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Anthony Daly
Dec 22, 2022
In 1975 Anthony Daly left his home in Northern Ireland hoping to escape The Troubles.
He was naive but excited about being in London but after six days in the city he was swindled out of his rent money and began to get scared.
So when two wealthy and well spoken men offered to help him he was relieved he'd finally found some kind faces to help him.
While his new friends, known to him as 'Charles' and 'Keith', had been drinking all night he'd stuck to cola. Sadly not everything was as it seemed and his life was about to change forever. As he puts it 'I was like an unsuspecting lamb to the slaughter'.
He tells his uncomfortable story to Ed Opperman.
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John McMahon : Abuse Survivor
Sep 19, 2020
John McMahon was abused as a child by the same people involved in abusing boys at Kincora home and by the same people involved in traficking Richard Kerr to Roy Cohn.
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'Leonard Cohen taught us that even in the midst of darkness there is light, in the midst of hatred there is love, with our dying breath we can still sing Hallelujah.' - The late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
'Among the finest volumes on Cohen's life and lyrics ... An exploration which would have intrigued and engaged Leonard himself.' - John McKenna, writer and friend of Leonard Cohen
Harry Freedman uncovers the spiritual traditions that lie behind Leonard Cohen's profound and unmistakable lyrics
The singer and poet Leonard Cohen was deeply learned in Judaism and Christianity, the spiritual traditions that underpinned his self-identity and the way he made sense of the world. In this book Harry Freedman, a leading author of cultural and religious history, explores the mystical and spiritual sources Cohen drew upon, discusses their original context and the stories and ideas behind them.
Cohen's music is studded with allusions to Jewish and Christian tradition, to stories and ideas drawn from the Bible, Talmud and Kabbalah. From his 1967 classic 'Suzanne', through masterpieces like 'Hallelujah' and 'Who by Fire', to his final challenge to the divinity, 'You Want It Darker' he drew on spirituality for inspiration and as a tool to create understanding, clarity and beauty.
Born into a prominent and scholarly Jewish family in Montreal, Canada, Cohen originally aspired to become a poet, before turning to song writing and eventually recording his own compositions. Later, he became immersed in Zen Buddhism, moving in 1990 to a Zen monastery on Mount Baldy, California where he remained for some years. He died, with immaculate timing, on the day before Donald Trump was elected in 2016, leaving behind him a legacy that will be felt for generations to come.
Leonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius looks deeply into the imagination of one of the greatest singers and lyricists of our time, providing a window on the landscape of his soul. Departing from traditional biographical approaches, Freedman explores song by song how Cohen reworked myths and prayers, legends and allegories. By the end the reader will be left with a powerful understanding of Cohen's story, together with a far broader insight into the mystical origins of his inimitable work.
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Che on My Mind
Aug 22, 2021
Che on My Mind is an impressionistic look at the life, death, and legacy of Che Guevara by the renowned feminist poet and activist Margaret Randall. Recalling an era and this figure, she writes, "I am old enough to remember the world in which [Che] lived. I was part of that world, and it remains a part of me." Randall participated in the Mexican student movement of 1968 and eventually was forced to leave the country. She arrived in Cuba in 1969, less than two years after Che's death, and lived there until 1980. She became friends with several of Che's family members, friends, and compatriots. In Che on My Mind she reflects on his relationships with his family and fellow insurgents, including Fidel Castro. She is deeply admiring of Che's integrity and charisma and frank about what she sees as his strategic errors. Randall concludes by reflecting on the inspiration and lessons that Che's struggles might offer early twenty-first-century social justice activists and freedom fighters.
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Mad Bomber Melville by Leslie James Pickering
Aug 23, 2021
A white, working-class revolutionary, Sam Melville’s guerrilla bombings set in motion a flood of armed radical actions across the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Once imprisoned, Melville became a key organizer and a crucial element of the notorious Attica prison riots, uniting prisoners across racial barriers and making the ultimate sacrifice for revolutionary change. Tracing his short life and rapid political development, this book highlights a much-needed example of an undying and uncompromising struggle for justice and liberation.
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John Potash - CIA : Drugs r Us
6 hours ago
CIA Drugs R Us is a comic sequel to the film, Drugs as Weapons Against Us: The CIA War on Musicians and Activists. The film continues focusing on U.S. intelligence's use of drugs in the murderous targeting of activists. It particularly covers John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, and Tupac Shakur. The film further details the CIA's Project MK-Ultra involvement with The Manson Family regarding activist actors and The Black Panthers. It also details examples regarding U.S. intelligence, drugs and the antiwar Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). The film then discusses the CIA's MK-Ultra front group, The Human Ecology Fund, continuation, along with Maryland's Catholic Church sex abuse scandal featured in the Emmy-nominated documentary series, The Keepers.
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Mike King - Profiling Evil: Robert Telles
2 hours ago
The creator and host of Profiling Evil is Mike King. Mike retired from law enforcement after 28-years of service. He worked in patrol, SWAT, Motors, investigations and through the ranks, ultimately reaching chief within the Utah Attorney General’s Office. After retirement, he went to work at Esri as a global director of 911 and Fraud. He spent a year with Dataminr until retiring in January of 2024.
Mike continues to consult on GIS for public safety for Bent Ear Solutions and appears regularly on CourtTV as a law enforcement subject matter expert. He appears on NewsNation, Fox, Nancy Grace and the Dr. Phil programs regularly. He and FBI profiler Greg Cooper (his mentor) were principle investigators in the Emmy award-winning documentary, “Who Killed King Tut?” Additionally he has worked on A&E’s “Killing Season” and is in his second season with A&E’s History’s Greatest Mysteries with Lawrence Fishburne.
Mike recently released two new books, “Deceived, An Investigative Memoir of the Zion Society Cult” and “She Knew No Fear.” Both are available on this site. In addition, King has co-authored, “Who Killed King Tut?” – “Predators, Who They Are and How to Stop Them” – “Profilers” and several law enforcement training manuals on victimology and criminal profiling.
Mike has a Master of Criminal Justice degree, a Bachelor of Arts degree and an Associates Degree along with thousands of hours of law enforcement training.
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Anthony Feinstein - Moral Courage: 19 Profiles of Investigative Journalists
Nov 29, 2023
Moral courage is much in the spotlight today given an upsurge in authoritarian regimes world-wide. Award-winning psychiatrist Anthony Feinstein offers his expert perspective on why investigative journalists stand up to intolerant regimes, often singlehandedly. Nineteen international journalists explain their rationales for the work they do in face-to-face interviews with the author. Moral Courage builds on Professor Feinstein’s strong and lauded track record in the field of conflict journalism research. This book this is an essential read for anyone drawn to topics encompassing biography, conflict, politics and journalism.
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