Song: “Man in Black”

CD: Man in Black

Johnny Cash explains how his trademark clothing style is actually a form of social protest.

Website: www.johnnycash.com

Director: Spike Lee

Amazing documentary about the lives of Hurricane Katrina survivors, and their experiences  before, during, and after the continuing tragedy.

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By Douglas Rushkoff

Not just about how corporations and commerce control us, but how they have infiltrated our minds, and how we are actively participating in our own exploitation

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Air Date: November 27, 2009

Playlist: The Clash, Outcast, Metallica, Serj Tankian, U2, Megadeth, Khatchadour Tankian, Run-DMC, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Gabriel.

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The Humane Society of the United States is putting pressure on the restaurant chain the International House of Pancakes (IHOP).  IHOP uses eggs produced by chicken’s who live in horrible conditions, and the Humane Society has put out an action call, asking people to contact IHOP and to urge them to stop using “battery cage” eggs.  More info here.

Video of new Humane Society commercial regarding IHOP.

Tom Morello will be performing December 5 in Los Angeles at the WTF Festival, to raise money for politically-minded theater troupe, The Actors Gang. The festival will also feature many performances, discussions and film screenings. Information and tickets at wtffestival.theactorsgang.com

Tom Morello, Shooter Jennings & Friends at the WTF Festival

Saturday, December 5
8:30pm
Ivy Substation
Culver City, CA

Air Date: November 13, 2009

Playlist: Muse, Phil Ochs, Sinead O’Connor, Immortal Technique, Smashing Pumpkins, Joan Biaz, Saul Williams, Serj Tankian, The Coup, Street Sweeper Social Club, Frank Sinatra, Sid Vicious.

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We received this message from our friends at Iraq Veterans Against the War and thought we’d pass it along.  There’s also a response  from Tom Morello after that:

Dear supporter

We are asking you to make a donation on veterans day to Iraq Veterans Against the War.  Not much thought is given to the actual veterans who have been to war on veterans day but we must realize that they are a community that has been deeply scared by war.  These scars can not always be seen but they are always there and IVAW is working to empower veterans and GIs to stand up to fight the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan from within the military.  So on veterans day please go to ivaw.org/support and make a donation to a veterans group that is leading veterans!

Geoff Millard
Chair
Iraq Veterans Against the War
National Board Of Directors

Tom’s follow-up:

“I am honored to stand with some of my fellow musicians in donating all of my Veteran’s Day touring, record sales, and merchandise proceeds to Iraq Veterans Against the War. It is the epitome of courage for a soldier to stand up against an unjust war and that is exactly what these brave men and women have done. They have served their country bravely on the battlefield and now they are serving their country bravely at home  by demanding an end to the US military occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. It is the heroic voices of these soldiers and veterans who cannot be denied and must not be ignored.”

What do guitar god Tom Morello, System of a Down’s Grammy-winning vocalist Serj Tankian, seminal skate punk band Pennywise’s founding member Fletcher Dragge, hip-hop legend Chuck D, and peta2’s favorite vegetarian socio-political punk band Anti-Flag have in common? They all stand behind our campaign to end the military’s use of animals in trauma and chemical casualty training exercises. Every year, thousands of animals, including pigs, goats, and monkeys, are used in exercises organized by the Department of Defense. Current exercises include shooting, stabbing, and burning live pigs; cutting goats’ legs off with sharp shears; and poisoning monkeys with toxic chemicals—all to train medics on how to treat human injuries on the battlefield. These exercises are still being conducted on many military bases in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world, despite the availability of superior non-animal methods.

In a recent campaign win, Bolivia’s president banned the use of all animals in military exercises after we broke an undercover investigation video showing Bolivian soldiers who were violently stabbing live dogs for trauma exercises—citing the U.S. Army as their influence in doing so! The U.S. and the rest of the world need to follow Bolivia’s lead and stop shooting, stabbing, poisoning, and mutilating live animals in trauma exercises now!

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