The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist – The Wizard of Oz, the Fed, Dire Financial Circumstance and the Beautiful Opportunities for Democratic Transformation

Caroline welcomes Ellen Brown, author of “Web of Debt,” to guide us through the poppy field outside of Oz, that we may wake up and restore our intimacy with money with financial imagery, plot, characters, to compost the abstract words into clear narrative..   The conversation “needs art, mystery, drama!” says  Ellen. www.webofdebt.com  


The Visionary Activist Show

The Visionary Activist – October 28, 2010

Pre-Election-Halloween Trickster Serendipitous Synchronicity Juju w/ great guest ally, Bob Gough, Secretary, Intertribal Council on Utility Policy Activist, Rosebud, South Dakota, mega-strategy guide for Red Green Energy http://www.nativeenergy.com Gough has been energized by Intertribal COUP’s success. “Fighting uranium, fighting coal mining, fighting the sulfur Exxon mine. All that fighting begins to take a lot of … Continued


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The Visionary Activist – Composting War on Drugs into Nutrient for the Dance with Sacrament

Caroline welcomes Ethan Nadelmann. the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the war on drugs; Described by Rolling Stone as “the point man” for drug policy reform efforts, Ethan Nadelmann is widely regarded as the most prominent proponent of drug policy reform. … Continued


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The Visionary Activist – Trickster says: “VOTE!”

On her birthday, Caroline welcomes the return of Paul Loeb from last week for part 2: discourse on democracy. Paul Loeb is an ardent advocate for democratic participation, author of “The Impossible Will Take a Little While,” and “Soul of a Citizen – Living with Conviction in Challenging Times,” that we may compost predictable righteous … Continued


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The Visionary Activist – The Impossible Will Take a Little Longer

Caroline welcomes Paul Loeb, ardent advocate for democratic participation, author of “The Impossible Will Take a Little Longer,” and “Soul of a Citizen – Living with Conviction in Challenging Times,” that we may compost predictable righteous disappointment into nutrient for re-enthused engagement in the worthy, necessary experiment of democracy.