by Leighton Woodhouse [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]

Brave New Foundation (disclaimer: my employer)just launched episode 2 of This Brave Nation, a documentary series born out of a collaboration between BNF and The Nation magazine.  In this episode, two legendary Californians, Dolores Huerta and Bonnie Raitt, are featured in conversation with one another.  (Episode 1 also features two Californians: Van Jones and Carl Pope.  Really serves to remind you just how outsized a role our state has played in building the progressive movement in the U.S.)

Here's the trailer with Dolores Huerta.  You can view the entire 30-minute episode at http://bravenation.com/bonnie_...

Future episodes will include Anthony Romero and Ava Lowery, Majora Carter and Pete Seeger, and Tom Hayden and Naomi Klein. At a moment when progressives are healing the wounds of a divisive presidential primary, this series reminds us of the solidarity of our movement.

[courtesy of California Progress Report]

By Jan Adams
Happening Here

The Presidential election will be fought out over the Iraq war -- and unless we work hard and smart, the antiwar movement will have very little to do with how the debate happens and the outcome. In fact, on November 5, the peace movement could find itself confused and directionless, despite having seen its activists throw themselves into electing a Democratic President.

To try to avoid such a fate, last weekend Resolution Peace brought together activists from 40 or so antiwar groups all over northern California to try to hammer out plans to push a peace message in concert with this all-absorbing election campaign.

Longtime antiwar activist, former Assemblyman and State Senator, author, and Obama-endorser Tom Hayden gave us the big picture. What follows is my paraphrase of some of his talk, naturally focused on what struck me as important.

by David Dayen [courtesy of Calitics - Front Page]