theLeftAhead

The first single from the band James.

In an effort to add some context to a troubling day, theLeftAhead turns our thoughts to the incomparable Carl Sagan. In a public lecture at Cornell University in 1994, Sagan presented a photograph of planet Earth titled “Pale Blue Dot” that was taken on Valentine’s Day 1990 by the Voyager 1 space probe. He then delivered a brilliant, poetic speech about the photograph’s deeper meaning. For those of us who…

    Rock Against the TPP – Solidarity Forever Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO July 23rd, 2016 Performed By: Tom Morello, Anti-Flag, Flobots, Evangeline Lilly, Downtown Boys, Son of Nun, Evan Greer, and Taina Asili. I’m sharing footage of this performance that was shot by Union Underground to help in the fight to #StopTPP. I would like to thank all of the amazing Rock Against the TPP artists for…

On Thursday, December 17th, my union, the Communications Workers of America, endorsed Bernie Sanders for President of the United States. As a public supporter of Bernie 2016, needless to say, I could not have been more thrilled with my union’s endorsement. In fact, ever since the endorsement was announced two weeks ago, I’ve been bursting with so much excitement about the political statement my union delivered by supporting Bernie that…

“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