Lessons From The National Teach-In: "No Substitute" For An Energized Citizenry
Thousands of people who tuned into Tuesday night's "National Teach-In to Take Back the American Dream" got a remarkable one-hour tutorial on how the economy collapsed, and with it the economic security of millions of working Americans. They also received a sobering reminder that the political system that set the stage for the collapse can't be counted on to repair the damage without persistent demands from We the People.
"Grassroots mobilization and an energized citizenry, there is just no substitute for it," said Robert Reich, University of California at Berkeley professor and former Labor secretary, during the special edition of "The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann," a daily television talk show that airs on Free Speech TV and RT TV.
The teach-in was a partnership between the Campaign for America's Future, Rebuild the Dream and Free