A Blast From The Past: Brother West Says...

definitely not kanye for those that were hoping for some neo hip hop assholery. this is a clip of Dr. Cornell West from way back in september of 2009 discussing the release of his long-awaited memoir, “Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud”.
there was definitely something specific about this interview that made me bookmark it & save it for all these months. what it is i cannot remember, but i'm sure it gave me a quantum of solace during a very difficult personal adjustment period. if nothing else its worth watching for Dr. West's delightfully thoughtful pontifications on life

know your enemy?

think you know about osama bin laden, his family, their history, & their ties to the united states government? author of the bin laden's: an arabian family in the american century steve coll spent 15 years researching osama bin laden & his family chronicling nearly everything from his father's rise to prominence to well after september 10th 2001.
one of the last refuges of unfettered journalism & the only daily news show that gets the blackdaylight stamp of approval democracy now's amy goodman spends an hour with investigative journalist steve coll.