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GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY IN OHIO!!! WI SUPREMES…BIZ 4 DEMOCRACY….GREEN AMENDMENTS
On our GREEGREE #129 we celebrate a big hit of justice in Ohio as the infamous House Speaker Larry Householder is found guilty of taking a $61 million bribe to give the nuclear industry a $1 billion bailout.
Householder and an associate face up to 20 years in a VERY rare instance of a corrupt official actually being convicted of selling the government to a corporation—and an atomic one at that.
We briefly discuss the crucial Supreme Court race in Wisconsin, where the Democratic party as usual appears fast asleep.
FRANK KNAPP of Businesses for Democracy tells us how his sustainable cohorts are fight for the right to vote and other basics of a free society.
Then WENDI LEDERMAN introduces us to MAYA VAN ROSSUM whose Green Amendment proposes the revolutionary strategy of appending to state constitutions the core right to a clean environment.
Maya’s pathbreaking work aims to force state governments to acknowledge—UNDER THE LAW---the ability of human beings to protect their survival on a planet being brutally assaulted by corporate greed.
Maya’s strategy and successes are an inspiration and a guidepost to those working for environmental justice and global sustainability.
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
ASSANGE FILM, GA ASSAULTS ON DEMOCRACY, WI SUPREME SHOWDOWN
In GREEGREE #128, VINNIE DESTEPHANO fills us in on the on-going tour of “Ithaka,” the stirring documentary about Julian Assange, now touring the US.
We then hear from RAY MCCLENDON about the escalated attempts to crush democracy in Georgia.
Finally we do a deep dive on the critical Wisconsin Supreme Court race that could redefine national politics.
GREG LEWIS of Souls to the polls joins legendary journalists RUTH CONIFF and NORM STOCKWELL in dissecting the realities of what may be the most important election of 2023.
HOWIE HAWKINS of the Green Party also joins the discussion.
With control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court comes critical decisions on women’s rights, voting rights, gerrymandering and much more.
As Wisconsin is certain to prove critical in the 2024 election, this state Supreme Court race could decide much of the American future.
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
GREEGREE #127 starts with the great ANDREA MILLER of the Center for Common Ground as she explains her legendary organization’s grassroots work in the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court race.
Because the Court in WI is evenly divided (3-3) between progressives v. conservatives, this oddly timed (April 3) election will have huge impact.
As Andrea explains, a woman’s right to choose is on the line, as is redistricting, voter registration and much more in a state that could well decide the 2024 presidential campaign.
We hear further from KARLA SAND in Minnesota, who gives important detail on the unexpected victory of KEITH ELLISION for the AG office in Minnesota.
DR. RUTH STRAUSS asks Andrea about the Virginia election that has now sent the state’s first woman of color to the US Congress.
DOROTHY REIK and CYNTHIA PAPERMASTER also add to our discussion, in particular about the potential US Senate candidacy of Rep. Barbara Lee, the only Congressperson to vote again the Afghan War.
WENDI LEDERMAN then presents a crucial overview of the use of the state-wide referendum in protection critical rights like abortion, legal pot, medicaid expansion, democracy-based districts and more.
GEORGE RIPLEY tells us of the Ballot Initiate Strategy Center formerly affiliated with the great Senator Mike Gravel.
This discussion of grassroots referenda will be critical to our work all the way through the 2024 nation election.
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
NY VOTING LAWS, BRIBERY & CHEMICAL NIGHTMARES IN OHIO, OUR REVOLUTION, PERU, E-CARS
Our Jam-packed GREEGREE #126 starts with NY’s JULIE WIENER reporting from the NY legislature on hackable voting machines.
Ohio’s RACHEL COYLE tells us about the astounding trial in Columbus about the $61 million a nuclear utility slipped to the speaker of the Ohio House to get a $1 billion bailout for two atomic reactors.
The question, says Rachel, is whether in the world of Citizen’s United, it is perfectly legal to buy (or rent) a state legislature.
“You couldn’t write a movie better than this,” she says. It’s a trial to legalize bribery, with major national repercussions.
PACO FABIAN then tells us about the successful and impactful progressive campaigning of OUR REVOLUTION.
We merge in the possibility of using referenda to help get out the grassroots vote, particularly on the issues of Choice, Gerrymandering, Marijuana and Expanding Medicaid.
Our Revolution also focuses on raising the minimum wage, as was tried in California, demanding clearer messaging.
LORENZO CANIZARES gives us the news from Peru, where a Revolution is definitely not being televised.
From LINDA GUNTER of Beyond Nuclear tells us about the threat of earthquakes to atomic reactors in Turkey and Greece, not to mention Ukraine and California.
