FANI WILLIS DISSECTED; VOTING RIGHTS AT THE GRASSROOTS; ASSANGE; THE ROOTS OF SOLARTOPIAWe gather again for the GREEN GRASSROOTS EMERGENCY ELECTION PROTECTION Zoom, this one #167.Legendary voting rights activist RAY MCCLENDON dissects the furor over Fani Willis and the Georgia prosecution of Trump’s 2020 election theft attempt.DENNIS BERNSTEIN, TATANKA BRICCA and JOHN STEINER jump in.CYNTHIA PAPERMASTER tells us of her civil disobedience at the San Francisco home of Nancy Pelosi. ANDREA MILLER explains her upcoming national webinar on Get-Out-The-Vote work that has made a tangible difference in so many elections.,RUTH STRAUSS, LYNN FEINERMAN and WENDI LEDERMAN add their perspectives to Andrea’s amazing work.Just back from London, VINNIE DESTFANO gives us his first person accounts of this critical juncture on the Julian Assange case.SUSAN PYNCHON introduces us to the upcoming election audit zoom with John Brakey, Ray Lutz, Ken Bennett, Bennie Smith; look for the link at www.electionprotection2024.org.PAUL NEWMAN and PAUL FENN give us the low-down on the benefits of actually installing solar panels in Santa Monica….and statewide.Renewable energy Godfather RON LEONARD fills us in on the global success of the spreading solar power industry.We finish by exploring the roots of the renewable vision from the 1975 Toward Tomorrow Fair at the University of Massachusetts, where the Solartopia outlook threw down its roots.A challenge to the solar future comes from MARY BUTLER-STONEWALL.MYLA RESON reads us the litany of legislation now being proposed to save California’s beleaguered solar industry.See you next week for more on THOM HARTMANN’s terrifying vision of how Trump can steal the 2024 election.

WILL TAYLOR’S SUPER-BOWL DECIDE THE PRESIDENCY?  + PAY OFF MEDICAL DEBT     We blitz at the beginning wIth MYLA RESON announcing job availability to run the upcoming election for the Pacifica Radio Network, confirming the democratic control of the nation’s oldest progressive media network.   We then open with PROF. MICHAEL ZWEIG, who checks in on the current progress of the Poor People’s Campaign.   TATANKA BRICCA, WENDI LEDERMAN, RAY MCCLENDON, JUSTIN LEBLANC, HEDY TRIPP and others fuel our deep dive into the tortured political realities of TAYLOR SWIFT & America’s number one professional sport right now.   JERRY ASHTON joins us to explain his amazingly successful campaign to retire medical debt, a cause now being considered by the states of Connecticut and New Jersey.  Jerry’s work has retired $11 billion of medical debt among the general population, and is now moving heavily into retiring the medical debt of veterans.   As part of this critical discussion, DAVID SALTMAN reports on the astonishing ordeal of his sister, who has been crippled by a tree falling in San Francisco’s recent wind storm.  Only her union medical coverage will save her from bankruptcy.    DR. NANCY NIPARKO then joins us with a fascinating, important and truly memorable report on the desperate need for a single-payer Medicare-for-All system to cover the medical costs of all Americans.  Dr. Niparko’s genius presentation underscores one of the most important challenges average Americans, whose number one cause for financial bankruptcy stems from an inability to pay their doctor bills.   Nancy’s presentation is joined by PAUL NEWMAN, a major activist in grassroots California’s campaign for single-payer universal coverage of medical care.   CAMILLA REES asks the critical question about who would oppose universal care and why.   After comments from MIKE HERSH, Dave, Wendi, Myla and Justin, we leave the question to be answered through the ages.

TRAVIS, TAY-TAY, THE SUPER-BOWL AND AMERICA’S INSANE POLITICAL CIRCUS….PLUS NUKES, ASSANGE, LETHAL GAS & MORE OHIO MADNESS     In our first hour we start with TIM JUDSON of the Nuclear Information & Resource Service who joins with KARL GROSSMAN on the realities of America’s bogus “Nuclear Renaissance.”   MYLA RESON, TATANKA BRICCA, and CONNIE KLINE update us on a wide range of issues.   We’re then updated by ANNE BATIZA on a postcard campaign and other attempts to free Julian Assange.   We then hear from STEVE GOLDSMITH on the perils of a lethal poison gas now threatening Los Angeles.   STEVE CARUSO gives us the latest on the crazed efforts of Ohio officials to kill democracy.   With pop music on our music, we hear from the brilliant ALAN MINSKY the intersection of sports & politics as we head into the SuperBowl.   SANDY BOLZENIUS, MIKE HERSCH, MYLA RESON, WENDI LEDERMAN, STEVEN GOLDSMITH chime in.   ELISSA MATROSS explains the classic dilemma of a powerful political activists who roots for the home team….in this case the 49ers.   ALEX WILLIAMS adds his opinions about whether NFL games are fixed.    TATANKA BRICCA reminds us of the sacrifice of Tommy Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.   RUTH STRAUSS brings us a reminder of Alabama football, ending this wonderful gathering on a Crimson Tide.

