Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour

Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 4.06.23

WISCONSIN BEFORE LIGHTENING STRIKES; ANTI-TRANS WARFARE

Our GREE-GREE #132 foreshadows the major victory in Wisconsin’s critical state Supreme Court race that is being widely ranked as “the most important election of 2023.”

We hear from ANDREA MILLER of the Center for Common Ground, NORM STOCKWELL of Progressive.org, and THOMAS NELSON of grassroots Wisconsin on the coming of what would be a huge victory for the Progressive movement.

We know as you’re listening to this that the left-leaning “Judge Janet” Protasiewicz won this crucial judgeship by a substantial margin.  She beat a MAGA Republican.

So if you want to know how this happened, listen in to the powerful views of a critically important trio of organizer/activists who helped make this progressive victory happened.

We then turn to BRYNN TANNEHILL and her uniquely brilliant systemic presentation on the national assault against the rights and freedoms of trans Americans.

Among much more, Brynn tells us that “gun rights” stalwarts who NEVER want to limit gun ownership now want to make it illegal for trans citizens to own a gun.

[IN OUR SECOND HOUR, FOR NEXT WEEK:

PRESIDENT MICHELLE?  A ROMERO ADMINISTRATION?  LIVING EARTH MOVEMENT; MORE NUKE MADNESS

In our latest GREE-GREE gathering, we’re joined by legendary journalist/producer DAVID SALTMAN, presents the possibility of MICHELLE OBAMA running for President.

Though there are obvious doubts, Saltman reads a long passage from the former First Lady that would seem to indicate she’d be open to the idea should Joe Biden decline to re-run

Along the way we hear from LYNN FEINERMAN, JUSTIN LEBLANC and others.

TATANKA BRICCA lays out the Romero Institute’s on-going campaign to establish a full-blown government leadership apparatus, prepared to take and use power as the corporate Democrats and Trumpite Republicans fade away.  

IGNACIO CASTUERA of the Living Earth Movement explains his organization’s powerful campaign to insure that we get to world peace. 

The movement focuses in particularly on guaranteeing detente with China, thus avoiding a war between the world’s two biggest economies.

Finally the brilliant  LINDA PENCE GUNTER of Beyond Nuclear confirms that Germany will, in fact, shut its last reactors around April 15.

Thus the world’s fourth-largest economy goes post-nuclear, with (hopefully) the fifth-largest (California) soon to follow.

Linda also fills us in on the uselessness of Silly Mythic Reactors, and the on-going dangers at Ukraine’s besieged Zaporigia.

We also hear about the use of Depleted Uranium (DU), armor-penetrating shells that spread lethal atomic radiation throughout the landscape.

Linda is joined by MYLA RESON who further explains the dangers of DU and atomic waste.

This wide-ranging excursion should not be missed.  NO NUKES!!

Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 3.30.23

XI-PUTIN & THE ASIAN CENTURY;  WISCONSIN SUPREMES;  DEMS DESTROY NEVADA; THE WAR VS. LGBTQ & THE DESANTIS DISASTER

Our GREEP #132 starts with the “deal of the century” as Xi & Putin lay the foundation for an end of the American Century and the dominance of the dollar.

As part of that excursion we visit “The Big Short” and other critical documents on the most recent fall of the American economy. 

KFPA/Flashpoint’s DENNIS BERNSTEIN, LYNN HEIDIKOPER and others help us with the horrendous details.

From there we go to the all-important race for the deciding seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, where grassroots organizing will make all the difference.

JOHN STEINER fills us in with critical details.

We also hear from JUDITH WHITMER, recently purged as chair of the Nevada Democratic Party for being too progressive & grassroots.  Where have we heard that before?

One place is New York, where JULIE WIENER and RON LEONARD explain how the utterly feeble Democrats blew it for the entire US House.

BRYANN TANNEHILL fills us in on the national war against LGBTQ citizens. WENDI LEDERMAN gives us the ugly details from DeSantis’s Florida, where Disney (!!!) is fighting back.

This incredibly powerful gathering proceeds for another 90 minutes, so join us at www.electionprotection2024.org. 

No Nukes!!!

Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 3.23.23

COUNT(Y) THE VOTE w SCRUTINEERS; SAVE THE COURT IN WISCONSIN; JAIL THE TRAITORS FROM 1980

 

Our GREEGREE #130 begins with the great EMILY LEVY and the new county-based rapid result vote count program she has just unveiled.

 

With new computer software aiming to quickly and accurately count votes on the county level Emily hopes to avoid the impact of inevitable election inaccuracies.

 

We then visit the all-important April 4 Wisconsin state Supreme Court race could hold the key to the 2024 presidential and Congressional elections.

 

Abortion rights, gun laws, gerrymandering and voting right are all at stake in a race where in many cases over 90% of the electorate is unaware of the upcoming vote.

 

Emily emphasizes the need to join with the Center for Common Ground to do phone banking and other grassroots work to up the turnout. 

 

 

 

With TATANKA BRICCA, LARRY BENSKY and more we then plunge into the newly confirmed 1980 OCTOBER SURPRISE treason by which Ronald Reagan took the White House.

 

Long considered a fringe “conspiracy theory,” Texas pol Ben Barnes has recently underscored that Team Reagan did in fact promise the Iranians that if they kept American hostages until after the voting, Reagan would give them a “better deal.”

 

The hostages were in fact released precisely as Reagan was inaugurated, and there is no longer any doubt how that happened.

 

Larry then reveals hard evidence that Ron DeSantis participated in actual torture during his “service” at Guantanamo Bay.

 

WENDI LEDERMAN and CAROLINA AMPUDIA follow with a laundry list of the increasingly fascistic policies of DeSantis’s Florida regime.

 

We will follow next week with more on this crucial Wisconsin election….and with the far right shift of the DeSantis juggernaut. 

 

 

For the second hour of today’s show we take off from HEIDI HUTNER’s new WOMEN OF THREE MILE ISLAND and go deep into the nuclear power issue in anticipation of the March 28 anniversary of the 1979 accident.

 

To hear that presentation, check out www.electionprotection2024.org.  And we’ll see you next week!!!

Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 3.16.23

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. 

Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 3.09.23

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. 

Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 3.02.23

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.

Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 2.23.23

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!!!

Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 2.16.23

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!!!

 

 

Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 2.09.23

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!!!

Solartopia Green Power & Wellness Hour - 2.02.23

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!!!