Thom talks with Congressman Mark Pocan [[D-WI, 2nd District) about the latest goings on in Washington and they take listener calls. [[Pt 1/3)
Thom talks with Congressman Mark Pocan [[D-WI, 2nd District) about the latest goings on in Washington and they take listener calls. [[Pt 1/3)
Total duration 16 minutes:Thom and Congressman Mark Pocan [[D-WI, 2nd District) take listener calls on the pressing topics of the day including the United Airlines scandal, Syria, local political activism, and Trump's big mouth.
Thom and Congresssman Mark Pocan [[D-WI, 2nd District) take calls on the hot political topics of the day. [[Pt 3/3)
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Our Country Is So Screwed Up United's Stock Went UP After They Pointlessly Beat Up a PassengerThom talks about the disturbing reality that United's brutal efficiency dealing with a "difficult" passenger was seen as a benefit to their business until public backlash brought it back down.
Ends abruptly at 6:56:Thom draws parallels between the current administration and Milton Mayer's book They Thought They Were Free. Scary stuff to watch out for.
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Is Air Travel a Right or a Privilege? Should Airports Be Privatized? [[w/Guest Charles Sauer)Thom sits down with guest Charles Sauer [[Libertarian Economist, President - The Market Institute) to talk about the nature of competition, regulation, privatization, and how they might relate to air travel in the US.
Thom covers a viral clip of an Oklahoma congressman telling his constituents he doesn't work for them. Here's the list of his real bosses.
Thom talks with a caller about the increasing corporatization of America, and the unrelenting profit drive exploiting our population.
Thom frames the recent United Airlines scandal in the larger context of the onward march towards brutal corporate facism, being increasingly upheld by violent enforcers.
Thom sits down with guest Sophia McClennen [[Director - The Center for Global Studies, Associate Director - The School of International Affairs, Professor, International Affairs and Comparative Literature, and Author of Colbert's America) on the many benefits and uses of satire.
Thom talks with guest John Hope Bryant [[Chairman/CEO - Operation Hope and the Hope Global Forum, and Author - How the Poor Can Save Capitalism) about bringing non-profit financial services to under served communities.
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Will TV-Addicted Trump's Nuclear Diplomacy Get Us All Killed?
[[w/Guest Host Alex Lawson)Guest host Alex Lawson talks about Trump's posturing over North Korea, Afghanistan, and Syria. What will it all lead to? Can we rule out a nuclear strike?
Guest Host Alex Lawson [[Executive Director - Social Security Works, Co-Owner - We Act Radio) chats with guest Josselyn Berry [[Interim Director - Progress Now AZ) about getting directly involved in your state and some of the particular struggles right now in Arizona.
Guest Host Alex Lawson [[Executive Director - Social Security Works, Co-Owner - We Act Radio) chats with guest Nelini Stamp [[Working Families Party and Tax March Executive Committee) about the "Tax Marches" happening all across the country and pressuring Trump to finally release his taxes like he promised during his campaign.
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Why Should We Worry More About Drug Prices Than About the Cancer They Treat?
[[w/Guest Heather Block)
Guest Host Alex Lawson [[Executive Director - Social Security Works, Co-Owner - We Act Radio) talks with guest Heather Block [[Activist on the high cost of drugs, who has worked on international projects in over 30 countries, and current cancer patient) about the ludicrously high cost of prescription drugs in the US and what we can do to lower them.
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Corporate Media is Marching in Lockstep, Pushing Us Towards War [[w/Guest Richard Eskow)Guest host Alex Lawson [[Executive Director - Social Security Works and Co-Owner - We Act Radio) talks with guest Richard Eskow [[Senior Fellow - Campaign for America's Future, Host - The Zero Hour) about the corporate media's complicity in the military industrial complex's relentless drive to push us into war.
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Our Power Comes From Lifting Other Voices Up, Not Pushing Them Down
[[w/Guest Kymone Freeman)
Guest host Alex Lawson [[Executive Director - Social Security Works and Co-Owner - We Act Radio) sits down with guest Kymone Freeman [[Program Director/Host - We Act Radio) about the corporate media's role in politics and how independent media can give voice to justice.
Guest host Alex Lawson [[Executive Director - Social Security Works and Co-Owner - We Act Radio) talks with guest Dr. Heidi Hartmann, PhD [[President/CEO - Institute for Women's Policy Research, and no relation to Thom) about the need for government to collect demographic and other types of data, in the face of trends toward collecting less).
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Who's REALLY Behind "Independent" Opposition to Lowering Drug Prices?
[[w/Guest Lee Fang)Guest host Alex Lawson [[Executive Director - Social Security Works and Co-Owner - We Act Radio) talks with guest Lee Fang [[Investigative Reporter - The Intercept) about a deceptive campaign to shut down Al Franken's bill to lower prescription drug prices. Guess who wants them to stay high?
Thom talks about his recent trip to a small country that has been ranked as happier and greener than anywhere else, as well as touching on environmental concerns, and how health care is managed outside the United States.
Thom talks with a caller about the environmental damage done by factory farming that is dominating our agricultural landscape.
Thom talks with a caller about ideas on how to restore soil quality depleted by our agricultural system.
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Politically, We Find High Health Care Costs Unacceptable
[[w/Guest Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal)Thom sits down with Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal [[Long Time New York Times Reporter, Former ER Doctor, and Author - An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back) to talk about the spiraling healthcare costs in the US and what can be done about them.
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We Have to Protect Ourselves From the Threat of the Far Left!
Oh Wait, There Isn't One
Thom talks with a caller about who is [[and isn't) in the "far left" in America.
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Trump's On the Job Training Involves the Checkbook and Nuclear Arsenal of the Nation
[[w Mark Pocan)Thom and Congressman Mark Pocan [[D-WI, 2nd District) cover the news of the day and take listener calls on various topics including the Georgia special election results and more.
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