Common ground between Progressives and the Tea Party?
Feb. 8, 2011 9:27 am
By louisehartmannRepublicans in the House are expected to quietly pass legislation today to extend some of the most controversial provisions of the PATRIOT Act through the end of the year. Those provisions include allowing investigators to look at an individual’s library records, to wiretap their phone, and to conduct surveillance on them. The White House - and Democratic and Republican leadership in Congress are trying to figure out a way to extend these provisions through the end of 2013 – but for those of us who are uncomfortable with the clear overreaches of power and destruction of civil li
Daily Topics - Tuesday February 8th, 2011
Feb. 8, 2011 9:02 am
By shawnt56Hour One: Who's really running the American economy?
Two: Why do conservatives hate the idea of a unionized TSA? Adrian Moore, VP/Policy-Reason Foundation - http://reason.org
Hour Three: Should individual states have their own official state militia? Seton Motley, President-Less Government - www.lessgovernment.org
Daily Topics - Monday February 7th, 2011
Feb. 7, 2011 8:57 amBy shawnt56Contest! Get a signed copy of Thom's book Screwed. Would you sleep with Boehner for $350,000? We'll pick the winner today!
Hour One: What do former terrorists have to teach us about democracy? Plus, What role does Egypt's Labor Movement have in the Egyptian democracy uprising? Doug Cunningham - www.laborradio.org
Thursday 27 January '11 show notes
Feb. 7, 2011 7:44 am
By SueN- Thom live from radio row at the Families USA 2011 Health Action Conference, Washington, D.C.
- Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD, 3rd District) - Member, Committee on Energy and Commerce-Subcommittee on Health; Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Member, Committee on Natural Resources-Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands; Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Newsweek's Eleanor Clift.
The Taliban is running a shadow government in Afghanistan
Feb. 7, 2011 7:29 amBy louisehartmannAccording to a New York Times report – despite the surge of US troops in Afghanistan – the Taliban is operating secret governments across the country. For example in the Ghazni province – the Taliban is running a shadow government that collects taxes, runs schools, adjudicates civil disputes, and cooperates with villagers in military operations. It looks like the US strategy to weaken the Taliban is failing – and a new report by New York University’s Center for International Cooperation knows why.
Wednesday 26 January '11 show notes
Feb. 7, 2011 7:12 amBy SueN- What is the real state of our union?
- Congressman Peter DeFazio. State of the Union.
- The Nation Magazine's Ari Berman weighs in on the President's State of the Union address and looks ahead to year three.
- Tom Hayden, Former CA state senator, progressive activist and author-most recent book "The Long Sixties: From 1960 to Barack Obama". State of the Union.
Tuesday 25 January '11 show notes
Feb. 6, 2011 7:48 pmBy SueN- President Obama's Second State of the Union Speech tonight...what should we expect?
- Professor Frances Fox Piven, Professor of Political Science and Sociology at the Graduate Center, City University of NY; author most recently of "Challenging Authority: How Ordinary People Change America". Why is Glenn Beck targeting Frances Fox Piven...plus Professor Piven reveals her true mission.
- White House Deputy Press Secretary Jen Psaki.
Monday 24 January '11 show notes
Feb. 6, 2011 7:15 pmBy SueN- Has our government become a captive of big business?
- Nicki Kurokawa of the Independent Women's Forum. Social security...are people under 50 screwed?
- Jean Ross, Co-President of the National Nurses United. Labor segment: Nurses Call on President Obama to "Stand Up" and Protect Retirement Security in State of Union Speech.
- Virginia Lyons, Vermont State Senator (D-Chittendon District 6).
Friday 21 January '11 show notes
Feb. 6, 2011 6:03 pmBy SueN- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), "Brunch With Bernie".
- "Anything Goes on Townhall Fridays".
- Bob Edgar, President and CEO of Common Cause. Letter sent to DOJ re: Justices Scalia & Thomas conflict of interest re: Citizen's United ruling.
- Robert Weissman, President, Public Citizen.
Republicans are exploring a new strategy - repealing the 1965 Voter Rights Act...
Feb. 4, 2011 9:12 amBy louisehartmann
Who’s screwed?
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