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To the September 17 Occupiers: “Moneyman” By Lupe Fiasco September 14, 2011 Hey Moneyman the crowd is outside. The past, the future and the now is outside. The teachers and cooks and the drop-outs too. Word on the street is they looking for you… Hey Moneyman they saying whats the score? And how much blood have you spilled on the butcher shop floor? Those numbers keep running but what they…

“There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody….You built a factory out there? Good for you. But I want to be clear: you moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for; you hired workers the rest of us paid to educate; you were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us…

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Today is the 15th anniversary of Tupac Shakur’s death. I’ve spent a few moments today reflecting on my memories of the day he died. I was a senior in high school and I remember my friend Orlando came into Autocad class and told me the news. Pac had been shot a week earlier in Las Vegas and since he had survived for several days I assumed he would pull through….

With more bad news today about the NBA Lockout potentially wiping out part or all of next season, here’s something to cheer up basketball fans. This is crazy!     Video Source: Selyna Bogino on YouTube Featured Image Source: sportstv

Editor’s Note: On the 10 year anniversary of 9/11, please take a few moments to listen to this amazing track by Jonny Danger. Jonny lost a close friend in the attack and this song was dedicated to him. theLeftAhead wishes to extend our thoughts to all the family and friends of the 9/11 victims. We will never forget. Dangerous Liaisons: A Mind & A Mic by Jonny Danger   ©…

Exsqueeze me? A Baking Powder? Editor’s Note: Move Quote Freestyle is an online blogging game invented by Jennifer Hooker. The game is fairly simple. A player opens up a dialogue by posting a movie quote. Next, anyone else who is interested in engaging the first player in a “cypher” responds by commenting on the original post with another movie quote that plays off of the first one. This continues for…

President Obama’s Labor Day message on 09/05/11.     Video Source: The White House on YouTube Featured Image Source: BuzzFeed

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Dangerous Liaisons: A Mind & A Mic by Jonny Danger       Jonny Danger – The Jump Off (feat. Nick Jones) Verse One: Jonny Danger Yo, I’m creeping out the dungeon with vocal chords humming My tongue erupting with lyrical thunder, colder than arctic tundra Heart beat pumping, speakers bumping from the ruckus production Causing seismic rumbling from soldiers stomping, M7’s coming Hit the pavement running when we light…

“As a nation it is clear to me that we need to move as aggressively as we can towards energy efficiency and sustainable energy in order to reduce carbon pollution, reduce our dependance on foreign energy, and create good paying jobs right here in the United States.”     Learn More: Tar Sands Action #StopThePipeline Video Source: StopKeystoneXL’s channel on YouTube Featured Image Source: The Green Market Oracle

For Charlotte, and all who have worked or taught at The Learning Tree Time passes in on the cool autumn breeze The wise, old tree contently chuckles, it has long since made its peace with time Like clockwork, the children run up to pick the fruit and play in the shade Such joy the young faces bring the old tree, so filled with enthusiasm and wonderment The tree nurtures the…