“. . . I write today from a position rare for a former prosecutor: to beseech you to commute the sentence of a man I helped put behind bars.”

Thus begins one of the most stunning letters I have ever read, written almost four years ago by former U.S. Attorney James H. Reynolds to President Joe Biden, pleading with him to exonerate former American Indian Movement (AIM) leader Leonard Peltier, who had been convicted of murdering two FBI agents at South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation in 1975.

Palestinians and Israelis agree that the Gaza resistance was the main reason behind Israel’s forced decision to accept a ceasefire and begin its gradual withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.

The oddity is that Palestinians—dying, resisting, but remaining steadfast in Gaza—usually stand at the polar opposite of everything the Israeli government and military represent.

The same is true for the Israeli government. Yet, from the very start of the Israeli genocide, both sides entered into an undeclared agreement: the Israelis wanted to destroy the Palestinian resistance and take full control of Gaza, while the Palestinians wanted to thwart the Israeli objectives.

We launch GREEP Zoom #212 with a lovely poem from our Laureate MIMI GERMAN, who tells us about the feminist community of Rohava in northern Syria.

Co-convenor MIKE HERSH introduces Prof. ERIC KINGSON takes us on a long journey for saving Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid, which he says have deep popular support.

MARGARET VILLANI expresses her concern about the lethal swoop now trashing Medicare & Medicaid.

ELLEN GOTTLIEB from Save Social Security & Medicare Now.com tells us of upcoming Florida events.

Longtime organizer DANIELA GIOSEFFI warns that the dispersal of personal from Social Security & Medicare comprise an urgent threat.

We hear from ROBERT COPLIN on California’s SSI shortcomings.

KEVIN EISENSTADT seeks guidance on the best time to take SSI benefits.

DONALD SMITH and MICKI LEADER warn about the need to sustain public support for these public institutions.

Grassroots organizing questions come from BRYAN BLAKELY.

Environmental broadcaster KEN GALE checks in from WBAI with vital green info about ECO-RADIO.

What is SBI and which side is on track to win?

The Advance Ohio Higher Education Act (SB1) is a bill that the majority party in the State of Ohio Legislature claims will put education over indoctrination at our colleges and universities. Trumpeted as a reform bill, SB1 would ban diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI), topics it deems controversial, and faculty strikes while requiring reviews of tenured professors along with enacting other anti-education measures. In other words, SB1 is designed instead to ensure indoctrination over education thereby, once again, proving that in MAGA world, every accusation is a confession.

Which side will win in the fight over SB1? Truth or deception? Read on.

An “important breakthrough” in Alzheimer’s disease treatment may soon be forthcoming. Local doctor Gerard Nuovo, MD recently published a study revealing encouraging results using an existing drug and mice.

An estimated seven million people in the US suffer from Alzheimer's disease. Although some treatments are available, they are expensive, may slow the disease down a bit, but offer no cure. Some have potentially negative side effects. 

The study is considered “pre-clinical” because drugs must be tested in animals before they can be tested in people. Surprisingly, mouse models of Alzheimer's disease are extensively used in research. They are valuable because the mouse brain has the actual human gene that can cause Alzheimer's disease. 

In human Alzheimer's disease, certain proteins called “BCL2 family proteins” concentrate in the damaged neurons. A mouse model of the disease involves giving mice the human gene that causes Alzheimer’s then administering a drug to block the BCL2 protein.