From STEVE CARUSO and others we hear the horrible news about the 50-care derailment now poising much of the Ohio River Valley.
BEN EICHERT, MYLA RESON, TATANKA BRICCA and others update us on the Energy War in California, now raging over the expiring licenses at Diablo Canyon.
Next week we are off for President’s Day, but will be back February 27 with a new link. We will be joined then by the great RAY MCGOVERN.
NO NUKES!!!
Friday Feb 17, 2023
Friday Feb 17, 2023
NY VOTING LAWS, BRIBERY & CHEMICAL NIGHTMARES IN OHIO, OUR REVOLUTION, PERU, E-CARS
Our Jam-packed GREEGREE #126 starts with NY’s JULIE WIENER reporting from the NY legislature on hackable voting machines.
Ohio’s RACHEL COYLE tells us about the astounding trial in Columbus about the $61 million a nuclear utility slipped to the speaker of the Ohio House to get a $1 billion bailout for two atomic reactors.
The question, says Rachel, is whether in the world of Citizen’s United, it is perfectly legal to buy (or rent) a state legislature.
“You couldn’t write a movie better than this,” she says. It’s a trial to legalize bribery, with major national repercussions.
PACO FABIAN then tells us about the successful and impactful progressive campaigning of OUR REVOLUTION.
We merge in the possibility of using referenda to help get out the grassroots vote, particularly on the issues of Choice, Gerrymandering, Marijuana and Expanding Medicaid.
Our Revolution also focuses on raising the minimum wage, as was tried in California, demanding clearer messaging.
LORENZO CANIZARES gives us the news from Peru, where a Revolution is definitely not being televised.
From LINDA GUNTER of Beyond Nuclear tells us about the threat of earthquakes to atomic reactors in Turkey and Greece, not to mention Ukraine and California.
From STEVE CARUSO and others we hear the horrible news about the 50-care derailment now poising much of the Ohio River Valley.
BEN EICHERT, MYLA RESON, TATANKA BRICCA and others update us on the Energy War in California, now raging over the expiring licenses at Diablo Canyon.
Next week we are off for President’s Day, but will be back February 27 with a new link. We will be joined then by the great RAY MCGOVERN.
NO NUKES!!!
Friday Feb 10, 2023
Friday Feb 10, 2023
HE FEDS HAVE ATTACKED INDEPENDENT CAMPAIGNS; THE RABBI CELEBRATES THE EARTH
At GREEGREE #125 Dr. Jill Stein, the Green Party’s 2016 Presidential candidate, schools us in how the Federal Elections Commission protects America’s duopoly.
Stein is being PERSONALLY sued by the FEC for an independent campaign dating to seven years ago. It’s an astounding story of fascism in action with serious implications for grassroots campaigns going forward.
RAY MCCLENDON of the Georgia NAACP and co-convenor JOEL SEGAL confirm the need to transform how we connect with grassroots donors and volunteers to challenge the duopoly’s unyielding power.
“We need publicly financed elections, period,” says Segal.
With Stein’s terrible experience as background, the FEC must be changed to a non-partisan operation. “It’s all about the oligarchy,” says Stein.
TATANKA BRICCA tells us about Exxon now pouring trillions of dollars into Swiss “non-profits” to hide their money while promoting fossil/nuclear fuels which destroy the Earth.
We then hear from CAROLINA AMPUDIA about the fight for progressive policies within the Florida Democratic Party.
WENDI LEDERMAN tells us about the fight over privatization of water in the Sunshine State.
LORENZO CANIZARES updates us on the situation in Peru.
LINDA SEELEY from the San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace tells us of the horrendous licensing scams being pulled at the Diablo Canyon atomic reactors.
RABBI ART WASKOW then takes us into a brilliant, fascinating tour of the destruction of Atlanta’s forest land along with the horrific murder of a young eco-activist with no less than 13 bullets.
Art is a long-standing activist based in Philadelphia who has joined radical Judaism with ecological protection. This broadcast is happening on the Jewish holiday, “the New Year of Trees...a fount of pleasure, of joy…” and much more.
His lifelong career has moved thousands of activists around the world, both within and outside the Jewish community, working for peace, social justice, protection of the Earth, an end to racism and anti-semitism and much more.
Art’s visit is punctuated with great comments by RON LEONARD, MYLA RESON and many more.
This is a fantastic, uniquely wonderful gathering. Don’t miss it!!!
