Ralph Nader - Town Hall Citizen

Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader podcast highlights the importance of town hall meetings

In the first half of this week's Ralph Nader podcast Ralph welcomes former FBI agent Mike German to discuss his new book (co-written with Beth Zasloff), Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within. Policing White SupremacyBrennan Center for JusticeMike German Mr. German describes that the greatest terrorist threats to

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Do you get that last night's SOTU was a formal declaration of war against us?

I've watched every State Of The Union Address since I can remember. Watching last night's address my emotions ranged from sadness, to shock and anger. Shock comes from what I've seen coming is now here. Last night Trumpers formally declared war against us. The

Bernie Sanders

Ralph Nader - mobilizing vs. organizing

This is from January 3, 2021 on heyheyrenee. I've been to a lot of protests and marches. I posted till I was blue in the face. Looking back, there was no meaningful change. Why not? Because we didn't do the hard work of organizing to elect

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Ralph Nader Podcast - Fighting For Water; social media hinders organizing

I posted this on September 29, 2019 on heyheyrenee, my first blog. It's another powerful example of why people have the power and social media is no place for organizing. Listen to this 4 minute clip from this week's Ralph Nader Radio Hour Podcast by Professor

People Have the Power

Love Canal - how one woman took on the government and won

Howdy, We demonstrate how People Have the Power. This can admittedly sound like coffee cup wisdom unless you look back in history for examples. Lois Gibbs is one such example. I was vaguely familiar with the Love Canal story when I listened to Lois on Ralph Nader's podcast.

People Have the Power

Jim Hightower explains why Democrats have failed and people have the power

Howdy, Jim Hightower is a syndicated columnist, national radio commentator, and America’s Number One populist. He is a board member of Public Citizen, and he is a founding member of Our Revolution, an organization inspired by the issues brought up in the Bernie Sanders campaign. In this week'

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Congressman Greg Casar, D - Texas, takes down DOGE

What this 5 minute video from the February 12, 2025 House Subcommittee Hearing on Government Efficiency and Waste (chaired by far-right Trump bootlicker Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA) to see why DOGE is a sham. https://www.c-span.org/program/house-committee/house-subcommittee-hearing-on-government-efficiency-and-waste/655581 Here's his blistering close: 54:08