Plus she tells of our great adventure on the legendary peace boat GOLDEN RULE and the time we were rammed (true!!!) by a police boat while protesting Portland’s militaristic “fleet week.”

The great DENNIS BERNSTEIN joins us with tales of his activism as we celebrate the massive impact of his nationally syndicated FLASHPOINTS SHOW on KPFA/Pacifica. 

PAUL NEWMAN chips in with a great comment on nuclear casualties.

RON LEONARD reminds us of the realities of the insane continued operations at Diablo Canyon...and of the new Friends of the Earth lawsuit against the handout to keep Diablo headed toward an uninsured Armageddon.

The connection between nuclear power and nuclear weapons is underscored by ALFRED MEYER.

WENDI LEDERMAN the introduces the amazing PAUL BURKE of VOTEWELL.NET, who fills us in on many of the crucial the realities of  election theft.

DONALD SMITH and PAUL STOKES raise additional key issues on election protection,

At the top of the second hour, we’re joined by the legendary NORMAN SOLOMON.

Check out the billboard currently up on the corner of State & High, right across from the statehouse and the Riffe Center, where the House of Representatives and the Governor have their offices! Thank you for sponsoring that, ACLU of Ohio!

TUESDAY, April 9 at 1pm - Show up to stay in opposition gas suffocation executions in Ohio! House Bill 392 has been scheduled for sponsor testimony in the House Government Oversight Committee in room 313 at 1pm on Tuesday, April 9. This will be sponsor-only testimony, so we're not on the hot seat to schedule people to testify, however, we must demonstrate opposition. If you can show up, please be in room 313 in the Ohio Statehouse by 12:45pm. We had hoped that this bill would not be brought up at all, but here we are...

Wednesday, April 10 at noon in front of the Statehouse - Join the visibility action with the mobile billboard sponsored by the ACLU of Ohio on behalf of the #NoDeathPenaltyOH campaign.

The Free Press Second Saturday Salon will present an Earth Day Birthday celebration for WGRN 91.9 FM community radio on Saturday, April 13, 2024. WGRN will honor it’s “Volunteer of the Year,” long-time Board member Joe Keehner. And “Producer of the Year,” Felice Thomas, host of “The Cell.”.

The doors will open at 5:30 with light refreshments, socializing and an awards ceremony. It is followed by a 7:00 PM concert by folk musician Tom Neilson.

The celebration and award event will be held in Beach Hall at the First Unitarian Universalist Church at 93 West Weisheimer Rd. in Columbus. For information, contact: spatzer1959@gmail.com.

Monday, April 8, 2024, at 6 pm ET, 3 pm PT.

As wars continue in Gaza, Ukraine, and elsewhere, efforts to stop them are up against a powerful military-industrial-media complex in the United States. No matter how much coverage of war comes through mainstream news outlets, the human realities of war are scarcely conveyed.