Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers, MD co-director of Its Our Economy, is a Maryland pediatrician. She left practice in 2007 to advocate full-time for a single payer health care system at both the state and national levels. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Veterans for Peace 'Peace Team.' She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio. Flowers served as Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program during the 2009-2010 national health reform process. She organized briefings, lobby days and testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in June, 2009 and before the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in June, 2010. She has appeared in local, national and international media. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. Flowers views the struggle for health care as part of a broader social, economic and environmental justice movement. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio and is published regularly in TruthOut, AlterNet, CounterPunch and AlJazeera English.

The Next Stage of the Net Neutrality Fight has Begun

Polls show widespread support for net neutrality making The FCC’s net neutrality rules run counter to the national consensus. If members of Congress want support from Internet users, they need to reverse the FCC’s rule.

The Next Stage of the Net Neutrality Fight has Begun

On Thursday, the FCC’s net neutrality rule was published in the Federal Register. This was the official start of the next phase of the campaign to protect the open Internet as a common carrier with equal access for all and

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Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese, JD is an organizer of Popular Resistance and co-directs Its Our Economy. He is an attorney who has been a political activist since graduating from George Washington Law School in 1980. Zeese co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio which airs on We Act Radio, 1480 AM. Zeese serves on the steering committees of the Private Manning Support Network which advocates for the Wikileaks whistle-blower, Chelsea Manning as well as on the advisory board of the Courage Foundation that advocates for Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers. Zeese was an organizer of the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. He serves as president of Common Sense for Drug Policy and has a long history in advocating the end of the drug war including serving as director of NORML and co-founder of Drug Policy Foundation. Zeese serves as Attorney General in the Green Shadow Cabinet, has worked to improve election integrity in the United States by challenging the activities of the national Chamber of Commerce through StopTheChamber.org, as well as the activities of Karl Rove’s Americans Crossroads and other Super PACs as part and seeking to overturn the Citizen’s United decision as part ofProtectOurElections.org. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including serving as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including Peter Camejo for governor of California and US president, where he served as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties.

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers, MD co-director of Its Our Economy, is a Maryland pediatrician. She left practice in 2007 to advocate full-time for a single payer health care system at both the state and national levels. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Veterans for Peace 'Peace Team.' She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio. Flowers served as Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program during the 2009-2010 national health reform process. She organized briefings, lobby days and testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in June, 2009 and before the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in June, 2010. She has appeared in local, national and international media. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. Flowers views the struggle for health care as part of a broader social, economic and environmental justice movement. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio and is published regularly in TruthOut, AlterNet, CounterPunch and AlJazeera English.

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Regime Change in Venezuela Failed, Is a Military Coup or Invasion Coming?

A military attack on Venezuela from its Colombian and Brazilian borders is not far fetched.

Regime Change in Venezuela Failed, Is a Military Coup or Invasion Coming?

Opinion -- Several signals point to a possible military strike on Venezuela, with high-ranking officials and influential politicians making clear that it is a distinct possibility. Speaking at his alma mater, the University of Texas, on February 1, Secretary of State Tillerson 

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Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese, JD is an organizer of Popular Resistance and co-directs Its Our Economy. He is an attorney who has been a political activist since graduating from George Washington Law School in 1980. Zeese co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio which airs on We Act Radio, 1480 AM. Zeese serves on the steering committees of the Private Manning Support Network which advocates for the Wikileaks whistle-blower, Chelsea Manning as well as on the advisory board of the Courage Foundation that advocates for Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers. Zeese was an organizer of the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. He serves as president of Common Sense for Drug Policy and has a long history in advocating the end of the drug war including serving as director of NORML and co-founder of Drug Policy Foundation. Zeese serves as Attorney General in the Green Shadow Cabinet, has worked to improve election integrity in the United States by challenging the activities of the national Chamber of Commerce through StopTheChamber.org, as well as the activities of Karl Rove’s Americans Crossroads and other Super PACs as part and seeking to overturn the Citizen’s United decision as part ofProtectOurElections.org. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including serving as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including Peter Camejo for governor of California and US president, where he served as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties.

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers, MD co-director of Its Our Economy, is a Maryland pediatrician. She left practice in 2007 to advocate full-time for a single payer health care system at both the state and national levels. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Veterans for Peace 'Peace Team.' She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio. Flowers served as Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program during the 2009-2010 national health reform process. She organized briefings, lobby days and testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in June, 2009 and before the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in June, 2010. She has appeared in local, national and international media. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. Flowers views the struggle for health care as part of a broader social, economic and environmental justice movement. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio and is published regularly in TruthOut, AlterNet, CounterPunch and AlJazeera English.

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People Are Stopping The TPP; Time To Finish Off Corporate Trade

With the Trans-Pacific Partnership and its European equivalent, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, both moving in a downward spiral, the time is right for those against these corporate-rigged trade deals to stop them completely.

