The Citizens United Supreme Court decision gave corporations a green light to secretly funnel in as much money as they want to elect candidates. The justices in their supreme wisdom have once again privileged corporations over citizens. The results have been dramatic. Even with a weak economy a record amount of cash has flooded political campaigns. Although corporations are not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution or Bill of Rights a series of legal decisions have given them the rights of personhood and free speech. Focusing on limiting or even stopping corporate harms is an inadequate response to a fundamental problem. And that is corporations rule and not the people. Citizens are marginalized and are left with Coke and Pepsi choices. Paul Cienfuegos is a community organizer and activist. He co-founded Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County in Northern California, an organization which works to dismantle corporate rule. He lectures and leads workshops on this topic. Recorded in Portland, OR on February 26, 2010 Audio Produced by Alternative Radio http://AlternativeRadio.org Video produced by Jeff Zavala ZGraphix Productions. http://zgraphix.org
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Texas Parent PAC - Fighting for Our Children's Education
Texas Parent PAC is a bipartisan political action committee for parents, grandparents, parents-to-be, and anyone who supports high quality public education. Our statewide group has a track record of success, helping to elect 23 new members of the Texas Legislature. In each election cycle, Texas Parent PAC supports an equal number of candidates from both major political parties. Endorsed candidates reflect traditional mainstream American values that honor and support families, communities, democracy, and quality public education. Texas Parent PAC seeks to elect more state legislators with the courage to stand up for children and neighborhood public schools. Endorsed candidates understand that children are our future, and lawmakers must adequately invest in education to ensure prosperity in Texas. All endorsed candidates support the Texas Parent PAC Guiding Principles, which are posted at www.txparentpac.com/principles.html Donate: http://www.txparentpac.com/donate.html Contributions pay for myriad campaign expenses, including postcards and letters, yard signs, TV advertising, phone banks, campaign staff, get-out-the-vote efforts, and more. Email: info@txparentpac.com Website: http://www.txparentpac.com Video produced by Jeff Zavala. This video is a ZGraphix production. http://zgraphix.org
Texas Parent PAC - Fighting for Our Children's Education
Texas Parent PAC is a bipartisan political action committee for parents, grandparents, parents-to-be, and anyone who supports high quality public education. Our statewide group has a track record of success, helping to elect 23 new members of the Texas Legislature. In each election cycle, Texas Parent PAC supports an equal number of candidates from both major political parties. Endorsed candidates reflect traditional mainstream American values that honor and support families, communities, democracy, and quality public education. Texas Parent PAC seeks to elect more state legislators with the courage to stand up for children and neighborhood public schools. Endorsed candidates understand that children are our future, and lawmakers must adequately invest in education to ensure prosperity in Texas. All endorsed candidates support the Texas Parent PAC Guiding Principles, which are posted at www.txparentpac.com/principles.html Donate: http://www.txparentpac.com/donate.html Contributions pay for myriad campaign expenses, including postcards and letters, yard signs, TV advertising, phone banks, campaign staff, get-out-the-vote efforts, and more. Email: info@txparentpac.com Website: http://www.txparentpac.com Video produced by Jeff Zavala. This video is a ZGraphix production. http://zgraphix.org
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Striving for a Sustainable Future Where Our Actions Match the Crises and Opportunities We Face
Paul Cienfuegos on June of 2010 at the Village Building Convergence in Portland, Ore. Topics include: Democracy, Natural Rights, The Colonized Mind, Pushing the Envelope, Citizen Action, The Populist, Climate Change and more. To find out more visit his website http://PaulCienfuegos.com
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Author and Radical Activist Robert Jensen on Rag Radio 7-8-2011
Robert Jensen is a University of Texas journalism professor, widely-published author, Austin-based political activist, and leading radical thinker. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a professional journalist for a decade. At UT, Jensen teaches courses in media law, ethics, and politics. He is also a board member of the Third Coast Activist Resource Center. His most recent books are All My Bones Shake: Seeking a Progressive Path to the Prophetic Voice, Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity and The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege. Jensen also writes for popular media, both alternative and mainstream. His opinion and analytic pieces on such subjects as foreign policy, politics, and race have appeared in papers around the country. We discuss his recent essay, The Anguish in the American Dream posted on The Rag Blog, as well as the current ecological crisis and the key role he believes it must play in our political thinking. Rag Radio is Cutting-edge alternative journalism, politics, and culture in the spirit of the Sixties underground press. Rag Radio is Broadcast Live from 2-3 PM CST Every Friday Afternoon on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin and Streamed to the World. http://koop.org Host and producer: Thorne Dreyer Co-producer and engineer: Tracey Schulz Video produced for Austin Indymedia by Jeff Zavala. http://austin.indymedia.org This video is a ZGraphix production. http://zgraphix.org
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Crossroads Events presents Mexican American Experience 2011
Mexican American Experience 2011, a two-day Tejano music fest at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center which featured Grammy winners, Tejano music hall of famers and rising newcomers. This event was produced by Crossroads Events (http://crossroadsevents.org) and in collaboration with The Mexican American Cultural Center (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/macc/). Video Produced by Jeff Zavala. Video Production by ZGraphix. http://zgraphix.org Photography by Rene Renteria and Gilbert Rivera. http://renerenteria.com Videography by Rene Renteria, Gilbert Rivera, Leonard Davila and Martin Gonzalez.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Environmental Activist Diane Wilson, Author of 'Eco-Outlaw' on Rag Radio 6-24-2011
Environmental activist Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper from Seadrift, Texas -- and a mother of five -- has earned the wrath of industrial polluters everywhere. She has been arrested 50 times and has participated in disruptions of U.S. Senate hearings and corporate shareholder gatherings in Houston, Taipei, and London. Wilson was Mother Jones magazine's "Hell-Raiser of the Month," and was one of Grist's "13 Badass Greens." She was a founder of CodePink, the Texas Jail Project, and Injured Workers United. Diane Wilson is the author of Diary of an Eco-Outlaw: An Unreasonable Woman Breaks the Law for Mother Earth, and An Unreasonable Woman: The True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters, and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas. She was featured in the award-winning PBS documentary, Texas Gold, and received a Dobie Paisano Writing Fellowship for 2010. Host and Producer: Thorne Dreyer; Engineer and Co-Producer: Tracey Schulz Video Produced for Austin Indymedia by Jeff Zavala. Video Production by ZGraphix. http://ZGraphix.org http://austin.indymedia.org
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