Whirlpool Corporation crushes dissent in Benton Harbor Michigan

"Here, Whirlpool controls not only Benton Harbor and the residents, but also the court system itself. They will do anything to crush you if you stand up to them. That's why it's so important to fight this. I'm going to fight them until the end. This is not just an attack on Rev. Pinkney. It's an attack on every single person that lives in Benton Harbor, in the state and around the country."   - Rev. Edward Pinkney

This morning, we feature an interview with Joe Peary, a friend of Reverend Edward Pinckney, who is a community activist from Benton Harbor Michigan currently serving a TEN year prison sentence for allegedly changing the dates next to some signatures on a recall petition for the mayor of the town of Benton Harbor (despite testimony by the people who signed the petition saying that they had changed the dates themselves).

According to Victoria Collier of Truth-Out, "The recall was prompted by the mayor's continued support for tax evasion by the Whirlpool Corporation, the Fortune 500 company and $19 billion global appliance manufacturer, headquartered in Benton Harbor.....the politically motivated prosecution against Pinkney killed the petition to recall Hightower, who many believe would have been ousted due to his ongoing protection of Whirlpool's interests at the expense of impoverished Benton Harbor, which is over 90 percent African-American."