Democracies Now AND Eric Schmidt, Google Inhofe

Julie Fisher, expert and scholar on Civil Society and Democracy talks about the heady work of intrepid organizers covered in her recently published book, "Importing Democracy; The Role of NGO's in South Africa, Tajikistan, and Argentina." Her blog posts observations about budding democracies in crisis, and books can be ordered at: www.importingdemocracy.org. She vows to return to the show to cover other countries' uphill struggles, with another colleague. Watch KUCI for future program details. Brad Johnson, Campaign Manager for Forecast the Facts, introduces listeners to his organization founded in Jan 2012. This grass roots organization monitors meteorologists around the country, both the climate-change denying and the enlightened kind, given the power that these highly visible broadcasters have in disseminating information to the general public. Johnson also speaks about Google CEO, Eric Schmidt's recent $25,000/plate fundraiser for the reelection campaign of Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe - pondering the IT Giant's interests with those of the most famous climate-change denier in the U.S. Senate. More information is available at: www.forecasthefacts.org