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Continuing our series on environmental racism, we will discuss the case of human rights/environmental rights attorney, Steven Donziger.

Brook Hines with thoughts on personal morality vs political action. 

Jeanine Molloff with The Justice Report: fact-checking the Republican Convention

WE will be discussing ALEC.

Once again, here at EJR, we will be discussing environmental racism and associated injustices. This week we will discuss the role of the corporate lobbyists at ALEC aka the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC has been intimately involved in the creation and passage of multiple laws which criminalize protest and other protected 1st amendment activities. Many of these anti-protest laws focus on environmental protest.

Brook Hines on divisiveness from the corporate wing of the party. 

Kartik Krishnaiyer on Covid. 

Jeanine Molloff on the Moral Revolution of Rev William Barber. 

Rick Spisak joins us to dicuss the Democratic Convention.

Brook Hines with news/analysis.

Rick Spisak joins us live!

Jeanine Molloff on the Moral Revolution of Rev William Barber. 

Kartik Krishnaiyer on Covid and TWO hurricanes threatening Gulf States.

The Environmental Justice Report with Jeanine Mollof

Brook Hines with The Weekly Beat. 

Rick Spisak with special guests. 

Jeanine Molloff with The Justice Report.

Apologies for the Wed August 5 your host Brook Hines is under the weather. Thankfully it wasn't Covid! 

This week Kartik and I will get you up-to-date on everything you need to know about our Pandemic world. 

 

ARTICLES 

THE GREAT CORONAVIRUS DEPRESSION: 4 key factors provide roadmap for historical context

UNSANITIZED: A Modest Proposal: It’s Time to Sue Every Corporation to Prevent a Depression

Tonight we will begin with our series on Environmental Racism. Over the years it has become increasingly clear that communities of color and lower income groups suffer the brunt of the most egregious pollution. Whether it be the area of Louisiana also known as 'Cancer Alley', or various zip codes in St. Louis, Missouri recording the highest levels of childhood lead poisoning in the nation; communities of color (which are also often lower-income), suffer the worst outcomes. This injustice cannot be allowed to stand. Not only do various industries pollute these communities mercilessly--but those same industries work to eradicate any meaningful environmental regulations through dark lobby groups like the American Legislative Exchange Council aka ALEC. Through groups like ALEC, (who has been accused of 'ghost-writing' the law); state legislatures sign away the rights of the people to breathe clean air and drink safe water. These groups push 'laws' that increasingly criminalize protected 1st amendment activities. 

Tonight we will examine a few of these cases as we begin this mini-series on Environmental Racism.