Everybody Knows with Dr. Bob and Dan-o
The struggle to preserve Free Speech in Washington D.C. has entered a new phase. We are writing to you so that you can help in the next step of this critical struggle. If he gets his way, Bush will leave office having shredded fundamental rights to redress grievances and engage in dissent on the National Mall in the nation’s capital. But we can stop this plan.
Because of the participation of you and so many other people around the country, the Bush Administration has been pushed on the defensive. Due to immense public pressure that has been mobilized in the last months the government is now resorting to a smoke and mirror campaign to derail those who are fighting to preserve cherished rights. The people can stop them.
We need you to take action right now:
We are planning on sending the Statement in Defense of Free Speech Rights on the National Mall -- with a list of its thousands of signers -- to the National Park Service and want to further publish the statement. Showing just how many people have already taken action will be an important part of the campaign to defend the National Mall and the First Amendment.
Because of the participation of you and so many other people around the country, the Bush Administration has been pushed on the defensive. Due to immense public pressure that has been mobilized in the last months the government is now resorting to a smoke and mirror campaign to derail those who are fighting to preserve cherished rights. The people can stop them.
We need you to take action right now:
We are planning on sending the Statement in Defense of Free Speech Rights on the National Mall -- with a list of its thousands of signers -- to the National Park Service and want to further publish the statement. Showing just how many people have already taken action will be an important part of the campaign to defend the National Mall and the First Amendment.
Action Alert
Background In October 2007 Representative Jim McGregor (R - HD 20 - Gahanna) introduced HB 357. The bill had some good provisions, which would have helped Ohio move to increased research, development and investments in renewable energy sources. We were very concerned about provisions that would open “developed” portions of state owned land for oil and gas drilling.
In February 2008, House Speaker John Husted announced plans to move the renewable and advanced energy provisions of SB221 (which contains Governor Strickland’s energy proposals) into a new measure to be offered by Representative McGregor. That new measure, HB487 does not allow for oil and natural gas drilling in state parks or preserves.
So while we have an apparent success, we are still very concerned that: A) The oil and gas-drilling lobby will not stop their efforts to find a legislator willing to help them open public lands for their private sector enterprises, and
Background In October 2007 Representative Jim McGregor (R - HD 20 - Gahanna) introduced HB 357. The bill had some good provisions, which would have helped Ohio move to increased research, development and investments in renewable energy sources. We were very concerned about provisions that would open “developed” portions of state owned land for oil and gas drilling.
In February 2008, House Speaker John Husted announced plans to move the renewable and advanced energy provisions of SB221 (which contains Governor Strickland’s energy proposals) into a new measure to be offered by Representative McGregor. That new measure, HB487 does not allow for oil and natural gas drilling in state parks or preserves.
So while we have an apparent success, we are still very concerned that: A) The oil and gas-drilling lobby will not stop their efforts to find a legislator willing to help them open public lands for their private sector enterprises, and
Bailouts for Wall Street...how about for Main Street?
If we're to prevent this economic crisis from deepening, low- and moderate-income homeowners need help with mortgage restructuring. Tell your senators to support the Foreclosure Prevention Act. The federal government has stepped in recently with huge bailouts for the big Wall Street firms like Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs...so where's the help for regular Americans?
The financial crisis is now threatening to impact ordinary Americans, as obstinate lenders refuse to renegotiate mortgages, and greater numbers of borrowers are forced into foreclosure -- which impacts everyone's property values. Fortunately, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has introduced legislation (S.2636, the "Foreclosure Prevention Act") that will help solve this problem.
Tell your senators: Support the Foreclosure Prevention Act.
If we're to prevent this economic crisis from deepening, low- and moderate-income homeowners need help with mortgage restructuring. Tell your senators to support the Foreclosure Prevention Act. The federal government has stepped in recently with huge bailouts for the big Wall Street firms like Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs...so where's the help for regular Americans?
The financial crisis is now threatening to impact ordinary Americans, as obstinate lenders refuse to renegotiate mortgages, and greater numbers of borrowers are forced into foreclosure -- which impacts everyone's property values. Fortunately, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has introduced legislation (S.2636, the "Foreclosure Prevention Act") that will help solve this problem.
Tell your senators: Support the Foreclosure Prevention Act.
Join us at the Monday, March 17 Columbus City Council meeting in solidarity to three speakers who will introduce the resolution "City for Peace" to Columbus City Council.
Hundreds of other local municipalities have passed resolutions for peace in Iraq, to bring the troops home and to protest an attack on Iran.
Taxpayers in Columbus, Ohio have paid $1.1 billion for the Iraq War thus far. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
376,665 People with Health Care OR
1,190,162 Homes with Renewable Electricity OR
24,063 Public Safety Officers OR
16,271 Music and Arts Teachers OR
122,614 Scholarships for University Students OR
97 New Elementary Schools OR
9,911 Affordable Housing Units OR
639,060 Children with Health Care OR
165,452 Head Start Places for Children OR
16,935 Elementary School Teachers OR
18,660 Port Container Inspectors
Hundreds of other local municipalities have passed resolutions for peace in Iraq, to bring the troops home and to protest an attack on Iran.
