Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox

Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox June 29, 2014 click player for show   GUEST : BROTHER LARRY PINKNEY TOPIC : THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY On this week's Soapbox, Cindy chats with Soapbox BFF,  Brother Larry Pinkney Cindy and Brother Larry talk about the people's history of the Black Panther Party. Pinkney is a political activist and author who has been a member of the BPP since he was 17. This show is not just about history, but how the Party's relevance lingers today and what lessons can movements learn from the principled struggles of the BPP. BROTHER LARRY'S WEBSITES: INTREPID REPORT BLACK ACTIVIST'S WRITER'S GUILD VIDEO OF LARRY TALKING ABOUT THE BPP

--> Ukraine: Current Focal Point of the U.S.-Led Imperialist War Drive by RAY LIGHT The picturesque cover of the 4-19 to 4-25-14 edition of the British ruling class newsweekly, The Economist , is a fancifully rendered map of western Russia, Ukraine and the Black Sea. Russia is imaginatively drawn as a big, hungry bear about to devour Ukraine and the word “Insatiable” is presented in large black type so that the cover’s message is unmistakably clear. However, it would be a real mistake for the working people of the USA and the workers and oppressed masses of the world to believe that this Disney cartoon-like fantasy map contains a real explanation for the events of the past few months involving Ukraine, Crimea and Russia. The truth is just the opposite. As U.S. imperialist apologist G. John Ikenberry observes in the current issue of the authoritative Foreign Affairs quarterly journal, “As worrisome [for U.S. imperialism] as Russian President Vladimir Put

Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox June 22, 2014 GUEST: Dr. Dahlia Wasfi TOPIC: US out of Iraq! Iraqi-American, Dr. Dahlia Wasfi Cindy Sheehan chats with peace-activist Dr. Dahlia Wasfi about the TRUTH of the current situation in Iraq. Dahlia's Facebook Page Keep Calm and Trust Iraqis with Iraq by Dahlia Wasfi   

--> Say Yes to Hillary: Two-Thousand and Never Cindy Sheehan Hellory by Anthony Freda www.AnthonyFreda.com Right after Camp Casey the huge media circus/protest in front of George Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas in August of 2005, I was invited to the home of Producer/Director/Actor Rob Reiner to meet and have a chat.   Also at that meeting was a major philanthropist (although I didn’t know it at the time) to all causes Clinton, wealthy Stephen Bing. I naïvely believed that I was there because Rob Reiner and Steve Bing were against war. HAH! I was there because Rob and Steve were above all things (even peace and justice) pro-Democrat. At this meeting, the suggestion was made to me that I should support the potential candidacy of then NY Senator Hillary Clinton for president in 2008. Bing looked me right in the eyes and said, “Senator Clinton is our only hope.” “Our only hope for what? Perpetual war?,” I asked. I also reminded Steve and Rob that she not

--> Intended Consequences The Imperial Meat Wagon Rolls On Cindy Sheehan   Girl in Futhal, Baghdad, February 2012. (AP Photo/Kamaran Najm/Metrography/Corbis) I recently saw an article in the UK Guardian about how the global anti-Iraq War movement was correct about predicting that the US led invasion and bloody occupation would lead to “chaos and instability.” Well, “duh.” And, I hate to say this, but, of course, in the place wherever these invasions and bloody occupations are planned, whichever war criminal was in attendance, knew it good and damn well, too. How can a nation’s natural resources be stolen and empire be spread if the population of a resource rich nation is not divided? Ever heard the phrase, “divide and conquer?” After many years and multiple exposés disproving the “reasons” and “justifications” for going into Iraq, we know it wasn’t because of WMD or 9/11 or anything about defending Americans or spreading freedom, right? Now, as member

Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox June 15, 2014 GUEST: ALAN MAKI TOPIC: MINIMUM WAGE VS. LIVING WAGE CLICK PLAYER TO LISTEN TO THE SHOW In Seattle, a campaign to raise the minimum wage (for some) to  15/hr (in 2017) was successful and Cindy chats with  Alan Maki about how this really wasn't a victory for workers  and what a good plan for a living wage and full job's  program could be. More Thoughts about a Minimum Wage by Alan Maki Alan's blog is at: Thoughts from Podunk ALAN AND FRED Alan Maki's bio (from his blog): I live in northern Minnesota with my dog Fred, a Chocolate Lab. I have been involved in the peace, labor, civil rights, and environmental movements for over 30 years, and I am a socialist. I would encourage everyone to get involved in promoting the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which came into existence on December 10, 1948; we should strive to use the yearly anniversar

Dear Friends, Please excuse the lack of posts lately! After my campaign for goober-nor of California, I have been getting some badly needed R&R, or as Elmer Fudd would say, "W&W." Stay tuned! Cindy Sheehan's Soapbox will be back with a new show this Sunday, June 15! That's all (for now) folks! Love & Peace Cindy   

The primaries are over in California and there's good news and bad news. The good news is that, as of this writing, almost 90k Californians voted for left-wing candidates (Luis Rodriguez, GP: 48,000; Me: 39, 000), but the VERY BAD news is that California had less than 20% voter turnout and the Top Two vote getters are both corporatist members of the establishment in every way. The tragic news is that MANY Californians, who voted in the Top Two law in 2010 do not understand it. Top Two is what's called an "Open Primary" where party affiliation doesn't matter and each voter can cast a vote for any candidate, but only the Top Two vote getters in the primary move on to the general election in November. Already, voters are contacting me to tell me that they will be voting for me in November, even though I came in 7th and my campaign is over. In 2010, Top Two was originally sold to the voters here in California as a way to weed out people who are at the extre

The Cindy for California Governor 2014 Campaign recommends the following votes: Reminder: the California Primary is tomorrow , June 3rd Cindy Sheehan for Governor             End Poverty in California             Restore and expand all services             Protect the Environment-No Fracking             Stop Police brutality             www.cindy2014.org   Amos Johnson for Lieutenant Governor             Free Education at all levels             Cancellation of all student dept             Productive jobs at union wages             www.ajforltgov.yolasite.com Nathalie Hrizi for Insurance Commissioner             Guaranteed free quality health care for everyone            Abolish the insurance companies            Vote Socialist            www.hrizi2014.com Laura Wells for Controller             www.laurawells.org Ellen Brown for Treasurer             ellenbrown.com Yes on Prop 42 Proposition 42 is a state constitutional amendment to require local government to provi