Wednesday 22 June '11 show notes
Jun. 23, 2011 5:22 pmBy SueN- William Goodman, Attorney, President Board of Directors w/Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice. Law suit challenging Michigan's Emergency Manager law filed today.
- Ken Klukowski of The American Civil Rights Union. What is the problem with the U.S. Supreme Court?
- Macon Cowles, City Councilman-Boulder, CO / environmental & civil rights attorney.
Tuesday 21 June '11 show notes
Jun. 23, 2011 5:01 pmBy SueN- Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR). It's time for our Troops to Come Home.
- Peter Ferrara, General counsel of the American Civil Rights Union, author. Why do conservatives want to throw "Obamacare" under the bus?
- Rose Ann DeMoro, Executive Director - National Nurses United.
Are the Republicans driven by putting one man out of work - President Obama?
Jun. 23, 2011 8:43 amBy louisehartmannI’ve been saying for a long time that Republicans have one strategy – to crash the economy so that President Obama loses in 2012. Now – finally – it looks like Democrats have figured that out. In a press conference on Capitol Hill yesterday – top Democrats called out Republicans for stopping anything that will help the economy.
Are we on the verge of seeing a mass extinction in Earth’s oceans?
Jun. 22, 2011 8:11 amBy louisehartmannAre we on the verge of seeing a mass extinction in Earth’s oceans? That’s what a group of top ocean scientists warn in a new report released this week by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean. Because of pollution and global warming – the oceans are losing oxygen and becoming more acidic – threatening to trigger a mass extinction not seen in over 50 million years – when half of all the life in the oceans wa
He had no other option to receive medical care – except for prison
Jun. 21, 2011 7:56 amBy louisehartmannA North Carolina man – James Richard Verone – was sent to jail earlier this month after he tried to rob one dollar from a bank. Verone’s motive for the petty crime was simple – he wanted to go to prison so that he could get healthcare. After he was laid off as a delivery driver for Coca Cola – Verone found himself without health insurance and in constant pain due to arthritis. He was repeatedly denied health insuranc
Monday 20 June '11 show notes
Jun. 20, 2011 4:59 pmBy SueN- Ryan McConaghy, Director of the Economic Program at Third Way. Cash for geezers vs. geezers for McJobs.
- Stephen Moore, Editorial board member and senior economics writer, The Wall Street Journal. IMF warns global economic recovery in danger...conservatives say US should "default".
- Robert Lennox, the secretary-treasurer of Teamsters Local 495.
Friday 17 June '11 show notes
Jun. 20, 2011 4:50 pmBy SueN- Show live from Netroots Nation in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). "Brunch With Bernie".
- Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky: health care, taxation.
- Lily Eskelsen, VP - National Education Association.
- Dr. Jared Bernstein, Senior Fellow - Center on Budget & Policy Priorities.