Politics Larry Pinkney Speaks 10 Jun 201211 Jun 2012 Fascinating interview with former Black Panther, and 107 Cowgate contributor, Larry Pinkney. Larry discusses the origins of the Black Panther Party, COINTELPRO and his time as a political prisoner.
Politics Stuck On Stupid Supporting Democrats and Republicans 21 Apr 201210 Jun 2012 By Larry Pinkney “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity...They realize at last that change does not mean reform, thatchange does not mean improvement.” -Frantz Fanon…
Politics The Perfect Storm Is Already Here 9 Mar 20129 Mar 2012 By Larry Pinkney “Our revenge will be the laughter of our children.”—Bobby Sands “Washington is the worst violator of human rights in our era, and Washington has only begun. Who…
Politics On Principles, Perseverance, And Protracted Struggle 5 Mar 20126 Mar 2012 By Larry Pinkney “If you don’t know history, it is as if you were born yesterday”—Howard Zinn “Of all our studies, history is best qualified to reward all research.”—Malcolm X…
Politics Happy Birthday Huey P Newton 17 Feb 201221 Feb 2012 Huey P Newton was born on 17th February 1942. Huey went on to be co-founder, with Bobby Seale, of the Black Panther Party of Self Defense. One of the most…
Politics I Was Teenage Black Panther 8 Feb 201210 Feb 2012 By Jamal Joseph I walked into a Panther office in Brooklyn in September 1968. Dr. King had been assassinated in April of that year. I'd gone down to 125th Street…
Ireland… John Lennon: Revolutionary Artist 8 Dec 20118 Dec 2011 John Lennon was shot dead on 8th December 1980. Although always associated with the Beatles, Lennon was a political artist and activist. His song Woman is the Nigger of the…
News… Libya And The Manufacture Of Consent- Chomsky Interview 29 Nov 201129 Nov 2011 This is Dan Glazebook's fascinating interview with Noam Chomsky exploring his position on the recent attack on Libya and particularly his support for the Libyan contras. This is a difficult…
News… I Am Not Moving 13 Oct 20118 Nov 2011 The use of new media by the Occupy movement to spread the message is impressive. This is a short film exploring the hypocrisy at the heart of the US governments predictable response…
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