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PDA / RALPH NADER ELECTION SUPPORT
CRUSHING THE GOP, 2022 INTRODUCTION, TABLE OF CONTENTS with BIOS
Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess | |||||||||
CRUSHING THE GOP, 2022
INTRODUCTION Ralph Nader Consumer advocate, author of 17 books – including Unsafe at Any Speed – and founder of dozens of citizen organizations around the country. Mark Green First NYC Public Advocate (‘93-’01); author/editor of twenty-five books, including Who Runs Congress? (1972), Losing our Democracy (2004) and two volumes of Changing America, Citizen Transition books for president-elects Clinton (‘92) & Obama (‘08). TABLE OF CONTENTS with BIOS 1. ECONOMY: For the Many, Not the Few Robert Kuttner (Inflation, Growth). Co-founder of Economic Policy Institute and The American Prospect; author of numerous books on the economy, including this year, Going Big: FDR’s Legacy, Biden’s New Deal, and the Struggle to Save Democracy. Open TVM #23328 David Cay Johnston (Taxes). Pulitzer-prize winning author of Free Lunch and The Making of Donald Trump; ex-NYTimes reporter, 13 years; founder DCReport; professor, Syracuse Univ. Open TVM #23329 Thom Hartmann (Unions, Energy). Top-rated national radio talk host and author of many books on public affairs. Open TVM #23330 ECONOMY NOTES Open TVM #23331 2. HEALTH CARE: Coverage & Covid Dr. Steffie Woolhandler (Medicare-For-All, ACA). Distinguished Professor of Public Health at Hunter College; co-founder of Physicians for National Health Policy; co-author of leading Medicare-for-All proposal. Open TVM #23332 Dr. Irwin Redlener (Covid). Co-founder of the Children’ Health Fund & director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at the Earth Institute, Columbia University. Open TVM #23333 3. CRIME & CORRUPTION Richard Aborn (Crime & Guns). President of Citizens Crime Commission, ex-President of Handgun Control Inc; a principal strategist behind the Brady Law & Assault Weapons Ban. Open TVM #23334 Russell Mokhiber (Corporate Crime). Publisher of The Corporate Crime Reporter. Open TVM #23335 STREET CRIME & SUITE CRIME NOTES Open TVM #23336 4. NATIONAL SECURITY: Arms & Immigration William Hartung (Military Budget). Director of the Arms & Security Project at the Center for International Policy. Author of Prophets of War. Open TVM #23337 Col. Lawrence Wilkerson (Pentagon & Empire). Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell; now professor at College of William and Mary. Open TVM #23338 Marielena Hincapié (Immigration). Director of the National Immigration Law Center. Open TVM #23339 NATIONAL SECURITY NOTES Open TVM #23340 5. CHILDREN Robert Fellmeth Professor of Law at San Diego School of Law. Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Public Interest Law and The Children’s Advocacy Institute. Open TVM #23341 6. DONALD vs. DEMOCRACY Rep. Jamie Raskin: Member of the House Special Committee on January 6 and author of Unthinkable Mark Green in dialog with Rep. Jamie Raskin Open TVM #23342 DONALD vs. DEMOCRACY NOTES Open TVM #23343 7. RHETORIC & DEBATE Mark Green (Can We Talk? 'Dangerous Extremists') First NYC Public Advocate (‘93-’01); author/editor of twenty-five books, including Who Runs Congress? (1972), Losing our Democracy (2004) and two volumes of Changing America, Citizen Transition books for president-elects Clinton (‘92) & Obama (‘08). Open TVM #23344 Jim Hightower (How to Talk Like a Populist). Syndicated columnist, national radio commentator, publisher of the monthly The Hightower Lowdown. Previously the elected Texas Agricultural Commissioner (‘83-’91). Open TVM #23346 Anat Shenker-Osorio (On Messaging & Freedom). Principal and founder of ASO Communications, a political consultancy that develops messaging for progressive campaigns. Open TVM #23347 Bill Hillsman (Memorable Advertising). Founded and runs North Hills Advertising in Minnesota. Has won 150 “Pollies” (Oscars for ads). Author of Run the Other Way. Clients included Paul Wellstone, Jesse Ventura, John Hickenlooper. Open TVM #23348 RHETORIC & DEBATE NOTES Open TVM #23349 8. RACE, CLASS & DEMOCRACY Heather McGhee (Race and Class). Past head of Demos. Author of The Sum of US: What Racism Costs Everyone. Chair, Color of Change. NBC contributor. Open TVM #23350 Rob Weissman (Whither Democracy?). President of Public Citizen. Open TVM #23351 Ruth Ben-Ghiat (The Authoritarian Template). Author, Strongmen: Mussolini to Present. Prof, NYU. Open TVM #23352 RACE AND CLASS NOTES Open TVM #23353 DEMOCRACY NOTES Open TVM #23354 9. WINNING LANGUAGE ON CLIMATE VIOLENCE Annie Leonard Co-director of Greenpeace, USA. CLIMATE VIOLENCE ... WINNING LANGUAGE ON CLIMATE Open TVM #23355 10. GOTV: Remember the 120 Million Non-Voters Joe Madison Renowned national radio talk show host for 40 years. Went on hunger strike for several weeks in 2021 to protest voter suppression. Open TVM #23356 11. SUMMARY: After Trump, Voters Must Crush the GOP Ralph Nader Open TVM #23357
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