We Have To Stop Pretending Our Economy Is Working (w/Guest Richard Wolff)
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Dr. Richard Wolff joins us today to talk about what happens if we don't stop pretending that our economy is working for anyone but the super rich, as we may be starting on the long road of endless recessions, depressions amid a long term downward spiral.
Republicans Want To Charge Social Security When Workers Take Maternity Leave ...
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Republicans in one of their cruel tricks, are planning on taking money out of Social Security, so if fellow workers want to take maternity leave, they have to weigh it against the cost of their retirement! Congressman Mark Pocan joins us to discuss this and more!
Are Republicans Scrubbing Mike Pence's Involvement To Prepare Him For the White House
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Some interesting actions by Republicans, was Mike Pence the head of Trump's transition team, did he have involvement in collusion with Russia? Are the Republicans trying to prep him for a shot at the White House?
Neoliberalism Is Creating a Mental Health Crisis
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Neoliberalism, the belief that markets are democratic and that what works for them, works for all parts of society, isn't working for working people. Neoliberalism is creating a mental health crisis in America and around the world! We have Reagan and Thatcher to thank for this!
Republicans are Planning To Blame Democrats For Debt They Created & The Media Is ...
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The Republicans are planning one of their oldest cons in the book, creating a massive amount of debt, and then blaming it on the Democrats! So why isn't the corporate media exposing their game plan?
Call Your Senators Now To Demand a Congressional Review Act For Net Neutrality ...
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Net Neutrality isn't finished yet. Fight For The Future's Evan Greer joins us to discuss how we can demand a Congressional Review Act to overturn the FCC's decision and save the free and open internet!
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Our Privatized Healthcare System Has Taken Someone Else and You Might Be Next
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The Privatized healthcare system has taken another life, this time one close to me. We are the only developed country not to have universal healthcare and the lack of it is taking lives everyday, you or someone you love could be next.
Tom Perez To Democrats! Organize, Organize, Organize, For 2018 and Beyond
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Tom Perez, the DNC Chairman and former U.S. Secretary of Labor has a message to voters.
Could Municipal Broadband Lead The Revolution To Resurrect Net Neutrality?
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Net Neutrality 's repeal is being fought by local cities across America through citywide, city run internet service. Garret Hour joins us to answer.
Could municipal broadband lead the revolution To resurrect net neutrality?
The Changing Definition Of Conservative From Barry Goldwater To Donald Trump
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How did conservatives go from the reasonable though wrong Barry Goldwater to an openly misogynist and racist [[and even more wrong) Donald Trump?
They don't make conservatives like they used to.
Why No Public Infrastructure Should Be Owned By For Profit Private Sector Entities
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America's infrastructure problem is approaching dire, and who owns the infrastructure might be a clue as to why. Do you think our public infrastructure should be owned by for profit groups?
The Human Cost Of Cutting Corporate Taxes
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Republicans keep telling us that less government means more freedom and they are right if we were talking about the rich. Less Healthcare for us, more "freedom" for them.
Book Reading: "Free Trade Doesn't Work' by Ian Fletcher
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Thom reads from 'Free Trade Doesn't Work' by author Ian Fletcher.
This very readable book is aimed at both ordinary concerned citizens and people with a bit of sophistication about economics. It is a systematic examination of why free trade is slowly bleeding America's economy to death and what can be done about it. It explains in detail why the standard economic arguments free traders use all the time are false, and what kind of economic ideas - well within the grasp of the average American - justify protectionism instead.
Could Paper Ballots Save The 2018 Elections From Election Fraud, Hacking and ...
How Chris Kobach Cut Elderly Voters So Republicans Could Cut Medicare and Social ...
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Did Chris Kobach work to undermine the voting power of elderly people so the Republicans could cut medicare and social security through their Tax Scam?
Will Trump Start A War To Distract From The Worsening Republican Economy?
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Donald Trump and the Republicans have been active in creating what some callers are saying is a "perfect storm" of the disenfranchised, further suggesting that Trump is planning to use these dejected Americans when he starts his war.
Donald Trump's Budget Will Cut Trillions From Social Safety Net To Give Tax Breaks...
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Moments before the show, The White House Released it's budget for the upcoming Fiscal year, and it's worse than we thought, Trump will take out Trillions to keep giving the super rich tax breaks, medicare, social security, food stamps, are all being cut. What are we to do?
Do we Need a Virtual Democracy? (w/Guest Richard Lang)
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Could a virtual Democracy be a way to fix our "In Real Life" democracy? Richard Lang seems to think so, here he tells us why, pulling from his new book "Virtual Country"
How Republicans Are Planning To Kill The Mueller Investigation
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Could the news surrounding Rachel Brand be part of a plan by Republicans to end the Mueller investigation of Donald Trump? If it is, how are we going to fight it?
How Long Will Your Vote Matter? (w/Guest David Daley)
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David Daley: Author of "Ratf**ked Why Your Vote Doesn't Count," joins us to discuss the myriad ways Republicans, Donald Trump and the morbidly rich are changing the system so your vote doesn't count!
Why Economics Needs A New Invisible Hand (w/Guest David Sloan Wilson)
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Professor David Sloan Wilson wants to use evolution as a core for new economic models. Is this a good idea?
Trump's America First Policy Is Leading America To Last Place In Healthcare
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Why doesn't America acknowledge the rights to food, education, or housing? Trump's America first policy is leading America to last place in all of these!
Do Republicans Think Donald Trump Isn't Conservative Enough?
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There are some on the far right who think Donald Trump isn't conservative enough, what would someone like that think about our show? Thankfully one called in!
How Hunter Gatherers May Hold The Key To Our Economic Future ...
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You've likely spent your day at work, paying bills or looking for a job so you could pay bills. James Suzman PhD, and author of Affluence Without Abundance, might have the solution for you, found in hunter gatherer societies.
Why We Can't Privatize Fire Fighters... Again
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Have you ever wondered what belongs to the commons, that which we all own collectively, and what happens when what is in the commons becomes part of the private sector?