Keeping Relevant With Ronnie Eldridge

Liz Abzug, attorney, professor, ex director of the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, reminds us of her mother, Bella Abzug, the feminist and civil rights advocate; Bella's career and contributions, to Liz's own work at BALI, inspiring girls.

Michelle Fine, Distinguished Professor of Social Psychology, CUNY Graduate Center, studies and reports on social injustice in urban communities, schools and prisons, promoting education to reduce recidivism and aid a return to a productive life.

Dorothy Samuels, of Brennan Center for Justice, 30 year member of the NY Times editorial board, comments "This country is in unprecedented territory and we're in terrible trouble in terms of our democracy and progress on issues that ... many care about."

Gov. Cuomo commuted Judith Clark's sentence from 75 to 35 years, already served, making her eligible for parole in 2017. Clark is among 113 inmates receiving various forms of clemency. Attorney Steve Zeidman called the Governor's actions courageous.

Journalist, award-winning author of books on three American presidents, currently a biography of President Jimmy Carter Jonathan Alter indicated he would not write a book about the president-elect but the Trump time in office might be of interest.

Les Leopold, "Runaway Inequality: An Activist's Guide to Economic Justice" and 3 other publications, executive director of the Labor Institute continues to discuss the "revolt against neo-liberalism" and the enormous inequality that will not just go away.

Les Leopold, author of "Runaway Inequality: An Activist's Guide to Economic Justice," presents an intriguing analysis of the 2016 Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns and interesting suggestions for future action.

Liz Accles, Community Food Advocates' executive director, describes the School Lunch Campaign - to provide school age children with a nutritious lunch - free - one of many programs supported by the organization.

The New York Immigration Coalition unites almost 200 organizations, working to assist and protect immigrants. Thanu Yakupitiyage reviews obstacles-language barriers, inadequate legal representation, and anxiety and fear generated by the 2016 election.

Vincent Montalbano describes the 2016 election as the "culmination of 50 years of neglect by two institutions that should be caring about and intimately involved with the working class: the Democratic party and labor unions." So, what's to be done?