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The Education Watchdog – Teachers In The Lowest Paid District Go On Strike Again
This week on The Education Watchdog with Butch Santicola we have Maria Degnan from the Ringgold Education Association on the program. The Ringgold School District has the lowest paid teachers ...
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner – Mom’s Rising – How Mom’s Told Congress To Listen To People In Need
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner of Mom’s Rising joins us to talk about an action that Mom’s Rising held in Congress where they give each congressperson a book of testimonials from people who ...
Ted Hesson – POLITICO – Judge: DACA legal advice must be made public
Ted Hesson form POLITICO joins us to talk about how a Federal Judge from California has demanded all of the documents that lead the Trump Administration repealing DACA
Lisa Hymas – Media Matters – Victims of Natural Disasters Say It’s Time To Talk Climate Change
From Media Matters we have Lisa Hymas on the program who looked at editorial articles around areas that recently had natural disasters and how they are talking about climate change, ...
Justin Miller – The American Prospect – The Perils of $7.25
This week on our ongoing series “The Wages of Neglect” we have Justin Miller on the program to talk about the minimum wage. The minimum wage had its peak value ...
Frank Emspak – WIN – There’s Better Healthcare for Americans In France than America
Frank Emspak from Worker’s Independent News Joins us to tell us about his experience with French Healthcare services. While he was there he received a house call and apologies that ...
New Cyber Attack Targets Users on Public Wi-Fi
A security weakness has been discovered in Wi-Fi protocols that allow for attackers to intercept passwords and do much more damage. This weakness is being referred to as a KRACK ...
Jim Dean – Democracy For America
Jim Dean joins us from Democracy for America to discuss the the Alabama Senate race. Former US prosecutor and racial justice advocate Doug Jones is running against Judge Roy Moore, who ...
The New American Economy – Trash, Recycling, and The 3 R’s
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Megan Cassella – POLITICO – NAFTA Talks Stall
Megan Cassella joins us from Politico to discuss why further NAFTA negotiation talks have been delayed.