GOOGLE POLICY MAKER RUNS FOR CONGRESS; DESANTIS GETS HIS OWN GESTAPO     Our gathering begins with former Google executive AHMED MUSTAFA and a deep dive into the politics of the world’s leading search engine.    With power and clarity, Ahmed, among other things, issues a stark warning on the challenges being posed to our future by Artificial Intelligence.   JOHN STEINER asks for specifics on Ahmed’s campaign for Congress now navigating the primaries in Silicon Valley.   SETEVE CARUSO, ERIC LAZARUS, LYNNE FEINERMAN and CAMILLA REES join the dialog.   TIM JUDSON of the Nuclear Information & Resource Service updates us on the horrendous Senate decision to remove Commissioner Jeff Baran from the Nuclear Regulator Commission, proving beyond any lingering doubt that any member of the NRC who values public safety over private profit will not remain.   MYLA RESON updates us on our YouTube presence and asks for your thumbs up!   MIKE HERSH then introduces us to “local hero” KEN BAWERS, who gives us a very impressive deep dive into the demanding world of Stormwater Control and his battles with the $25 billion Riverine Restoration industry.   RON LEONARD raises an interesting challenge to Ken’s presentation as we further hear from DIANE CAMERON in praise of Ken’s work.   We finish with WENDI LEDERMAN and her horrifying account of life in Florida after DeSantis’s presidential bust, extending to his assemblage of an armed “militia” that essentially translates into a private army financed at taxpayer expense.   HANIEH JODAT tells us about supporting a number of progressive candidates in upcoming races.   As Wendi further describes the private DeSantis army, we sign off on another great gathering, and invite you to the next one, which will convene on Monday, February 5, and be rebroadcast soon thereafter at PRN.    Thank you for listening.  No Nuke, and we’ll see you soon in Solartopia.

oreign Influence, U Mining, The Chevron Doctrine, National Health Care & Much More   JUSTIN LEBLANC and MICHELLE SUTTER get us going with a California bill (AB-83) aimed at keeping foreign money out of our elections.   LYNNE FEINERMAN and LEONA MORGAN describe the HAUL NO campaign against Uranium mining near the Grand Canyon.   VINNIE DE STEFANO updates us on the FREE ASSANGE campaign with a boost from DR. RUTH STRAUSS.   WENDI LEDERMAN tells us the latest about the horrific COP CITY fight in Atlanta with the fate of a major first and the civil rights of a whole city at stake.   MYLA RESON introduces us to the debate over the Chevron Deference Doctrine now facing decimation by the Supreme Court, possibly open the door to an era in which government has no ability to regulate anything.   MARY BUTLER-STONEWALL ESQ. discusses corruption at the EPA.   Then, with an introduction from MIKE HERSH, we take a deep dive into the issue of national heath care with CALCARE proponent PAUL NEWMAN, ACA Godfather JOEL SEGAL and nationally prominent campaigner DR. WILLIAM BRONSTON.  For nearly a full hour we explore the incredibly important labyrinth of public “illness management” and how it’s done better in places like Cuba.   TATANKA BRICCA, DR. NANCY NIPARKO take us out of another wonderful GREEP session.  See you again next week.

EXPERT SOLARTOPIAN ADVICE ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES & THE BATTERY REVOLUTION   PAUL GIPE, a legendary pioneer in wind and solar energy, joins us with the inside Solartopian scoops on electric cars and new developments in battery technology.   Paul has owned and operated at least one electric car for many years, with vital ground-breaking stories to tell.   He is a staunch advocate for many good reasons, which he freely shares on this special green-powered CALIFORNIA SOLARTOPIA broadcast.   Paul is joined by TATANKA BRICCA, a legendary peace, justice and environmental organizer with his own great stories to tell.   Tatanka shares his own unique wisdom in dialogue with Paul, Harvey & co-host MYLA RESON.   Together they discuss critical new developments in the battery industry.   In particular, the developing use of sodium as a cheap but powerful replacement for lithium looms as a great green-powered game changer.   We also welcome some excellent callers to this lively talk, which was first broadcast at KPFK-Pacifica in Los Angeles.   Like Solartopia itself, this show is full of Solartopian wit, wisdom & green goodwill.  JOIN US!!!

A GUIDE TO GRASSROOTS SALVATION IN 2024   Our first GREEP zoom of 2024 lays out in deep detail the Grassroots path to defeating dictatorship in this fall election.   ANDREA MILLER and RAY MCCLENDON are the two major architects of “relational” organizing in the southeastern US.   For nearly two hours they lay out the foundational guidelines for a winning strategy among ordinary voters throughout the US.   This presentation will be at the core of progressive non-media-based electoral work for the coming year and beyond.   Needless to say, the future of American democracy rests on the clarity and success of this presentation.   WENDI LEDERMAN adds a brutal assessment of the attack on a woman’s right to control her own body.   JUSTIN LEBLANC adds broad perspective to the issue.   STEVE CARUSO reports on the absolute insanity dominating Ohio.   DR. NANCY NIPARKO gives us critical data on women’s health in the US.   TATANKA BRICCA warns of the loss of our republic.   MYLA RESON bids us a fond farewell.   And we congratulate the University of Michigan football team on its first natonal championship in many decades.

