Political Activism
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Andrea Smith
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Author of "Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide", on violence against Native Americans and activism that addresses the true source of such problems (8/12/06)
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Penny Coleman
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Author of "Flashback: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicide and the Lessons of War", on the post-traumatic stress that all too often leaves our soldiers with lasting mental injury (8/12/06)
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Dr. Dana Beyer
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Openly trans candidate for Maryland state legislature (7/29/06)
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Steve Rendell
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Senior analyst from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, on flaws in today's corporate news reporting, and what can be done about it (7/22/06)
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Mary-Wynne Ashford
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A leader in the international peace and disarmament movement for over 20 years, on real solutions to violence, terror and war (7/15/06)
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Georgina Beyer
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3rd-term New Zealand MP, native-born Mauri and the first known transgender person ever elected to national office, on her life story and key legislative initiatives (5/20/06)
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Mary Todd
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Activist, on depleted uranium, toxic waste that's being showered on Iraq Ð and our own soldiers - by the United States (5/13/06)
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Medea Benjamin
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Co-founder of Code Pink and Global Exchange, on women's role in the antiwar movement (2/4/06)
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Olga Vives
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Action Vice President of the National Organization for Women, on the threats to individual rights posed by the Alito Supreme Court nomination (1/14/06)
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Carl Sciortino
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Massachusetts State Representative, on his commitment to passing trans-inclusive amendments to the state hate crimes and non-discrimination laws (12/3/05)
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Nell Bernstein
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Award-winning journalist, on the too-often thoughtless treatment of children of the incarcerated (10/29/05)
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Elizabeth Minnich
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Feminist philosopher, professor, and co-author of the new book on how privatization threatens democracy, titled The Fox in the Henhouse (10/8/05)
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Kelli Burkinshaw
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New Mexican State field director for "Basic Rights New Mexico" (which defeated an effort to repeal GLBT protections), on the defeat of 2005 NM DOMA legislation (3/19/05)
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Roz Manley
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Transgender activist, on her experience in attending, as a protester, the second presidential inauguration of George W. Bush (1/24/05)
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Ted Glick
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Author and activist, on vote fraud in the 2004 presidential election and efforts to do something about it (1/3/05)
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Carisa Cunningham
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Director of public affairs at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & defenders, about their organization, their recent victories and defeats, gay marriage, and what lies ahead (11/15/04)
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John Lewis
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On behalf of Equality California and Marriage Equality California, on recent election results in the Golden State (11/8/04)
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Amanda Simpson
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Democratic nominee for a seat in the Arizona House of Representatives who also happens to be openly transgendered (10/18/04)
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Michelle Bruce
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The first transgender councilwoman in the State of Georgia, on what it is like being transgender in the Bible Belt and how she is fighting discrimination, personally and publicly (9/6/04)
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William Rivers Pitt
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Lead writer for truthout.org and author of two bestselling books, talks candidly with us about truthout.org's mission, the Bush administration, the right-wing agenda, and the current presidential race (8/9/04)
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Mara Keisling
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Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, on the Human Rights Campaign's decision to exclusively support trans-inclusive employment non-discrimination legislation (8/9/04)
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Vanessa Edwards Foster
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Transgender-identified delegate to the Democratic National Convention, shares her DNC observations (8/2/04)
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Vanessa Edwards Foster, Monica Helms, Roberta, Christine Ocasio, Melissa Sklars, & Barbra Casbar
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Members of the first-ever 'out' transgender contingent to a national presidential convention, on their path to the DNC and their take on both the trans and presidential politics of the day (7/26/04)
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Mara Kiesling
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Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality and member of John Kerry's LGBT steering committee, on trans-inclusion in anti-harassment legislation, and the democratic party platform (7/12/04)
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Laura Flanders
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A leading voice in challenging the current administration's policies with respect to women, on her new book, "The W Effect: Bush's War on Women" (6/28/04)
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Matthew Foreman
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Executive Director of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, on Ronald Reagan's legacy with respect to GLBT Americans (6/7/04)
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Jerimarie Leisgang
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Founder of the Connecticut's first transgender political advocacy organization, on their new legislation adding gender diversity protections to their hate crimes statutes, and what's next (5/31/04)
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Christopher Labonte
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The Human Rights Campaign's deputy Director for Legislation, on transgender inclusion in future federal empoyment non-discrimination legilsation (5/24/04)
