Video Anti-Fracking Activists James Cromwell And Pramilla Malick On Going To Jail

"Capitalism is a cancer."--- James Cromwell. Watch the full episode here: https://tytnetwork.com/2017/08/03/aggressive-progressives-aug-03-2017-2-2-2-2/

"Watch our extended interview with Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell before he reports to jail at 4 p.m. Friday in upstate New York for taking part in a nonviolent protest against a natural gas-fired power plant. Cromwell says he’ll also launch a hunger strike. He was one of six activists arrested for blocking traffic at the sit-in outside the construction site of the 650-megawatt plant in Wawayanda, New York, in December of 2015. The activists say the plant would promote natural gas fracking in neighboring states and contribute to climate change.

James Cromwell is known for his roles in some 50 Hollywood films, including "Babe," "The Artist," "The Green Mile" and "L.A. Confidential," as well as many television series, including "Six Feet Under." Democracy Now! spoke to him Thursday along with one of his co-defendants, Pramilla Malick. She is the founder of Protect Orange County, a community organization leading the opposition of the fracked gas power plant. She ran in 2016 for the New York state Senate."*

Read more here: https://www.democracynow.org/2017/7/14/extended_interview_with_actor_james_cromwell

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Jimmy Dore, Stef Zamorano, Steve Oh and Malcolm Fleschner on this week’s Aggressive Progressives. The group talks the healthcare vote, Charlie Gard case, DNC at Politicon and fracking. For more information go to http://www.blog.protectorangecounty.org/