Vintage Doctrine: Ten OTHER Things Martin Luther King Said

January 18, 2010

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Mini Doctrine: On Haiti

January 15, 2010

"There's not a breathing of the common wind
That will forget thee; thou hast great allies..."


  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Partners In Health
  • Mercy Corps
  • Shelterbox
  • Yele Haiti - (for full disclosure, I have to note these concernsthat were raised recently about Wyclef's Yele organization. Hopefully Clef will address this soon.)

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  • The Three Phases of Disaster Response - (via kris ex)

  • TPS Status for Haitian Immigrants
  • Cancel Haiti's Debt

    Please share other helpful links below..

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    Not My Tax Dollars: Hyde, Health Care, and Your Money

    January 15, 2010

    This is a PSA I helped make for the Center for Reproductive Rights, featuring an all-star casts I'm honored to stand next to. Please go here for more info on fighting the Hyde Amendment, and to contribute a video of your own!

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    Also in case you missed it, here is my New Year's Non-Resolution video from last week:

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    In Defense of Humbug

    December 24, 2009

    A shoutout to all those for whom this season brings nothing but cold and isolation..

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    Raw Footage: Rare Radio 10th Anniversary

    December 3, 2009

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    You've Lost That Beefing Feeling

    November 23, 2009

    By popular demand, a brief comment on the Beanie Sigel/Jay-Z/50 Cent beef. This is not likely to be of interest unless you're a fan of these hip-hop soap operas.

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    The Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire State of Mind

    November 5, 2009

    No serious point to this one, just a celebration of good old Yankee gloating.

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    East Coast Cats and Christopher Street Boys

    October 28, 2009

    Working my way back to hip-hop topics, and LJ is down with the ROC so this gets me halfway there. The target of his tweet epithets (twepithets? ok maybe not) posted quite a thoughtful response on his blog, which I might come back to later.

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    Come See Me Tomorrow (10/21/09) at The Tank

    October 20, 2009

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    Raw Footage: "New Forms of Storytelling" Panel

    October 16, 2009

    Continue reading "Raw Footage: "New Forms of Storytelling" Panel"

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