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Alex Morash – Media Matters – Tin Foil Hat Awards
Media Matters Researcher Alex Morash joins us to announce this week’s winners of the tinfoil hat awards! You don’t want to miss this, Alex explains the link between Fox News ...
Livia Gershon – VICE News – Unions Aren’t Obsolete, They’re Being Crushed by Right-Wing Politics
Livia Gershon, a Freelance Reporter writing for VICE News joins us to discuss her article, “Unions Aren’t Obsolete, They’re Being Crushed by Right-Wing Politics.” Livia goes on to discuss the ...
Informed Action – Republicans Try To Ram Healthcare Through Before The End Of The Month
Tom Balya joins former Senator Allen Kukovich to discuss the healthcare proposal that Republicans are trying to ram through by the end of the month.
Mark McDermott – Immigration Solidarity
Labor educator Mark McDermott discusses immigration, solidarity, and the idea of sanctuary unions.
The Education Watchdog – Schools In The Florida Keys Will Hopefully Open Again Within A Week
This week on The Education Watchdog with Butch Santicola we have Holly Hamell Gordon from Southern Florida to report on the 10 schools between Key Largo and Key West that ...
Jenny Hopkinson – POLITICO – Farmers Embracing Soil Quality Reap The Benefits
Jenny Hopkinson from POLITICO joins us to talk about the importance of soil quality. Many farmers that are rotating crops more and embracing soil health are seeing tangible benefits in ...
Matt Gertz – Media Matters – Republican Governors Association Makes Propaganda Website To Influence Voters
Today from Media Matters we have Matt Gertz on the program to talk about a website created by the Republican Governors Association which was designed to bash democratic governors and ...
Joan Walsh – The Wages of Neglect Part 4
Joan Walsh, writer at The Nation, joins us to continue our series The Wages of Neglect. Joan is an expert on the white working class and why the democratic party ...
Rich Fiesta – ARA – The Graham-Cassidy Repeal Is Even Worse Than The Previous “Skinny Repeal”
Rich Fiesta from the Alliance for Retired Americans comes on the program to talk about how the most recent Graham-Cassidy Bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act is even worse ...
The New American Economy: Revitalizing a Community
This week on The New American Economy with Dr Patty DeMarco we have the President of The Homewood Children’s Village out of Pittsburgh, Dr Fred Brown on the program. The ...