People Are Stopping The TPP; Time To Finish Off Corporate Trade

WASHINGTON -- (Opinion) There has been a remarkable turn of events recently when it comes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership and its European equivalent, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. They are faltering and moving in a downward spiral, if the movement keeps doing its job this will continue for the duration of the Obama

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Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese, JD is an organizer of Popular Resistance and co-directs Its Our Economy. He is an attorney who has been a political activist since graduating from George Washington Law School in 1980. Zeese co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio which airs on We Act Radio, 1480 AM. Zeese serves on the steering committees of the Private Manning Support Network which advocates for the Wikileaks whistle-blower, Chelsea Manning as well as on the advisory board of the Courage Foundation that advocates for Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers. Zeese was an organizer of the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. He serves as president of Common Sense for Drug Policy and has a long history in advocating the end of the drug war including serving as director of NORML and co-founder of Drug Policy Foundation. Zeese serves as Attorney General in the Green Shadow Cabinet, has worked to improve election integrity in the United States by challenging the activities of the national Chamber of Commerce through StopTheChamber.org, as well as the activities of Karl Rove’s Americans Crossroads and other Super PACs as part and seeking to overturn the Citizen’s United decision as part ofProtectOurElections.org. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including serving as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including Peter Camejo for governor of California and US president, where he served as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties.

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers, MD co-director of Its Our Economy, is a Maryland pediatrician. She left practice in 2007 to advocate full-time for a single payer health care system at both the state and national levels. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Veterans for Peace 'Peace Team.' She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio. Flowers served as Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program during the 2009-2010 national health reform process. She organized briefings, lobby days and testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in June, 2009 and before the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in June, 2010. She has appeared in local, national and international media. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. Flowers views the struggle for health care as part of a broader social, economic and environmental justice movement. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio and is published regularly in TruthOut, AlterNet, CounterPunch and AlJazeera English.

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Analysis: To Understand The Presidential Primaries, Recognize The Impact Of Movements

Movements on the right and left are changing the political culture. Their impact can be seen in the Democratic and Republican primaries, but the media does not report it.

Analysis: To Understand The Presidential Primaries, Recognize The Impact Of Movements

BALTIMORE --- Confusion reigns in the Democratic and Republican primaries. Huffington Post political reporters write, “It's Time To Admit: Nobody Knows Anything About The 2016 Campaign,” now that “the old ‘rules’ of presidential politics no longer

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Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese, JD is an organizer of Popular Resistance and co-directs Its Our Economy. He is an attorney who has been a political activist since graduating from George Washington Law School in 1980. Zeese co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio which airs on We Act Radio, 1480 AM. Zeese serves on the steering committees of the Private Manning Support Network which advocates for the Wikileaks whistle-blower, Chelsea Manning as well as on the advisory board of the Courage Foundation that advocates for Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers. Zeese was an organizer of the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. He serves as president of Common Sense for Drug Policy and has a long history in advocating the end of the drug war including serving as director of NORML and co-founder of Drug Policy Foundation. Zeese serves as Attorney General in the Green Shadow Cabinet, has worked to improve election integrity in the United States by challenging the activities of the national Chamber of Commerce through StopTheChamber.org, as well as the activities of Karl Rove’s Americans Crossroads and other Super PACs as part and seeking to overturn the Citizen’s United decision as part ofProtectOurElections.org. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including serving as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including Peter Camejo for governor of California and US president, where he served as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties.

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers, MD co-director of Its Our Economy, is a Maryland pediatrician. She left practice in 2007 to advocate full-time for a single payer health care system at both the state and national levels. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Veterans for Peace 'Peace Team.' She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio. Flowers served as Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program during the 2009-2010 national health reform process. She organized briefings, lobby days and testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in June, 2009 and before the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in June, 2010. She has appeared in local, national and international media. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. Flowers views the struggle for health care as part of a broader social, economic and environmental justice movement. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio and is published regularly in TruthOut, AlterNet, CounterPunch and AlJazeera English.

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Spread The Word: TPP Is Toxic Political Poison That Politicians Should Avoid

At its root, the TPP is about modern colonialism. It is the way that Western governments and their transnational corporations, including Wall Street banks, can dominate the economies of developing nations. And it’s not too late to stop it.

