Native Americans

Nestle water, OxyContin doughnuts and Amoeba marijuana + this day in history w/Spaghetti House siege and our song of the day by Crushed Out on your Morning Monarchy for September 28, 2016.

States of emergency, Seventh Generation sellouts and proposed protests + this day in history w/Orlando Letelier assassination and our song of the day by Album Leaf on your Morning Monarchy for September 21, 2016.

(ANTIMEDIA) In the wake of the Colin Kaepernick national anthem controversy, American nationalism has shifted from overdrive to hyperdrive.
Though internet temper tantrums and jersey-burning have dominated protests against Kaepernick’s protest, the backlash is being felt in a different and more institutional way: in public schools.

There's no better intro to what been going on in North Dakota than this fun, informative clip from Lee Camp's Redacted Tonight.by Gaius PubliusAnother piece with not many parts to keep in mind, this time about the native American protests of the DAPL pipeline in North Dakota. Here are the pieces:

Food insecurity in the United States may be declining, but many families are still unsure of where their next meal will come from.
According to the USDA, the number of households that were food insecure at some point during 2015 was down to 12.7% from 14% in 2014. However, food insecurity is more pervasive now than it was in 2007 when it was around 11%, almost a full 2% lower than it is today.

(ANTIMEDIA) North Dakota — It didn’t take long after the National Guard was activated in North Dakota for militarized law enforcement to descend upon the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

James goes live on 'The Bridge With Kira' on the eve of the 15th anniversary of 9/11 for 90+ mins to talk #DAPL, drones, victory gardens & more.

(ANTIMEDIA) On Thursday, North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple called on the state’s National Guard to contain contentious protests against the Keystone pipeline, which threatens Native lands and water supplies.

Nuked bees, down on the farm and psychedelic research + this day in history w/Mountain Meadows massacre and our song of the day by Drive-By Truckers on your Morning Monarchy for September 7, 2016.

Energy Transfer Partners’ PAC spent over $869,000 in the 2014 and 2016 federal election cycles, but CEO Kelcy Warren has spent far more influencing politics at the state level in Texas.