Friday Feb 03, 2023
Friday Feb 03, 2023
DAVID CROSBY, LEONARD PELTIER, THE ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY, DEATH IN ATLANTA, UPRISING IN PERU
We start our 123d GreeGree zoom with a heartfelt nod to the great DAVID CROSBY, whose brilliant music still warms the hearts of multiple generations.
David was a powerful No Nukes activist whose work to shut Diablo Canyon has been powerful and important. Thank You, David.
We then speak with TATANKA BRICCA at length about the on-going refusal of Joe Biden (preceded by Bill Clinton and Barack Obama) to free Leonard Peltier, or at least to give him a new trial.
We get great questions from JUSTIN LEBLANC, LYNNE FEINERMAN, MIMI SPREADBURY, MIKE HERSH, WENDI LEDERMAN, MARY BUTLER-STONEWALL, and more.
DENNIS BERNSTEIN, legendary host of KPFA’s Flashpoints show, fills us in on the Atlanta killing of the powerful young environmental activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán.
DOROTHY REIK helps us mourn this young man’s passing and re-dedicate ourselves to protecting our Earth.
In response to a question from JEFFREY BARKDUL, the esteemed labor leader LORENZO CANIZARES then tells of the great pro-democracy uprising in Peru.
As Lorenzo says, the fight in Peru could push a domino that will help bring democracy to all of Latin America.
Don’t miss this discussion!!!
Friday Jan 27, 2023
Friday Jan 27, 2023
ALLIANCE 4 GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY & GETTING PAST LITHIUM 4 BETTER BATTERIES
We hear from the great JOHN BRAKEY on the latest struggles for real democracy in Arizona & taking it national.
CAMILLA REES comes on to talk about that struggle, and to highlight her breakthrough work on 5G vs. the horrendous threats posed by universal wireless telecommunications.
Camilla then introduces TIMOTHY SCHOECHLE, who talk about the utility-sponsored debacle of “smart meters,” net metering and their utter collective failure.
Tim also talks about micro-grids and alternatives to centralized energy generation.
And about the rapid transition from lithium/cobalt
RON LEONARD, MARK ROEST and MARY BUTLER-STONEWALL chime in on solar in California along with JUSTIN LEBLANC and MIMI SPREADBURY.
Distributed energy from 1.5 million solar roofs (some with batteries) saved the CA grid twice in 100-degree temperatures. All this is here, says Ron Leonard. Let’s just DO IT.
More on this next week….and deep into the grassroots democracy future.
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
APER BALLOTS, JULIAN ASSANGE & THE GREAT CLIFF ARNEBECK
In Green Grassroots Election Protection zoom #122 we pay tribute to pioneer election protection mainstay CLIFF ARNEBECK, who has just passed..
This heroic Ohio attorney joined with BOB FITRAKIS, CLINT CURTIS, JULIE WIENER & others who demanded an end to the 2004 electoral fraud that wrongly gave GEORGE W. BUSH a 2d term.
Clint gives us a tour of the paper ballot issue and questions the use of computerized ballot images to count the vote.
We then hear from DEEPA DRIVER and VINCENT DeSTEFANO about the situation with JULIAN ASSANGE.
Deepa delivers a brilliant talk on the absolute need for protected journalism and a public funnel for critical documents.
She is briefly joined by TATANKA BRICCA who promises to tell us in a later session about LEONARD PELTIER.
We’re further joined by Vince DeStefano, who explains the possibility that Australia’s change of government may open a door for Julian’s release.
We hope it comes next week, as we adjourn for MLK DAY, returning January 23. No Nukes!!
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
GRASSROOTS ELECTION PROTECTION & CAMPAIGNING TO 2024
Our elections need to be protected and our progressive campaigns need grassroots support, exclusive of the party system.
In this GREEGREE zoom #121 we lay out a template for our work through November, 2024 (and maybe beyond).
We look first at a list of 20+ core issues dealing with election protection that will be in varying degrees the upcoming focus of our work. They are listed below.
We are then joined by RAY MCCLENDON of the Georgia NAACP, who explains the nitty-gritty importance of grassroots “relational” campaigning with “democracy centers” for progressive candidates everywhere.
Ray focusses in particular on Georgia, where the recent GEORGIA MIRACLE has helped swing control of the United States Senate, among much more.
HOWIE HAWKINS of the Green Party lays out the details of Ranked Choice Voting, which can constitute a major leap forward for true democracy.
RAY LUTZ of Audit USA tells us how audits can play a crucial role along with hand-marked paper ballots in guaranteeing accurate vote counts.
Below is the partial list of key issues that are core to protecting free, fair, reliable and accurate elections.
Along with safe energy, this will be the core of our work heading toward 2024.