September 9, 2011, edition of Electric Politics

Praxis

I’ve admired David Swanson for a number of years. He’s one of the most active progressive activists I know — indeed, both astonishingly productive and absolutely on message. Since he gets out and about all the time, and I don’t, it was a real treat to hear his sense of where things stand politically, and his advice regarding what people should be doing. (Think read more

Here’s a simple proposal. I’m sure it’s too much to ask for, but I’m asking anyway. Let’s set aside a single month, say the month of April, following each federal election, and for that single month behave like the citizens and elected officials of a normal representative republic.

For this month, there will be no election campaigning. All the campaigns that were launched in December will be suspended for the entire month of April. They will not exist. Nobody will read more

The Solution Zone

Topic: THE REAL PEOPLE’S PROTEST!! – October2011.org

Guest: David Swanson – Author of “War Is a Lie” and “Daybreak and Progressive activist and blogger at DavidSwanson.org , WarIsACrime.org and toyysaction.org

On October 6th 2011 people from across the nation will come together in Freedom Plaza Washington DC to light the spark that sets off a true democratic, nonviolent movement. We will make it our Tahrir Square, Cairo, our Madison, Wisconsin and through NON_VIOLENT civil read more

LISTEN HERE.