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To Joe Biden: You have just decided that grizzly bears can remain on the endangered species list. Yet, week after week, you have watched Netanyahu target with U.S. F-16s innocent defenseless Palestinian families, killing 50-100 a day, and blocking humanitarian aid trucks with food, medicine and water for the dying and sick people in this…

December 30, 2024 Jimmy Carter was the last president to actively open the government for engagement by citizen groups. Right after his November 1976 election, he agreed to address a huge hotel ballroom in D.C. full of local and national citizen advocates. It was a great success never again repeated by succeeding president-elects. Mr. Carter…

Holiday greetings. Time for special generosity. These are the very worthy, effective, honest groups–all 501(c)(3)s–that I have contributed to over the years. You may wish to do the same to those that you think are of particular interest for your sense of justice, health and safety.  You can check out their websites. Alternative Radio: alternativeradio.org…

After years of selecting authors of excellent non-fiction books for public attention and action, I want to interest readers in a selection of my books that have stood the test of time. I believe that a box of books is better than “a box of chocolates.” These books make good gifts for young and older,…

October 14, 2024 Jo Ann Jenkins CEO AARP 601 E Street NW Washington, DC 20049 Dear CEO Jo Ann Jenkins, It is long overdue for AARP to take an introspective look at itself. I suggest this institutional self-appraisal as a long-time observer and user of AARP offerings. Years ago, I was invited to speak twice…

George Washington University November 1, 2024 Thank you all for organizing this important 50th anniversary event for the Freedom of Information Act of 1974. I was there years before and at the creation of this legislation that recognizes that information is the currency of democracy. I want to share briefly a description of the effort…

The October 19, 2024 endorsement of the Harris/Walz Democratic ticket for the Presidency and Vice Presidency by over fifty Lebanese Americans (perhaps some reluctantly) reads as if the Biden Bombs for Israel are not daily destroying more of Lebanon and its civilians with an emerging genocidal pattern as seen in Gaza over the past year.…

NEWS RELEASE FOR RELEASE THURSDAY, September 19, 2024, 11:00 AM FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Michael Swerdlow or Ralph Nader, 202-387-8030 or [email protected]

Labor Day Release – September 2, 2024 Trump’s callous disregard for workers’ well-being knows no bounds – even children would not be safe under a second Trump presidency. Project 2025, the blueprint for a second Trump administration, calls for teenagers to be trained on dangerous machinery. At the state level, Republicans are already weakening child…

August 19, 2024 Phil Donahue – for years the number one rated network television daily talk show host – was the greatest defender and enabler of our Constitution’s First Amendment right of free speech in 20th century America. Given the frequency of his programs and the size of his live television audiences, he gave early…