It has been gray, rainy, and freezing – yes, below zero centigrade – for several days, and even the cat is disheartened. I did not take pictures on my voyage south, but someone else made a very similar trip, and has kindly provided us with this video. I classify it as a song. Axé.
After linking to the audio of Salvador Allende’s final speech, I reproduced the text in English. Now, for the sake of completion, it is time to reproduce the text in Spanish. The exciting thing is that the complete transcript of his radio transmissions that morning, including several made before this final one, is available at … More Allende Radio Transmissions, 11-IX-1973
I do not know how stable the WikiSource link to Salvador Allende’s last speech is, so I will reproduce that English translation of it here. And yes, it seems Allende was actually seen shooting himself, with a machine gun, after organizing the surrender. Santiago de Chile, 11 September 1973, 9:10 A.M. This will surely be … More Allende’s Last Speech – English
This is archival footage of the bombing of the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago de Chile September 11, 1973. The audio is the final speech of then President Salvador Allende, announcing that he will not give up (he was killed later on in the attack). I discovered this video in a search for music. … More Últimas palabras de Salvador Allende
A Quaker friend sent this message, by an unidentified author, for Martin Luther King Day. I am not a Christian, I have not yet become a pacifist (although I am rather sure that is the most rational path), and my perspective on King’s achievements is different from that of this writer. The message is well … More Bayard Rustin
Today and tomorrow are excellent days to listen to Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam (1967). Our audio link is from the original speech, made in Atlanta. Here is the text read in New York a few weeks later. And here are some fragments: We must face the sad fact that our … More Martin Luther King
It is time once again to thank Nezua for help with images. This is his proposed modification of my current header image. Its use would enable me to eliminate the text box I have at the right, where I had placed the subtitle of this weblog for the time being – since the template does … More Le Monde Eléctronique III
These are mere notes, from a hectic weekend – hectic for some bad reasons, but also some good ones. My youngest brother and some other friends are in town for the holiday. And there is a cochon de lait far out in the country, where we will sing. Meanwhile: + The current issue of Reconstruction … More Le Monde Eléctronique II
For the last day and more, I have not been able to get sound on YouTube. This evening I have no picture from it, either. I see yawning white spaces in this weblog, where music videos should be. What is the meaning of this outrage? If you have any ideas, I would love to know. … More Le Monde Eléctronique I
Here are Pete Seeger and the Weavers. The semester starts today and we will all be in our places. This one goes out to Slaves of Academe and Dissent, the Blog. My great-uncle Addison was a Wobbly, and he worked as a carpenter. My parents still have his hammer, and I am going to inherit … More Solidarity Forever
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