Hi All, Pushing Limits on KPFA 94.1 FM in Berkeley on March 5th Sunday tomorrow at 6:30pm will be taking a partisan look at the current Social Security Privatization attempt by George Bush and his Republican pals. We've interviewed, Bryon McDonald of WID (the World Institute on Disability) who is a leading expert on Social Security and disability, Max Sawicky of EPI (Economic Policy Institute) of Pen-L also who is not just an expert on the impact of Privatization but also a pioneer in the internet voice of the left, and Lynn Woolsey Representative to Congress from the sixth district of California (http://woolsey.house.gov/).
Our basic view of SS privatization is that it weakens the U.S. government which exposes disabled people to further attacks from business. In many ways though Max is no expert on disability issues, Max spoke best of all to this basic premise. This show is the first show where we collaborate directly with the KPFA labor collective. As well we visit a demonstration in San Francisco to interview activist for disabled rights John Webber. At the demo just before he spoke we were struck by the close collaboration between the disabled community and the Gray Panthers. It's our contention that we need to build a grass roots organization of the disabled, labor, minorities, women, GBLT's into a single unified mass movement. So we are pleased to see the evidence that different strands of the U.S. culture willingly came together for this program to welcome the voice of the disabled. Our thanks to Max Sawicky of Pen-l and Maxspeak for his participation. For those outside the Bay Area, our show is archived on KPFA.org in their archives as Pushing Limits. Look for the show on Social Security. thanks, Doyle Saylor
