For your listening pleasure… Chris Taylor and Zach Brandon of the Greater Madison Chamber of Corruption discussing F35s, racial disparities, health inequity, economic development vs economic empowerment, binary approaches, the murder of Atatiana Jefferson by police, Trumps impeachment process, scientist urging direct… and more 10-16-19 – Unheard Of with Brandi Grayson – Hour 1 10-16-19 – […]
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Choose Between Life and Death
Truthdig | Nov 27, 2019 | Lindsay Koshgarian “If you’re following the presidential race, you’ve heard plenty of sniping about Medicare for All and whether we can afford it. But when it comes to endless war or endless profits for Pentagon contractors, we’re told we simply must afford it — no questions asked. According to one […]
We the People Need to Start Setting the Priorities.
Are you familiar with what a dollar looks like? Of course. But would you recognize a billion dollars or a trillion? What A Trillion Dollars Looks Like Over the last 18 years, the United States has spent $4.9 trillion on weapons and the military. When people talk of war, we will be asking: […]
VA to study whether military toxic exposures [Like PFAS] are tied to veterans cancers, illnesses
McLatchy | Nov 13, 2019 | Tara Copp [First, things that are toxic cause cancer and illness … so duh. ] Support the troops. Ban PFAS and PFOS and the chemicals that are related but have not had thorough long term testing. Corporate profits do not TRUMP human safety. “Veterans groups and their families […]
Truthout: Democrats Back Down From Battle With Defense Department Over PFAS
Truthout | Nov 14, 2019 | Pat Elder “Back in July, the House of Representatives included an amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to force the Environmental Protection Agency to designate all per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) “as hazardous substances” under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Superfund law. […]
Community Development Authority Statement on F-35’s for Truax/Madison
CDA Statement on proposed Air National Guard F-35A Operational Beddown October 16, 2019 Madison’s Community Development Authority (CDA) governs the city’s 857 public and multifamily housing units. The focus of this housing is to “provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.” Public Housing Purpose and Properties […]
Wild Warner: Advocates of Wildlife and Nature Oppose F-35’s in Madison
Wild Warner,Inc., is a 501.c.3 organization that advocates for the wildlife and natural spaces in Warner Park and our partner city and county parks; for public nature recreation; and for the promotion of nature education for children of all ages as well as the general public. We are opposed to the stationing of F-35 fighter […]
Cap Times: Madison Must Consider Global Implications
Patrick O’Connell | guest columnist | Nov 9, 2019 | Cap Times Madison Must Consider Global Implications of F-35 [weapons] “Given that at some point, these new jets will likely find themselves flying overseas, we need to ask ourselves whether or not we’ll approve of all of their future missions. If America enters another […]
11/14 Radio Program: Fact Finding Mission – Alder Rebecca Kemble & Journalist Dylan Brogan.
WORT 89.9FM Radio | Nov 14, 2019 | Allen Ruff – Host of A Public Affair Listen Live – A Public Affair Find the show in the archives Thursday, November 14, noon – 1:00pm Allen Ruff hosts Alder Rebecca Kemble & Dylan Brogan. Brogan reported in Isthmus on the fact-finding mission to Burlington, Vermont where the […]
Flight of the Discords: Military Industrial Complex Bullies [Harpers]
Harper’s Magazine | Jun 6, 2013 | Andrew Cockburn HEART OF EMPIRE – The Harper’s Blog Flight of the Discords The military–industrial–congressional complex bullies the F-35 Lightning II into Burlington “Before Dwight Eisenhower delivered his famous farewell address on January 17, 1961, the text of his speech warned of the threat posed by the “military–industrial–congressional complex.” But […]