Taxpayers in Columbus, Ohio have paid $1.1 billion for the Iraq War thus far. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:
376,665 People with Health Care OR
1,190,162 Homes with Renewable Electricity OR
24,063 Public Safety Officers OR
16,271 Music and Arts Teachers OR
122,614 Scholarships for University Students OR
97 New Elementary Schools OR
9,911 Affordable Housing Units OR
639,060 Children with Health Care OR
165,452 Head Start Places for Children OR
16,935 Elementary School Teachers OR
18,660 Port Container Inspectors
The Idea of Democratic Socialism in America and the Decline of the Socialist Party, by Robert J. Fitrakis
CICJ Books, Columbus, Ohio 1993. 362 pp.
This classic study traces the history of the Socialist Party of America from its foundation in 1901 until the collapse at the end of 1972, when the last leader, Michael Harrington, left the party to start a new organization, the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee. The essential relationship in the history of the Socialist Party has been that between its radical strategy and the faith its adherents placed in the party. Focusing on the three successive leaders, Eugene Debs (1855-1926), Norman Thomas (1884-1968) and Michael Harrington (1928-1989), and their varying policies, the text concludes that the Socialist Party was "peculiarly dependent upon its political activism and electoral crusades." Available in the Free Press Online Store - $20.
CICJ Books, Columbus, Ohio 1993. 362 pp.
This classic study traces the history of the Socialist Party of America from its foundation in 1901 until the collapse at the end of 1972, when the last leader, Michael Harrington, left the party to start a new organization, the Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee. The essential relationship in the history of the Socialist Party has been that between its radical strategy and the faith its adherents placed in the party. Focusing on the three successive leaders, Eugene Debs (1855-1926), Norman Thomas (1884-1968) and Michael Harrington (1928-1989), and their varying policies, the text concludes that the Socialist Party was "peculiarly dependent upon its political activism and electoral crusades." Available in the Free Press Online Store - $20.
Please call the Free Press if you experience or observe problems at the polling booth or irregularities in voting activities on primary election day in Ohio!
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614-224-1082
614-224-8771
Attorneys and "video the vote" volunteers will be on hand to answer questions, take affidavits, take action, or videotape the situation.
Watch this site for up-to-the-minute primary election day reports!
We’re recording live at 2:00pm every Saturday at Victorian’s Midnight Café, 251 W. Fifth at Neil. Join the audience, grab a mike, let your voice be heard. Bob and Harvey are joined by Andrew Davis and Rob Jones for some political talk, discussion, interviews, commentary, and music. Victorian’s Midnight Café offers a great breakfast, brunch, lunch and drinks for your pleasure.
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Right now, there is an opportunity to potentially have a major impact on the energy legislation. Some are saying that at this point, House Speaker Jon Husted is leaning towards leaving nuclear energy out of the substitute bill he is drafting. From what we are hearing, he simply doesn’t think that nuclear power makes economic sense. To increase the likelihood that nuclear is left out of speaker’s substitute bill – it would be great to generate calls and letters to Husted’s office urging him to leave coal and nuclear energy out of the renewable standard.
Suggest calls or letters start by thanking the Speaker for his support of renewable energy – treat him as an ally. As with other outreach, we should also include energy efficiency in the messaging.
Suggest calls or letters start by thanking the Speaker for his support of renewable energy – treat him as an ally. As with other outreach, we should also include energy efficiency in the messaging.
Lulu is one of the lucky ones. Lulu the chimpanzee was fortunate enough to be rescued from a publicly-funded biomedical research lab, and is now thriving at The Humane Society of the United States’ animal sanctuary in Texas. But nearly 1,200 chimps - some of whom were captured in the wild - still suffer in labs across the country, routinely subjected to painful and invasive experiments or warehoused in cages. Some have been held for more than 50 years. These chimps can't wait any longer. Please help end their misery by making a special gift today.
Help the Chimps!
Chimps are highly intelligent animals with rich social and emotional lives. They feel a wide range of emotions, including anxiety, depression, empathy and grief. Your support today will allow The Humane Society of the United States to move every chimp from the darkness of a research lab to the sunshine of a sanctuary.
Help the Chimps!
Chimps are highly intelligent animals with rich social and emotional lives. They feel a wide range of emotions, including anxiety, depression, empathy and grief. Your support today will allow The Humane Society of the United States to move every chimp from the darkness of a research lab to the sunshine of a sanctuary.
Act Today for A Clean Energy Tomorrow
Please go to the link below to contact Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted.
Thank him for including renewable energy in Ohio's energy bill. Ask him
to remove coal and nuclear! Deadline for responding: Please take action by Tuesday, April 01, 2008.
Action Alert
The Ohio House has the opportunity to pass a strong clean energy policy, but they won’t do it without your support.
Problem:
The world’s climate scientists agree: Global warming is real, here, and happening faster than anyone predicted. But, scientists agree that we can curb global warming and its consequences if we take bold, comprehensive action now.
Solution: The proposed State Energy Policy, Senate Bill 221, provides Ohio with an opportunity to enact strong, meaningful energy policy. But the proposed clean energy standards are too weak to make the necessary reductions in global warming emissions. As written, the legislation includes some renewable energy and energy efficiency, but also includes coal and nuclear.
The Ohio House has the opportunity to pass a strong clean energy policy, but they won’t do it without your support.
Problem:
The world’s climate scientists agree: Global warming is real, here, and happening faster than anyone predicted. But, scientists agree that we can curb global warming and its consequences if we take bold, comprehensive action now.
Solution: The proposed State Energy Policy, Senate Bill 221, provides Ohio with an opportunity to enact strong, meaningful energy policy. But the proposed clean energy standards are too weak to make the necessary reductions in global warming emissions. As written, the legislation includes some renewable energy and energy efficiency, but also includes coal and nuclear.