Tuesday 4 November '14 show notes
Nov. 5, 2014 9:29 amBy SueN- It's election day 2014...have you voted?
- Brendan Fischer, Center for Media and Democracy (CMD): Chasing dark money
- Lee Fang, The Nation & Republic Report: How Mitch McConnell Is Bending Every Last Campaign Finance Rule
- Chris Melody Fields, Election Protection: Protecting your vote
- Luke Vargas: reporting on the election from New Hampshire
- Justin Duckham: covering the election live from Kentucky
Monday 3 November '14 show notes
Nov. 4, 2014 9:54 amBy SueN- What happens when your democracy has been hijacked by billionaires?
- Neil McCabe, Guns & Patriots Newsletter: What will happens if the GOP takes over congress?
- Jim Dean, Democracy for America: On the road for democracy
Will the billionaires buy another election?
Nov. 4, 2014 9:08 amBy Thom Hartmann A...You need to know this…The 2014 midterm elections are officially the most expensive midterm elections in American history. According to the Center for Responsive Politics around $3.67 billion will be spent this election cycle - beating out the previous record of $3.63 billion spent in the 2010 midterms.
Why hasn't BP been given the corporate death penalty?
Nov. 3, 2014 12:18 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...The 2010 BP oil disaster released about 5 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and according to a new study, about 2 million barrels are still trapped on the ocean floor. The study, called Fallout Plume of Submerged Oil from Deepwater Horizon, was conducted by researchers from the University of California, and led by geochemistry professor Dave Valentine.
Friday 31 October '14 show notes
Nov. 3, 2014 9:57 amBy SueN- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT): "Brunch With Bernie"
- Dave Rosenfeld, OSPIRG / Oregon Right to Know: Should you have the 'right to know' about GMO?
- Pamela Smith, Verified Voting: Protect your vote on election day
Our kids are counting on us to reverse austerity.
Oct. 31, 2014 12:04 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...According to UNICEF, even in the world's richest countires, children remain “the most enduring victims” of the recession. In the last six years, 2.6 million more kids have fallen below the poverty line, and more than half of them live right here in the United States.
Thursday 30 October '14 show notes
Oct. 31, 2014 8:59 amBy SueN- Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio: The Bush fear machine is baaaack...
- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA): why we need the new Right to Vote Act
- Investigative Journalist Greg Palast: EXPOSED-GOP purge threatens millions of voters
- NY Times journalist James Risen, Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless War: Would you Pay Any Price?
- Plus, our newest video debuts - Episode 3: Green World Rising.
Green World Rising
Oct. 30, 2014 12:11 pmBy Thom Hartmann A...In two previous videos narrated by Leonard DiCaprio and available over at GreenWorldRising.org, we’ve seen the dangers that global warming and climate change present for our planet and the human race.