Spread The Word: TPP Is Toxic Political Poison That Politicians Should Avoid

WASHINGTON --- After nearly six years of negotiations, trade ministers recently announced they had reached agreement on the text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. This does not mean the TPP is a done deal. The next hurdle for this rigged corporate power grab is to convince the participating governments, including Congress, to ratify it. In the

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Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese, JD is an organizer of Popular Resistance and co-directs Its Our Economy. He is an attorney who has been a political activist since graduating from George Washington Law School in 1980. Zeese co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio which airs on We Act Radio, 1480 AM. Zeese serves on the steering committees of the Private Manning Support Network which advocates for the Wikileaks whistle-blower, Chelsea Manning as well as on the advisory board of the Courage Foundation that advocates for Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers. Zeese was an organizer of the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. He serves as president of Common Sense for Drug Policy and has a long history in advocating the end of the drug war including serving as director of NORML and co-founder of Drug Policy Foundation. Zeese serves as Attorney General in the Green Shadow Cabinet, has worked to improve election integrity in the United States by challenging the activities of the national Chamber of Commerce through StopTheChamber.org, as well as the activities of Karl Rove’s Americans Crossroads and other Super PACs as part and seeking to overturn the Citizen’s United decision as part ofProtectOurElections.org. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including serving as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including Peter Camejo for governor of California and US president, where he served as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties.

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers, MD co-director of Its Our Economy, is a Maryland pediatrician. She left practice in 2007 to advocate full-time for a single payer health care system at both the state and national levels. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Veterans for Peace 'Peace Team.' She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio. Flowers served as Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program during the 2009-2010 national health reform process. She organized briefings, lobby days and testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in June, 2009 and before the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in June, 2010. She has appeared in local, national and international media. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. Flowers views the struggle for health care as part of a broader social, economic and environmental justice movement. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio and is published regularly in TruthOut, AlterNet, CounterPunch and AlJazeera English.

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Be Devoted To Justice Not To Order

The protests in Baltimore, being led by African American youth, have been unifying the city to force Baltimore to face up to a long-standing problem of widespread police abuse.

A demonstrator raises his fist as police stand in formation as a store burns, Monday, April 27, 2015, during unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore. The announcement by State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby that the six officers involved in

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Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers, MD co-director of Its Our Economy, is a Maryland pediatrician. She left practice in 2007 to advocate full-time for a single payer health care system at both the state and national levels. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Veterans for Peace 'Peace Team.' She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio. Flowers served as Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program during the 2009-2010 national health reform process. She organized briefings, lobby days and testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in June, 2009 and before the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in June, 2010. She has appeared in local, national and international media. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. Flowers views the struggle for health care as part of a broader social, economic and environmental justice movement. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio and is published regularly in TruthOut, AlterNet, CounterPunch and AlJazeera English.

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Labor Unions, Business Lobby Clash Over Obama’s Bid For TPP “Fast Track” Authority

Rather than building support and momentum for fast track, introduction of the fast-track bill seems to have had the opposite effect of galvanizing opposition and spurring mobilization against it.

Labor Unions, Business Lobby Clash Over Obama’s Bid For TPP “Fast Track” Authority

AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka, right, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue prepare to testify in Washington, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Obama's bid for "fast track" authority to advance trade deals being negotiated with numerous nations. WASHINGTON

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Kevin Zeese

Kevin Zeese, JD is an organizer of Popular Resistance and co-directs Its Our Economy. He is an attorney who has been a political activist since graduating from George Washington Law School in 1980. Zeese co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio which airs on We Act Radio, 1480 AM. Zeese serves on the steering committees of the Private Manning Support Network which advocates for the Wikileaks whistle-blower, Chelsea Manning as well as on the advisory board of the Courage Foundation that advocates for Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers. Zeese was an organizer of the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. He serves as president of Common Sense for Drug Policy and has a long history in advocating the end of the drug war including serving as director of NORML and co-founder of Drug Policy Foundation. Zeese serves as Attorney General in the Green Shadow Cabinet, has worked to improve election integrity in the United States by challenging the activities of the national Chamber of Commerce through StopTheChamber.org, as well as the activities of Karl Rove’s Americans Crossroads and other Super PACs as part and seeking to overturn the Citizen’s United decision as part ofProtectOurElections.org. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including serving as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties. He has been active in independent and third party political campaigns including Peter Camejo for governor of California and US president, where he served as press secretary and spokesperson for Ralph Nader in 2004. He ran for the US Senate in 2006; the only person ever nominated by the Green, Libertarian and Populist Parties.

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers

Margaret Flowers, MD co-director of Its Our Economy, is a Maryland pediatrician. She left practice in 2007 to advocate full-time for a single payer health care system at both the state and national levels. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She is a member of the Veterans for Peace 'Peace Team.' She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio. Flowers served as Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program during the 2009-2010 national health reform process. She organized briefings, lobby days and testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in June, 2009 and before the National Commission for Fiscal Responsibility and Reform in June, 2010. She has appeared in local, national and international media. Flowers serves on the coordinating committee of the Health Care is a Human Right Campaign-Maryland. She serves as Secretary of Health in the Green Shadow Cabinet. Flowers views the struggle for health care as part of a broader social, economic and environmental justice movement. She is an organizer of PopularResistance.org which is an outgrowth of her work in the Occupy Movement, where she helped organize the Occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, DC. She co-hosts, Clearing the FOG radio and is published regularly in TruthOut, AlterNet, CounterPunch and AlJazeera English.

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