An interview with Rep. Greg Casar, progressive Hispanic and first term in Congress, about his visit to various countries in South America and how the US can begin supporting and favorizing democracy there instead of supporting right-wing oligarchs.

Calling on the US to publish its role in organizing the overthrow of President Allende of Chile.

The dictator Pinochet, despite being dead, is exerting a growing influence in Chile in favor of fascism, much as the fascist-in-chief is doing in the US.

*Chile president [Boric] gives staunch defense of democracy, 50 years after Pinochet coup.*

Republicans in Texas have passed many laws for repression of all sorts of people they wish to persecute.

One of these laws allow the state to rig elections in Houston, the state's biggest city, if Republicans claim there was an "irregularity" in the election.

Another is meant to force trans adolescents to go through puberty the way they do not want to. Forcing people to undergo irreversible biological changes is gratuitous cruelty.

Another law will enable state officials to force prosecution of abortions.

Other Republican laws are nasty in spirit but can be blunted with effort. For instance, young people can defeat censorship of school libraries by buying books and sharing them. Prohibition of drag shows can be overcome by sharing videos.

As for prohibition of participation of trans-people in sports, that may lead to disappointment, but people need to distinguish between the important things in life and the side issues. People can get obsessed with sports, but we should not take that to mean sports matter.

Richard Stallman will speak, along with other GNU contributors, on Sep 27 as part of the GNU 40th anniversary celebration in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.

The page does not describe live streaming, but we understand it will happen.

US citizens: call on Congress to enact ethics standards for the Supreme Court.

The Capitol Switchboard numbers are +1-202-224-3121, +1-888-818-6641 and +1-888-355-3588.

If you phone, please spread the word!