Category: Politics

  • TONIGHT, 12/17 – 7pm – Traveling Mercies with Aldo Magazzeni

    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 7pm – NON-FICTION Traveling Mercies with ALDO MAGAZZENI From building water systems and shelters in Afghanistan to installing a well and irrigations system for a school in Nairobi, Kenya to assisting Tashirat Orphanage in Mexico, Aldo Magazzeni talks about the battle for clean water around the world and what we can do…

  • Tonight!, 12/16 – 7pm – Trudy Rubin and Aldo Magazzeni on Afghanistan

    Wednesday, December 16, 7pm Afghanistan with TRUDY RUBIN and ALDO MAGAZZENI The Inquirer’s worldview columnist just returned from two weeks in Afghanistan, and one week in Pakistan, looking at the rise of Islamist militancy there, the root causes, and what can be done about it. Local businessman Magazenni  just completed the latest of several village…

  • 12/9 – 7pm – Re-Think Afghanistan documentary

    WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 7pm – Film & Discussion RE-THINK AFGHANISTAN presented by The World Can’t Wait, PhiladelphiaThis well-made documentary, produced by The Brave New Foundation and directed by Robert Greenwald, takes a sober and somber look at what 8 years of U.S. led war of aggression against the Afghani people has meant. It delves into…

  • 10/28 – 7pm – Richard Becker author of Palestine, Israel and the US Empire

    WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 28, 7pm – NON-FICTIONRICHARD BECKERAuthor of Palestine, Israel and the US Empire ($17.95) Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire provides a sharp analysis of the historic and current events in the struggle for Palestine – from the division of the Middle East by Western powers and the Zionist settler movement, to the founding…

  • Non-Fiction with Frederick LaCroix

    THURSDAY JULY 23, 7pm – NON-FICTIONFREDERICK LACROIXAuthor of The Sky Rained Heroes ($24.95 Synergy) “When I picked this up, I thought “oh, no, another war book.: but the cover and title were catching, so I took a gamble. Well worth the risk! Of course the book is ostensibly about two soldiers, an American fighter pilot…

  • Twilight Zone – 50 Years Later

    SUNDAY JULY 19, 2pm – TWILIGHT ZONE EVENT$5 Suggested DonationCelebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Twilight Zone We invite you to unlock the door with the key of imagination that crosses over into The Twilight Zone. Join us for panel discussions of TZs politics, spin offs, and a viewing of memorable episodes. There will also…

  • Bill Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn, and Haki Madhubuti

    THURSDAY MAY 28, 7pm – Non- Fictionat The ARCH STREET UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 55 North Broad Street, 215-568-6250 WILLIAM C. AYERS and BERNADINE DOHRNauthors of Race Course: Against White Supremacy ($19.95 Third World Press) White supremacy and its troubling endurance in American life is debated in these personal essays by two veteran political activists. Arguing…