September 9th, 2008 by Manila Ryce
During the Open the Debates Rally we held in Denver during the DNC, Tom Morello sang this original version of Woody Gutrie’s “This Land is our Land”. Held on the same night as other big Democratic events in Denver, such as Bill Clinton speaking, Ralph Nader still managed to attract a crowd of about 4,000 people (the majority of the audience is behind the cameraman), but the event would not be seen in any of the major newspapers the next day.
August 5th, 2008 by Manila Ryce
The youth of America don’t need Hope. We need Rage.
This music video was directed in 2000 by Michael Moore when he had a bigger set of balls. It highlights the lack of choice Americans had between Gore and Bush (thank God all that’s changed). The video ends with a quote from Ralph Nader: “If you’re not turned on to politics, politics will turn on you.”
The song’s sequence of “Who controls the past now controls the future/Who controls the present now controls the past/Who controls the past now controls the future/Who controls the present now?” Is based on a series of thoughts by Winston, the main character in George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, about the fact that the Big Brother controls the past and therefore controls the present and future. Others have interpreted these lyrics as a statement against revisionist history, and how the secrets that politicians keep from the public can greatly affect the future.
July 25th, 2008 by Manila Ryce
First off, allow me to say that I love this song, but it seems Nas falls into the trap that many disenchanted Americans have in trying to create a successful rebel movement by following one member of the bourgeoisie out of hatred for another. Nas’ message would be much truer had he been able to denounce all members of the global power structure rather than pick sides between them.
With that said, Nas has indeed created a powerful song with wordplay that bends the mind, and does get around to mentioning CBS, Comcast, and even Viacom (the media conglomerate that owns Comedy Central). Kudos for saying something Nas. Most rappers have been entirely absent on the political front for the past decade.
July 13th, 2008 by Manila Ryce
I’ve been meaning to post this video for a long time.
Emmanuel Jal was a child soldier in south Sudan before he was smuggled out of the country by a British aid worker. He is now based in London and is a respected activist. See part one and part two of AlJazeera’s interview with Jal to learn more about his story.
June 3rd, 2008 by Manila Ryce
I’m not sure what the name to this Sikh shabad is, but it’s beautiful and I appreciate beautiful shit.
May 29th, 2008 by Manila Ryce
Faith SFX on the BBC’s Asian Network Hype Show TV channel with DJ Kayper.
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