This Sunday night, Donald Trump intends to recreate one of the ugliest nights in the history of New York City. 

On February 20, 1939, right-wing American Christian Nationalists rented Madison Square Garden to hold a massive pro-Fascist, white supremacy rally. It was a sold-out crowd of 20,000 patriotic Americans, complete with flags, our National Anthem, and a 50-foot portrait of George Washington hanging from the rafters. World War II would start in 6 months, but the crowd ate up the racism, the attacks on the press and the hatred toward the Jews. Applause! Laughter! God Bless America!

We start with a beautiful poem by MIMI GERMAN, as only our poet laureate can do.

ANDREA MILLER kicks us off with a deep dive into the world of phone banking aimed at enhancing voter turnout in this apocalyptic election.

Former Charlotte two-term Mayor JENNIFER ROBERTS gives us the latest from Mecklenberg County.

RAY MCCLENDON of Communities United tells us what is happening in the critical swing state of Georgia.

Widely popular radio host EGBERTO WILLIES reports in from Texas.

Co-Convenor MIKE HERSH encourages us to see the bigger picture on the democracy for which we are fighting.

JIM NATHAN lays out the astounding deterioration of the dictatorial state of Florida.

KPFA radio host DENNIS BERNSTEIN chimes in to invite our guests to a rally for Donald Trump with Greg Palast, producer of “Vigilantes, Inc.”

From Michigan, ROGER RAPOPORT reports on the nuclear madness gathering in the Great Lakes.

Radio host LYNNE FEINERMAN of “Women Rising Radio” discusses the impact of the Mid East war on the US election and the need for joy in these hard times.

ELISSA RICHARDSON HALL decries the impact of the mainstream media.

Nuclear power zealots are engaged in their biggest push in years in the United States and internationally. Headlines of recent pieces online about nuclear power include: “Japan’s top business lobby proposes maximum use of nuclear energy.” And, U.S. “looks to resurrect more nuclear power.” And, “European nations back nuclear power ahead of major climate summit.” And, “The super-rich are looking at nuclear power for emission-free yacht voyages.” And, “France plans to turn nuclear waste into forks, doorknobs and saucepans.”

Please join We Are Ohio and Union Strong in Columbus on Thursday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. 
The meeting will take place at IBEW 683, 939 Goodale Blvd., Columbus, OH 43212 with food served at 6:30 p.m. and the program beginning at 7 p.m.

Urgent Community Meeting to get a Yes on Issue 1 yard sign and talk about..

…Issue 1, the effort to have fair maps and fair elections in Ohio..

…the threat to all Ohioans posed by an extreme out-of-touch legislature…

…and what you can do to fight back.

Learn why you need to Vote Yes on Issue 1 on or before Nov. 5 to give citizens, not politicians, the power to draw fair maps for fair elections.

Early voting’s underway. My voting site is the Willye White Park fieldhouse, a mile north of where I live — a place I have enormous affection for, even though I only ever go there for one reason, every two years or so: to vote.

It feels like a sacred ritual — a feeling that goes back to the late ’60s. As I recently wrote: “The first election in which I was old enough to vote (the voting age was then 21) was Nixon vs. Humphrey. I was a fervid anti-Vietnam war zealot and chose to skip the election, thinking there was no real difference between the candidates. But I quickly began regretting that decision as the Nixon presidency claimed hold of the country; I vowed never to skip another election . . .”