This week on the Truth to Power Happy Hour, we gather around the microphones at the start of Black History Month for a freewheeling conversation among Forward Radio programmers, Justin Mog (Sustainability Now) and Lonnie Griesbaum (Backtracks), along with Forward Radio Community Partner, Doug Lowry (Sowers of Justice). This week we cover Biden’s National Defense Authorization Act, COVID response, and the problems of government-funded private monopolies around vaccine R&D. That leads into a discussion of alternatives like the cooperative economics which helped sustain the black community through many challenging moments in our nation’s history. To mark Black History Month, the Louisville Community Grocery will be participating in the upcoming Third Thursday Forum on Collective Courage Thursday, February 18, 2021 from noon to 1pm. Find the link to register or watch live-streamed at https://www.facebook.com/events/215498056786418/. We wrap up the show talking about Louisville’s new police review board and the black candidates who have announced their bids for Louisville’s next mayor.

Learn more about the Louisville Community Grocery at https://loufoodcoop.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/louisvillecommunitygrocery

Learn more about Cleveland’s inspiring Evergreen Cooperatives at https://www.evgoh.com

Check out the Sowers of Justice Network: https://www.facebook.com/SOJNLou/

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