Building Bridges: Your Community and Labor Report, National Edition
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Weekly Audit: One Nation with No Jobs

Interview with Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CODE PINK and “fair trade” advocacy organization Global Exchange, at the “One Nation Working Together” rally at the Lincoln Memorial on October 2nd.

I’m endlessly dismayed by the lack of leadership and moral courage I observe from people and institutions that I would otherwise expect more of. I posted a Quick Hit at OpenLeft called
“Nobody marched at the One Nation “march”"
which was about a diary in FDL called
“Progressive “One Nation” Event a Bit Disappointing, We Didn’t March: ”
in which the question of the lack of strong leadership by unions naturally arises. The contents of this diary flowed from that discussion.

This rally provided group therapy for community organizers and Obama supporters looking for a way to reaffirm their dedication to hope and change. It was not only a chance to unify around the need for jobs, education, environmental protections and clean energy, immigrant rights, college affordability, etc. but also a chance to reclaim history…

One Nation

One Nation 10-2-10

The Ring of Power

More info on the new progressive ‘One Nation’ coalition and a liberals’ Oct. 2 March on Washington

Questions and comments on the formation of a new national progressive coalition called “One Nation.” (If you have answers, please post them in the comments section!)