SHUTTING THE NUKE POWER INDUSTRY & SAVING SOLAR WHILE FACING UF0SWe’re joined at GREEN POWER & WELLNESS via CALIFORNIA SOLARTOPIA and a deep dive into the hard realities of getting to a green-powered Earth.Along with co-hosts MYLA RESON and TSUKURU FORS, we hear from  KARL GROSSMAN, LINDA SEELEY and TATANKA BRICCA.They tell us of the latest nuke-threatening quakes in Japan, the absurd failure of the COPS Conference on Climate, the desperate need to shut Diablo Canyon, the utter insanity of Gavin Newsom’s attacks on rooftop solar.We conclude with an excursion into the transformed world of UFOlogy, newly renamed….with way more to come…..so JOIN US.

KILLING DEMOCRACY IN FL & OH; DIGITAL DERANGEMENT; POEMS FROM THE HEART     GREEP zoom #161 begins with WENDI LEDERMAN & CAROLINA AMPUDIA reporting on the Florida “Democratic” Party decision to cancel its presidential primary.     This astounding, unprecedented attack on electoral democracy accompanies a concerted attempt by the Republican Party to kill a popular referendum meant to preserve the right to abortion.  Despite having gathered more than 1.4 million signatures, Florida’s right wing is working overtime to deny the public the right to decide.   From Ohio, STEVE CARUSO reports that $4.3 million in fossil/nuclear bribes have found their way to the Chair of the Public Utilities Commission, now indicted and on trial.  E-mails between CPUC Chair Sam Randazzo and nuclear reactor owner FirstEnergy show an astonishing line of corruption aimed at bailing out Ohio’s decrepit fossil/nuke burners.   CAMILLA REES then introduces DR. NICHOLAS KARDERAS, author of Glow Kids and Digital Madness as well as a wide range of medical and professional studies on the impacts of algorithms on our brains.   Dr. Kardaras gives us a terrifying tour of the devastating impacts of digital addiction—especially when it comes to our children.  Among other things, we are exposed to the horrifying impacts sedentary hours in front of a screen can have on us and our kids.  These assaults range from depression, anxiety, OCD, psychosis and much much more.  The epidemic of social media with zero nuance has ravaged the mental wellness of an entire generation.   This “weakening of the American mind” means the demise of critical thinking, creating an emotional brittleness and a “Stockholm Syndrome” that makes us love the tech oligarchs who imprison our narrowing minds by deliberately spreading dark chaos, the essential ingredient for fascism.   MIKE HERSH, LYNN FEINERMAN, DR. NANCY NIPARKO, JUSTIN LEBLANC, STEPHEN KAISER, DONALD SMITH, DAVID SALTMAN, ERIC LAZARUS, MYLA RESON add to our fond farewell to 2023.   As that happens, RON LEONARD helps us dedicate ourselves to preventing fascism in 2024.   We end with the brilliant, moving poems of Mimi German, hoping she’ll become our very own poet laureate. See you then!!

DEAD FUKUSHIMA FISH; INSANE KOP28 GOES NUKE-CRAZY; ENDING HATE IN THE MIDDLE EASTWe start GREEP ZOOM #160 with a discussion of Ohio’s newly legalized pot access, and the insane interventions against abortion in Texas and Ohio.KARL GROSSMAN explains some of the horrors of the radioactive release at Fukushima, Japan, which has been followed by the predicable mass death of millions of sardines and mackerel in northern Japan.Karl has reviewed RADIOACTIVE: THE WOMEN OF THREE MILE ISLAND by Heidi Hutner, featuring four stalwart women whose health and families have been decimated by radioactive fallout from the 1979 TMI disaster.KAT KRAMER reminds us of her great work with Kat Kramer’s Films that Change the World which will feature the WOMEN OF THREE MILE ISLAND, perhaps in March.Karl further describes the KOP28 which was captured by the Emirates’ oil industry and nuke power promoters who want 3X the reactors we have now.TATANKA BRICCA then joins in with a description of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s sabotage of the phase-out of two decrepit reactors at Diablo Canyon.WENDI LEDERMAN, STEVE KAISER and JUSTIN LEBLANC add to the dialog.We're then regaled by CAMILLA REES, JOHN STEINER & MIKE HERSH with the needs of the GREEP calls for financial support.In our second hour, DR. KENNETH STERN & legendary newsman DAVID SALTMAN conduct a uniquely powerful session on the Middle East.Dr. Stern represents the Bard College Center for the Study of Hate.  He and Dave share powerful, unique knowledge of the history of this war-torn region that casts the current Gaza disaster in a new light.LYNN FEINERMAN, JULIE WEINER, MYLA RESON, ELISSA MATROSS wrap us into a peaceful, powerful climax unlike virtually any other discussion of this polarizing ancient never-ending hell-storm.