Summary: United Citizens vs. Citizens United - together we can change our nation! {play}archive/TalkingLeft3-24-13.mp3{/play} Right click on this line, "save file as" to download the MP3 to your computer. This week on Talking Left we talked about coming together to change our nation. We can do it by effecting politics, by fighting corporate power, and by unifying around important causes like equality for all! First, we spoke with Al Brooks and Carl Willis - the co-chairs for African American Outreach for the Prince William Country Democratic Party. These two amazing gentlemen are shining examples of how we can get involved and help shape the world around us. Politics doesn't just happen every two years, or every four years - it's constantly effecting our lives. If we want to change our communities, and our nation, we must constantly be effecting politics. Al and Carl explained how that's possible, and what they're doing in Prince William County to make a difference. After that great interview, we spoke about another way we can change the world around us - by standing up to corporate power. We introduced our new Trust Busters campaign, which will now be a regular segment on our show each week. This week we explained how together we can push the Justice Department and The President to stand up to corporations that use their enormous size to abuse workers, consumers, and the political process. And they can do this by using laws we already have on the books! Be sure to like Trust Busters on Facebook and follow the campaign on Twitter. As we roll this out, we will post each week's segment on TrustBusters.org - so be sure to check back there regularly! Together, we can make a difference! Next, we spoke with Dean Dafis of Marriage Equality USA about the upcoming challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act in the Supreme Court. Dean helped us understand the history of this discriminatory law, and how this challenge came before the court. This landmark case could pave the way to full equality for gay and lesbian families throughout our nation, and we'll be covering the actual arguments during next week's show. Marriage Equality USA is holding rallies on the Supreme Court steps this week to support the equality fight. Be sure to follow their Twitter account to find out how you can get involved - whether you're in DC, or in any other town around the world. And, to talk about the other major LGBT equality case before the court this week, Ian Millhiser of Think Progress joined us to talk about the challenge to California's Proposition 8. As Ian so brilliantly explained, Prop 8 is being challenged as a violation of the Constitution's right to equality under the law. Hopefully, Ian's prediction is correct and both laws will be overturned. Gay rights are civil rights, and it is time that everyone in our nation has the right to marry the person that they love. Thanks to Rocky Mountain Mike for writing and producing our incredible theme music! Please check out his amazing Sound Cloud! Thanks to We Act Radio - 1480AM WPWC, Radio or Not, Progressive Blend Radio, and SoFlo Radio - for helping to ensure all listeners have corporate-free, independent radio! And, of course, thanks to you, our listeners, friends, and family - for supporting us through all of our crazy shows, dreams, and political addictions!! You can also follow all of the news about upcoming topics and guests on our Facebook page and on Twitter @TalkingLeft. And you can subscribe to Talking Left free on iTunes and to our awesome new YouTube Channel! As always, thanks for listening!
