NonStop Radio - Something to Talk About

NonStop Radio
has three core purposes:

To discover and assist grassroots movements in keeping threatened Progressive Talk stations on the air for their communities,
To assist grassroots efforts in re-establishing Progressive Talk stations where they have been canceled, or set up new Progressive Talk stations for markets not yet exposed to it, and
To act as a clearinghouse of information so that activists everywhere can come to the aid of threatened and canceled stations, and to also distribute tips and tricks so that any non-threatened station can be made less vulnerable by its supporters.

ALL TALK, ALL ACTION.

You've helped save Progressive Talk outlets.
Now give the Shows something to talk about!

NonStop Radio, together with your participation and support, promotes the continuation of the Progressive Talk format by saving and creating broadcast stations dedicated to Progressive Talk across the nation. But that's not the only way to promote the continuation of Progressive Talk. Give them something to talk about!

We all know that many of our favorite broadcasters can, in the words of Steve Earle, "talk the ears off the Statue of Liberty". What we need to do, however, is to make sure that what they say remains fresh and vibrant. Find a Progressive cause (or several), get involved with them and then CALL or EMAIL the Progressive Talk Shows you listen to and tell them all about it.

You can start by telling them about NonStop Radio, but DON'T stop there. NonStop Radio requires non-stop Progressive action, so take a look at the below list, pick one or more and get going! Be the radio you want to hear!

The Backbone Campaign

The Backbone Campaign is a grassroots effort to embolden citizens and elected officials to stand up for progressive values. We are expanding the political dialogue by providing creative tools for citizens and the progressive movement. The backbone symbolizes an interlocking agenda, a coalition, and the personal courage necessary to fight for a future worthy of our children.

http://backbonecampaign.org/

March 4, 1789, was the day that the US Constitution went into effect. Today, March forth, a fortunate pun is also a call to action. In a time of polarization, abandonment of founding principles, and the apparent inability of elected officials to address the most dire crisis of our time “We the People” must MarchForth!

Our Country is a work in progress. The Constitution that establishes the foundation of our nation requires continual vigilance by “We The People” in order to insure that it is defended to serve present and future generations. March 4th is a day to reaffirm our vigilance and our commitment to actively guiding the course of our nation.

http://wethepeoplemarch4th.org/

We started the Chain Gang project in order to aid the growing impeachment efforts around the country. We believe that impeachment is not a political problem as many like to frame it, but rather a Constitutional obligation. Our Chain Gang costumes are available for use across the country, to provide a humorous face to our not-so-funny calls for Bush Administration accountability.

http://www.bushchaingang.org/

The Backbone Campaign, Progressive Government Institute, and a coalition of grassroots organizations have initiated a process to empower citizens to nominate, comment on, and rate progressive leaders to serve as a virtual Progressive Parallel Administration. We want to demonstrate that the progressive movement is not merely an oppositional, but also propositional movement, and that we are not content running campaigns, but preparing to run the country.

Phase II of this project is Conversations with the Cabinet a weekly webcast conference call and podcast, designed to create links between grassroots activists and our most effective policy and movement leaders. Join the email list to be notified of opportunities to participate in these calls.

http://www.backbonecampaign.org/cabinet/

Center for Judicial Accountability

A national, nonpartisan, nonprofit citizens' organization documenting how judges break the law and get away with it.

Our Mission: To improve the quality of our judiciary by removing political considerations from the judicial selection process and by ensuring that the process of disciplining and removing judges is effective and meaningful.

What We Do:

Educate the public about the paramount importance of the judiciary and its role in protecting our constitutional form of government.
Document the nature and extent of judicial incompetence, abuse, and dishonesty and the failure of judicial conduct commissions and screening panels to protect the public.
Network judicial activists and legal reform groups around the country to promote citizen involvement, concerted action, and protection for judicial "whistleblowers".
Track media coverage of issues of judicial selection and discipline, working with reporters and editors to provide accurate coverage.
Testify before public and private bodies involved in judicial issues.
Initiate and support legal action in the public interest to advance the goal of a quality judiciary, free from political influence.

