Summary: <br> <br> <br> Mickey and guest co-host Michael Levitin address four social-justice and environmental issues:<br> With a measure to legalize recreation marijuna use on November's California ballot, Mark Armstrong explains how creating a state bank<br> <br> -- among other benefits -- could aid the financial side of marijuana growing.<br> <br> Adam Carpinelli looks at what's behind the recent prison-work strikes, and summarizes the cases of some US political prisoners.<br> Sarah van Gelder discusses the historic Standing Rock resistance to the Dakota-Access Pipeline.<br> Finally, David Reed explains some of the regulatory complexities surrounding fracking in California.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Program Notes:<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Mark Armstrong is co-founder of the Public Banking Institute.<br> Adam Carpinelli is with the Jericho Movement; he also hosts a KBOO-FM program that focuses on prison issues.<br> Sarah van Gelder is cofounder and editor of YES Magazine.<br> David Reed is managing director of the Environmental Action Center in Washington, DC.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
