Episode 12, The Kucinich Hit Part II: Sabotage, WITH DENNIS KUCINICH

This is a big one, folks- on this episode we talk to former presidential candidate, congressman, mayor of Cleveland, and author Dennis Kucinich! Many of you may remember the congressman as one of the few to consistently stand against the war fever of the post 9-11 period. He was also Mayor of Cleveland in the 1970s, where his bold, uncompromising efforts to protect his constituents from exploitation at the hands of highly connected corporate crooks earned him the ire of the powerful- and assassination attempts.

Dennis takes Isaac and Peter through the labyrinth of Cleveland municipal politics, recounts his (successful!) battle to keep the city’s electrical grid in the hands of the residents, and tells us the harrowing story of it nearly cost him his life. We don’t always get a lot of victories, and this one was hard fought- it’s genuinely moving to hear it in the voice of the man who did it.

The Division of Light and Power can be found here in paperback and kindle:

https://www.amazon.com/Division-Light-Power-Dennis-Kucinich/dp/1638772347

Thanks again to Komakino for our opening music and Ubuntu 444 for the closing track as well.

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