http://www.judgewatch.org/

SUING THE NEW YORK TIMES for libel & journalistic fraud

“‘The First Amendment goes beyond protection of the press..’…‘it is the right of the [public], not the right of the [media], which is paramount,’...for ‘without the information provided by the press most of us and many of our representatives would be unable to vote intelligently or to register opinions on the administration of government generally,’…”

http://www.judgewatch.org/lawsuit-nyt.htm

The Guttmacher Institute

The Guttmacher Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education. The Guttmacher Institute publishes Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, International Family Planning Perspectives, The Guttmacher Policy Review and special reports on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights. The Institute's mission is to protect the reproductive choices of all women and men in the United States and throughout the world. It is to support their ability to obtain the information and services needed to achieve their full human rights, safeguard their health and exercise their individual responsibilities in regard to sexual behavior and relationships, reproduction and family formation.

http://www.guttmacher.org/

The National Writers Union

The National Writers Union is the trade union for freelance and contract writers: journalists, book authors, business and technical writers, web content providers, and poets. With the combined strength of 3,500 members in 17 local chapters nationwide, and with the support of the United Automobile Workers (UAW), the Union works to defend the rights and improve the economic and working conditions of all writers.

http://www.nwu.org/

Prometheus Radio

Greetings from the Prometheus Radio Project! This note is to inform you that the FCC is preparing to open a FULL POWER NON-COMMERCIAL/EDUCATIONAL FM radio station licensing window. We want you to have a few basic facts to help you determine whether you should be gearing up to apply for a full power FM radio license or if you should just ignore this whole thing!

http://www.prometheusradio.org/

Starting a radio station has for many years has been completely out of reach for the general public. In 2000, activists for a more democratic media won a rare opportunity for your neighborhood to apply for an extremely valuable radio station, for free.

But corporate interests like the National Association of Broadcasters stepped in and convinced the FCC to keep the new low-power licenses out of the hands of most Americans, keeping neighborhood radio out of most urban centers.

We had a great victory, but we did not win a fundamental change in the system that made it more fair and open- just a brief moment when community groups could claim a thin sliver of the airwaves for local use. In all, over 3200 groups applied for licenses, and to date, more that 700 have been licensed!

If you ever want a radio station for your community the time to act is now. Together, we will continue fighting until the next democratic victory on the airwaves!

http://prometheusradio.org/low_power_radio/

Prometheus fights for a media that is free of powerful economic interests. Today, too much of the media is treated like a business. We have ended up with a culture that serves only a narrow handful of corporations, not the democratic ideals of a free society. We have fought the consolidation of power through street demonstrations, campaigns, formal comment before the FCC, and a high profile lawsuit. Prometheus et al versus the FCC made history by stopping the Bush agenda on media concentration in its tracks in 2003. A new Chairman of the FCC is about to raise these issues again- everyone get your pencils ready!

http://prometheusradio.org/media_ownership/

Public News Service

Today six major corporations control the information in most media outlets. The trend is consolidation and cross-marketing – resulting not in more voices, but more of the same voices. Under these pressures, journalists are often overworked, underpaid and driven toward increasingly sensationalized content.

From our perspective, the ability of mainstream media to support a vibrant democracy is in jeopardy. Gaining access to the public airwaves is increasingly dependent on being able to relate to journalists in time-saving ways. Often this expertise comes with a hefty price tag, and those with fewer resources have a harder time being heard and taken seriously in the public arena.

In response, more independent and alternative media are being created, but most people still get their news from mainstream sources.

What we do …

To support democracy and promote public dialogue in a rapidly changing media environment, Public News Service (PNS) is a member-supported news service that advocates journalism in the public interest. PNS's network of state-based news services distribute high quality public interest news and information to both mainstream and alternative media on a daily basis. Support comes from non-profit organizations, foundations, individuals and businesses for social responsibility.

http://www.publicnewsservice.org/

Set The Record Straight!

The project to “Set the Record Straight” is inspired by the writings of Bob Avakian. The purpose is to take on the distortions, misrepresentations, and supporting scholarship that hold such sway in academia about the first wave of socialist revolutions, in the Soviet Union in 1917-1956 and China in 1949-1976.

Against the facile verdicts that socialism has been a nightmare, or at best a terribly failed experiment, we are bringing forth the real and historic accomplishments of these revolutions, especially the lessons of the Cultural Revolution, while digging into and drawing lessons for the future from the mistakes and shortcomings.

The idea is to stir debate and discussion as to why these stand as vital, if initial, experiences at building liberating societies. At the same time, we are bringing forth what Avakian has been pointing to, in terms of where we have to do better and what it means to take the communist project to a whole other level of understanding and practice if it is to be viable and desirable in the 21st century. In short, communism is alive, but also developing.

http://www.thisiscommunism.org/