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The New American Economy – The Hip Hop Caucus On Environmental Justice
October 04, 2017

This week, Dr. Patricia DeMarco invites Mustafa Santiago Ali, environmental justice advocate. After 24 years at the Environmental Protection Agency, Mustafa became the Senior Vice President of Climate, Environmental Justice ...

Andrew Restuccia – POLITICO – Executive Order On Welfare May Be Coming Soon
October 04, 2017

Politico reporter Andrew Restuccia comes on the program to wan us about a possible executive order that  may be coming down that will effect welfare recipients. It appears that there ...

Alex Kaplan – Media Matters – Teamsters Truck Drivers In Puerto Rico Did Not Strike
October 04, 2017

Alex Kaplan of Media Matters joins us to follow up the report about right wing media falsely reporting a strike of Teamster truck drivers. He says that the report started ...

Berry Craig – KY AFL-CIO – Janus Vs AFSCME May Result In National Right To Work For Less For All Public Sector Workers
October 04, 2017

From the Kentucky Labor Institute was have Berry Craig on the program to talk about the Janus vs AFSCME Supreme Court Case which would ostensibly make all public sector work ...

Doug Cunningham – WIN – Newark Teachers Win Settlement of $8-10 Million
October 04, 2017

Doug Cunningham of Worker’s Independent News joins us to give us good news about Newark, NJ teachers and how they won a legal battle giving them $8-10 million after the ...

The Point Of Pittsburgh – How To Create Good Local Jobs
October 03, 2017

This week on The Point of Pittsburgh with Rosemary Trump and Charlie McCollester we talk about states posing legislative restrictions on cities and how we create good local jobs.

Helen Hutchison – LWV – Gerrymandering Is Heading To The Supreme Court
October 03, 2017

President of the League of Women Voters in California Helen Hutchison joins us to report on the Gill vs Whitford case that will be heard by the SCOTUS. This is ...

The Thomas Merton Center – PNC Should Divest From Nuclear Weapons Manufacturers
October 03, 2017

The Thomas Merton Center program on We Are Pittsburgh invites Paul Dordal and Bonnie DiCarlo on the program to talk about how PNC should divest from nuclear weapons manufactures as ...

The Labor Intensive: Forced Arbitration Needs to Be Stopped and SCOTUS Can Do It
October 03, 2017

Rosemary Trump and Charlie McCollester join us for their weekly segment to talk about modern politics from a historical perspective. We discuss the shooting in Las Vegas and what the ...

George Miranda – Union Workers Are Providing Huge Amounts Of Relief In Puerto Rico
October 03, 2017

From Teamsters Joint Council 16 we have George Miranda on the program to give us the direct news on the relief efforts by union workers in Puerto Rico. He says ...