December 22, 2024

12 Noon: Wisconsin Recall, Clinton hearts Bain, Brown, Warren, Voter Anger, Equal Pay, Unions in decline…a potpourri; Michael Goldman – Political consultant at William Gallagher Associates, former Bloomberg radio talk host and Weekly Columnist Lowell Sun 12:30pm: Money and Politics…a reaction to the Wisconsin Recall, to Super PACS, to Citizens United, to corporations are people! MOVETOAMEND.ORG We the people not We the corporations! A conversation with David Cobb. (National Projects Director of Democracy Unlimited. He is a lawyer and political activist. David has sued corporate polluters, lobbied elected officials, run for political office himself, and has been arrested for non-violent civil disobedience…In 2002 David ran for Attorney General of Texas, pledging to use the office to revoke the charters of corporations that repeatedly violate health, safety and environmental laws. He did not win the office, but the Green Party of Texas grew dramatically during his campaign from four local chapters to twenty-six. In 2004, he ran for President of the United States on the Green Party ticket and successfully campaigned for the Ohio recount.)