Joseph Campbell "The Power of Myth: Sacrifice and Bliss."

Democracy Now!'s 18th Birthday

In honor of Democracy Now!'s 18th Birthday they are inviting viewers to created pictures or videos why DN! is important in their lives. It goes without saying that the work of Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzales and the whole DN! team produces some of the finest Alternative Media in the US. Their hard hitting investigative journalism is a credit to American liberalism. We at The Boston Pine Flag wish Democracy Now! "Happy Birthday." Keep up the good work; it is an inspiration to the rest of us.

By the way, here is our picture for DN!

Joseph Campbell "The Power of Myth:The First Storytellers."

Quid Pro Quo in Ukraine

By Gene Ogorodov

After the dramatic failure of US policy in Syria this fall, due, primarily, to the diplomatic work of Pres. Vladimir Putin, it was obvious that America would look for a way to strike back at the Russian Federation. Then, as if on cue, this winter saw Kiev erupt in violent protest against the pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych, which ended on February 22 with a coup ousting the elected government in favor of a pro-American provisional government.

Joseph Campbell "The Power of Myth: The Hero's Adventure."

Joseph Campbell "The Power of Myth: The Message of the Myth."

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Why Science Literacy Matters (Moyers and Company)

Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe (Moyers and Company)

My House Shall be a House of Prayer

By Gene Ogorodov

As much as it may surprise many of our readers, I have friends who live in the US South. This morning one of them shared a news flash about a Southern Baptist Church that resides in her town. This church has been constructing a gaudy monstrosity to house a new gymnasium for the past several months. The inclement weather that has characterized this January and February in the South has forced the contractors to get behind schedule. In response to the delay the Baptist Church has been paying the workmen to work overtime during the evenings and weekends. Saturday and Sunday have now become part of the workweek.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on the New Cosmos (Moyers and Company)

The Mickey Mouse Revolution

By Gene Ogorodov

This morning as I was browsing through the news on Truth Dig I was struck by the proliferation of articles on faux news casts from the Daily Show and the Colbert Report. Is this news? Is the sum total of reformist activity in the US comedians cracking jokes? It is a common hobby-horse among liberals to berate the mainstream media as being less than worthless, but I will add that if this what alternative media looks like then it too is a pathetic joke. People like Chris Hedges and Amy Goodman cant about changing the system, but, although I admire there work, I am forced to wonder how serious they really are in the face of this non-journalism. The United States is dying, and the liberally minded American public deserves accurate and in-depth information about the state of the country. 

North Carolina: Battleground State (Moyers and Company)

State of Conflict: North Carolina (Moyers and Company)

Karen Armstrong "Charter for Compassion" (TED)

Frank Schaeffer and Eric Elnes Discussing Convergent Christianity

Chomsky "Obama's Imperialist Policies"