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June 07, 2005

06.07.05 Edition | Zapatista Soccer; Footage From Bolivia; Toyota & Hip Hop
June 7, 2005 Edition

"The Best of the Rest of the Web"

THiS WEEK: More mirthful revolt than you can shake a stick at, whatever that aphorism even means...Zapatista soccer strategy; The Bush Administration's "humane" gulag; one Middle Eastern actor's attempt to cash in on racism; why, with regard to the U.S. environmental movement, more is not necessarily better; France and Holland reject the EU constitution...so what's next?; conscientious objector Aidan Delgado talks about what he saw in Iraq; footage of the uprising in Bolivia; Alaska decides that shooting wolves from airplanes is fair sport; and much more, of course.

This Week's Picks:

  1. Zapatista Soccer
    A hilarious exchange of letters between Subcommandante Marcos and Massimo Moratti, President of the FC Milan football club, arranging a friendly match between the pros and the Zapatistas. Includes the trademark wit of Marcos, a hefty dose of political and social commentary, and some unusual football strategy courtesy of Durito.

    Subcommandante Marcos & Massimo Moratti | ZNet
    http://www.zmag.org/content/sh owarticle.cfm?SectionID=59&ItemID=7984


  2. AUDIO | Guantanamo Bay: A "Gulag Of Our Times" or a "Model Facility"?
    A week ago Amnesty International accused the Bush administration of being a "leading purveyor and practitioner" of human rights violations, debate has intensified over the U.S. war on terror. On Tuesday, Bush described the Amnesty report as "absurd." Today we host a debate between Amnesty's William Schulz and attorney David Rivkin.

    Amy Goodman | Democracy Now
    mp3: http://www.archive.org/download/dn2005-0601/dn2005-0601-1_64kb.mp3
    Read the transcript: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl? sid=05/06/01/1441204


  3. Wanted: Meaningful Hollywood Role as Terrorist, Suicide Bomber, or Rock-Thrower
    Dear Hollywood Agents and Casting Directors: As a Middle Eastern actor who has studied his trade in the most prestigious Royal Shakespeare Company in London, I would like to inform you of my availability to take on any terrorist or terrorist-related roles currently available. Years of playing Hamlet and Francisco in small theater houses have prepared me for more dynamic and meaningful parts such as hijacker, suicide bomber, kidnapper, rock-throwing fanatic, hostage-taker, insurgent, fundamentalist mullah, or the ringleader of a terrorist sleeper cell in New York City.

    Siamack Baniameri | Muslim WakeUp!
    http://www.muslimwakeup.com/main/archives/2005/06/looking_for_a_j.php


  4. The Soul of Environmentalism
    Environmentalists face the paradox of diminishing power and swelling ranks, and they are not unique in this regard. Membership in human rights, pro-choice and environmental organizations has swelled in the last four years—not because of bold new strategies, but because of bold new threats. If the growth in membership is akin to the mobilization of white blood cells in a body facing disease, then progressive movements in the United States may well be facing a sickness unto death.

    Michel Gelobter | AlterNet
    http://www.alternet.org/envirohealth/22117


  5. CARTOON | Emissions Standards

    Clay Butler | Sidewalk Bubblegum
    http://www.sidewalkbubblegum.com/images/165.gif


  6. Excuses, Excuses: How the Right Rationalizes Racial Inequality in America (Part Three: Housing)
    Despite decades of studies confirming the existence of housing bias, conservatives regularly devise and offer excuses for disparate housing outcomes, all of which presume that there are logical reasons why folks of color get loans less often, or on less favorable terms, and none of which reasons have the least bit to do with racism.

    Tim Wise | Black Commentator
    http://www.blackcommentator.com/140/140_wise_3. html


  7. AUDIO | The Future of the EU
    Dutch voters today are expected to join the French in rejecting the European Union's new constitution. Britain may decide not to hold any referendum at all. Nationalism, unpopular leaders and fear of American-style capitalism are putting the brakes on the historic integration of former enemy countries.

    KCRW
    http://kcrw.com/cgi-bin/ram_w rap.cgi?/tp/tp050601The_Future_of_the_Eu


  8. 'Keepin' It Real'—Will Corporate Sponsorship Build Up or Tear Down Urban Culture?
    A few years ago, Toyota executives embarked on a marketing scheme that competitors were certain would fail: to create a car based on the aesthetic of underground hip hop culture and market it in unprecedented ways. But today the Toyota Scion is selling in record numbers and has become a ubiquitous presence within the underground hip hop scene. Youth commentator and hip hop artist Hector Gonzalez wonders how savvy marketing and corporate sponsorship will affect a culture traditionally bent on "keepin' it real."

    Hector Gonzalez | Pacific News
    http ://news.pacificnews.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=95ba3a06d09545a53340e07a8e3fa632


  9. VIDEO | Aidan Delgado (Conscientious Objector): What I Saw in Iraq

    Truthout
    Part One: http://websrvr2 0.audiovideoweb.com/avwebdswebsrvr2143/news_video/adelgado1_300k.mov
    Part Two: http://websrvr2 0.audiovideoweb.com/avwebdswebsrvr2143/news_video/adelgado2_300k.mov


  10. VIDEO | Bolivia in Revolt
    More or less raw footage. It may turn out to be a phyrric victory—but this is a glimpse of what real "people power" looks like.

    Indymedia Video Distribution Network
    1 of 3: http://video.ind ymedia.org/download/[Indymedia]_(2005-05-31)_bolivia_uprising1.mpg
    2 of 3: http://video.ind ymedia.org/download/[Indymedia]_(2005-05-31)_bolivia_uprising2.mpg
    3 of 3: http://video.ind ymedia.org/download/[Indymedia]_(2005-05-31)_bolivia_uprising3.mpg


  11. Voted Off the Internet
    With Ultimate Blogger, blogs are succumbing to one of the most celebrated and criticized trends in mainstream culture—a reality TV-style competition.

    Marissa Meltzer | Alternet
    http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/22137


  12. Alaska Overrules Voters, Reinstates Aerial Wolf Hunt
    America's unpopular and unnecessary predator war continues.

    Matt Heikkila | Guerrilla News Network
    http ://www.guerrillanews.com/articles/1430/Alaska_Overrules_Voters_Reinstates_Aerial_Wolf_Hunt


- Media Picks Contributing Editors: Rebecca Onion, Adam Barker, and Erica Wetter
- Media Picks compiled and edited by Erin Wiegand and Brian Awehali

Posted by erin at June 7, 2005 10:05 AM

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