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From Public Citizen's Corporate Presidency site: "44 Trump administration officials have close ties to the Koch brothers and their network of political groups, particularly Vice President Mike Pence, White House Legislative Affairs Director Marc Short, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and White House budget director Mick Mulvaney."

Dark Money author Jane Mayer on The Dangers of President Pence, New Yorker, Oct. 23 issue on-line

Can Time Inc. Survive the Kochs? November 28, 2017 By
..."This year, among the Kochs’ aims is to spend a projected four hundred million dollars in contributions from themselves and a small group of allied conservative donors they have assembled, to insure Republican victories in the 2018 midterm elections. Ordinarily, political reporters for Time magazine would chronicle this blatant attempt by the Kochs and their allies to buy political influence in the coming election cycle. Will they feel as free to do so now?"...

"Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America" see: our site, and George Monbiot's essay on this key book by historian Nancy MacLean.

Full interview with The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer March 29, 2017, Democracy Now! about her article, "The Reclusive Hedge-Fund Tycoon Behind the Trump Presidency: How Robert Mercer Exploited America’s Populist Insurgency."

Democracy Now! Special Broadcast from the Women's March on Washington

Inauguration 2017 Special Coverage w/ Angela Davis, Naomi Klein, Ralph Nader & More

The Economics of Happiness -- shorter version

Local Futures offers a free 19-minute abridged version  of its award-winning documentary film The Economics of Happiness. It "brings us voices of hope of in a time of crisis." www.localfutures.org.

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March 12, 2009

Women's History Month: the Legacy of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

"The following is a statement by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) commemorating Women’s History Month and paying tribute to the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm following the unveiling of a portrait of Chisholm that is now displayed in the Capitol. Congresswoman Lee hosted the event in her capacity as Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus."

"Abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth once said, 'If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again!'

"As we celebrate Women’s History Month, let us reflect on the generations of women who came before us and their many contributions that have brought us to this place in our history. Whether they were fighting for equal rights and equal pay in the workplace, marching for voting rights or working hard to provide for their families, we pause to pay tribute to the many ‘sheroes’ both known and unknown.

"I am pleased to pay tribute to my personal heroine and mentor Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. This year, we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Rep. Chisholm being elected as the first African American Woman to the U.S. Congress.  A trailblazer, Rep. Chisholm was also a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the first woman to vie for a major political party presidential nomination."...

See the portrait of Shirley Chisholm and complete article here.
On The Black Commentator website.

 

 

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