The Koch Brothers have a plan for Recruiting Students for the Tea Party
May. 12, 2011 7:57 amBy louisehartmannStudents at public universities are screwed. Earlier this week it was revealed that American oligarch Charles Koch – one of the billionaire Koch brothers – has a deal with Florida State University where he can handpick right-wing professors for the universities Economics Department in exchange for a heft cash donation to the school. Investigative reporter Lee Fang is now reporting that this story only scratches the surface
Tuesday 10 May '11 show notes
May. 11, 2011 3:52 pmBy SueN- Sabrina Schaeffer, Senior Fellow - Independent Women's Forum. Have 30 years of Reaganomics impoverished us so much that we can't afford benefits for working moms?
- Marjorie Cohn, Professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and past President of the National Lawyers Guild. Rule of law...The Targeted Assassination of Osama Bin Laden
- Former Minnesota Governor and Navy Seal Jesse Ventura.
Republicans in Florida are now privatizing their union-busting efforts...
May. 11, 2011 8:21 amBy louisehartmannRepublicans in Florida are so obsessed with privatization – they are now privatizing their union-busting efforts. The City of Winter Park – just hired a firm of right-wing political consultants to fight 150 city workers who are trying to form a union.
Education in in a "State of Emergency"
May. 10, 2011 8:04 amBy louisehartmannEducation, Education, Education. This week – schools are public issue number one as teachers – students – and parents are holding demonstrations from New York to California to protest cuts to education budgets. In what they are calling a weeklong “state of emergency” – the California Teachers Association is holding a sit-in at their state capital in response to Governor Jerry Brown’s proposed $7 billion cut to educat
Monday 9 May '11 show notes
May. 9, 2011 2:49 pmBy SueN- John Nichols, Washington Correspondent - The Nation Magazine. Wisconsin Republicans rushing to pass agenda ahead of recalls.
- Bill Keller, Founder - Live Prayer.com. Pilot refuses to fly two Muslim men to tolerance conference.
- Peter Ferrara, Director of Policy-Carleson Center for Public Policy. Reaganomics Vs.
Is it time for a new Civil Rights movement for Muslims in America?
May. 9, 2011 7:50 amBy louisehartmannTwo Muslim religious leader were kicked off an airplane last week in Memphis – simply because they were Muslim. The two imams - both in traditional Muslim dress – went through multiple security screenings – and boarded the Delta Airlines Commuter flight. But shortly after taxing toward the runway – the plane returned to the gate and TSA came aboard and removed the men citing concerns from the other passengers.
Transcript: Thom Hartmann: The Big Picture: Less Bush and Bin Laden - and more Gandhi and King. 3 May '11
May. 7, 2011 3:49 pmBy SueNIf there is one thing that we can take away from the death of Osama Bin Laden - it’s that war doesn’t work.