This American Life debuts story on Brandon Darby

Hello friends -

This week on Chicago Public Radio/Public Radio International's This American Life, they debuted a story on Brandon Darby, the infamous RNC snitch. It's the second story in the show; it focuses on Brandon going from Katrina "hero" to informant. TAL is pretty liberal, and has been good to the cause before, so it's disappointing how apologetic it is toward Brandon. It's also pretty horrible how they glaze over activist theories in a way that put them down (i.e. "diversity of tactics" at around 39 minutes).

Listen here (for free).

What's most disappointing is that this is the only story they've done in regards to the 2008 RNC. I really think they have the capacity to do some good for people like the RNC8 and the Texas 2, but they probably won't if we don't tell them to!

They can be reached here:

web@thislife.org (general questions/comments/complaints)

storypitch@thislife.org (suggest stories, like the RNC8)

Unfortunately, I can't find any phone numbers.

Maybe this isn't the best idea, but it's an idea I had.

In solidarity,
Noah Balloon (RNC survivor/Rogue IMC)