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Ethan St. Pierre &
Karen Martin
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On the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition's lobbying effort and a TS Menace demonstration against the Human Rights Campaign (5/3/04)
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Michael Cole
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Human Rights Campaign Communications Coordinator, on their work against federal anti-same-sex marriage initiatives and on behalf of transgender protections (4/19/04)
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Laura Flanders
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On her new book about the women out front and behind the republican power scenes, entitled "BushWomen: Tales of a Cynical Species" (3/15/04)
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Sue O'Connell
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Co-publisher of the GLBT newspaper "Bay Windows", on the gay marriage issue and local media coverage of the state constitutional debate (2/16/04)
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Jonathan Leavitt
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Director of the Massachusetts Anti-Corporate Clearinghouse, on their organization and purpose (12/22/03)
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Victoria Collier
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Activist and writer for Votescam.com, on the integrity of our balloting process. According to a growing concensus, our electoral process suffers from a glaring fatal flaw in which big media is complicit and which threatens the future of democracy. (11/10/03)
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Geoffrey Kors
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Executive director of Equality California, on recent legislation protecting the rights and fair treatment of GLBT citizens (9/22/03)
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Seth Kilbourne
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National Field Director for the Human Rights Campaign, on their national strategy for trans inclusion (8/11/03)
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Josh Silver
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Managing director of Free Press, on consequences of the upcoming FCC decision on the proposed relaxation of media ownership rules (5/19/03)
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Inja Coates
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Co-founder and director of Media Tank, on efforts to fight the impending changes to the rules of media ownership (5/19/03)
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Virginia Stephenson
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Transgender activist, on New Mexico's recent adoption of broad statewide protections for gender diversity (3/31/03)
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Tom Jackson
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Producer of "Greetings from Missile Street," a video documentary witnessing the effect of sanctions on civilian life in Iraq (2/10/03)
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Dorian Solot &
Marshall Miller
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Founders of the Alternatives to Marriage project, on difficulties faced by couples who elect to not get married (1/13/03)
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Clare McNab
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Trans activist with the group Press For Change, on forthcoming legislation in England that will change the way transsexuals are regarded in that country (12/16/02)
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Arline Isaacson
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Co-chair of the Massachusetts Lesbian & Gay Political Caucus, on their legislative agenda for 2003, and recent gay marriage news (12/9/02)
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Cole Thaler
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Trans activist and lawyer, on Boston's new anti-discrimination ordinance that protects freedom of gender identity and expression (10/28/02)
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Arline Isaacson
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Lead lobbyist on the recent defeat of the Massachusetts anti-gay marriage initiative petition, on gay and lesbian marriage in Massachusetts (7/22/02)
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Mike Prokosch &
Eunice Cho
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Global Activism: Local Ways to Change the World. (6/17/02)
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Karen Dolan
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Head of the Progressive Challenge project at the Institute for Policy Studies, on the public backlash against privatization of government services (11/12/01)
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Bruce Ellison
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On wartime suppression of dissent and how proposed laws threaten our democracy (10/1/01)
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Chris Hartman
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Research director of "United for a Fair Economy" on what's wrong with the Bush tax cuts (9/17/01)
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Jeremy Brecher
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Activist, author and video producer on global labor and GLBT issues (8/10/01)
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Howard Zinn
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Memorial Day, war and the history we're taught (5/28/01)
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Mike Prokosch, Joan Ecklein, Catherine Benedict, Matt Borus
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How "Free Trade" & the FTAA threatens democracy (4/23/01)
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Brian Becker
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Why and how to protest at the Bush inauguration (1/8/01)
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Imani Henry
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Rainbow participation in inauguration protest (1/8/01)
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Noam Chomsky
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The Rule of force in World Affairs (10/30/00)
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Imani Henry
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Rainbow activism (10/2/00)
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David Barsamian
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Respected progressive talk host, "Alternative Radio" (9/11/00)
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Jane Fee
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First openly trans delegate to Democratic Nat'l Convention (8/21/00)
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Kylar Broadus
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FTM Stonewall Democrat on Gore, democrats and GLBTs (8/21/00)
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Karen Kerin
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TS woman running run for seat in US House from Vermont (7/24/00)
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Michael Morrill
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The upcoming protest at the RNC in Philadelphia (7/10/00)
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