Politics and Advocacy

Governor Jerry Brown, Oakland, California, Fracking
Climate, Politics and Advocacy

Gov. Brown: March for Real Climate Leadership on Feb 7th

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Join SoCal 350 Climate Action Coalition and Californians from across the state gathering Feb 7 in Oakland — Governor Brown’s hometown — to demand real climate leadership in the face of the impending climate crisis and ongoing drought, with an unconventional oil boom that includes fracking, oil trains, and expanded refinery capacity.

Ronal Reagan, Iran-Contra, Robbie Conal
Political Geography, Politics and Advocacy

Kill the Messenger: Gary Webb and the Contra-Cocaine Connection

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The new movie, “Kill the Messenger,” recounts the brave Contra-cocaine reporting by Gary Webb and his subsequent destruction at the hands of the mainstream media. It forced devastating admissions from the CIA about drug trafficking by the Nicaraguan contra rebels under the protection of the Reagan Administration in the 1980s, writes Robert Parry.