The Division of Light and Power

Private investor-owned utilities in Texas Ohio California Illinois and elsewhere are crushing consumers with sky-high rates price gouging and criminal behavior.The Division of Light and Power is the thoroughly documented true story of one courageous American mayor who fought and beat a utility monopoly in an epic battle which involved corporate espionage and sabotage bank co-conspirators extortion political corruption organized crime mob-directed assassination attempts congressional investigations and media cover-ups.The powers that be tried to buy him and when he couldnt be bought they tried to kill him. When that failed the utilitys bank gave him a choice: Privatize the citys electric system or the city would be thrown into default. The mayor said no to extortion never gave in and saved over a billion dollars in assets for his city and its people. Meet Mayor Dennis Kucinich of Cleveland who fought to give power to the people. Battling his way up from the streets of the city he and his family lived in twenty-one different places by the time he was seventeen including a couple of cars. By the age of thirty-one as Americas youngest big-city mayor his stand to protect Clevelands Muny Light against a utility monopoly and its banking partner drew international attention and praise as The outstanding public official in America an award presented by Bob Hope. This is Mayor Dennis Kucinichs story but if you want to know why your utility rates are so high it may be your citys story too.