Luther King, MLK, Montgomery Bus Boycott, terror porn, The Montgomery Story, violence vs non-violence | 14 Comments
Jon Stewart dares to talk peace
Last night, Jon Stewart had two Middle East peace activists on The Daily Show. One was Jewish American author, Anna Baltzer. The other was former Palestinian politician, Dr. Mustafa Barghouti. I found the exchange extremely informative, but apparently some feel as though the discussion could have benefited from the perspective of someone defending Israel’s right […]
Posted in Other, Politics | Also tagged Anna Baltzer, claims of Israel bashing, Daily Show, ISM, Israel, Israel Matzav, Jon Stweart, Middle East peace, Mustafa Barghouti, Palestine, Palestinian rights, peace, peace activists, Raw Story | 12 Comments