The Fatal Flaw with Democracy
Of all the depressing things to take away from last night’s elections – and believe me, there are many – the most depressing is probably the fact that we have outsourced our political process to factions. Actual candidates and actual campaigns no longer run the show; billionaires and dark money do.
Will the billionaires buy another election?
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?
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.
Our kids are counting on us to reverse austerity.
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.
Green World Rising
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.
Daily Topics - Wednesday October 29th, 2014
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Be sure to check out our new videos: CARBON & LAST HOURS
- both narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio
Should public radio program in the public interest?
NPR is supposed to be our national public radio, but they're barely covering climate issues that are in the public's interest.
Only one month ago, a national New York Times/CBS News poll found that half of all Americans think that global warming is already having a serious impact. Sixty percent of those surveyed even said that protecting our environment should be a priority “even at the risk of curbing economic growth.”
What has greed cost America?
Gordon Gecko was wrong. Greed is not good. It’s very, very bad. And, it’s destroying America a little more each day.
This morning on MSNBC's conservative Morning Joe show, rock icon Graham Nash had this to say about the Koch Brothers.
Daily Topics - Tuesday October 28th, 2014
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Be sure to check out our new videos: CARBON & LAST HOURS
- both narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio
Are we in another bubble?
The United States has added more than $31 trillion dollars of household wealth since the crash of 2008, but that's not necessarily something to celebrate. According to the Global Wealth Report from Credit Suisse, wealth accumulation is outpacing income, which may be a sign of upcoming economic trouble.
Daily Topics - Monday October 27th, 2014
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Be sure to check out our new videos: CARBON & LAST HOURS
- both narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio
Daily Topics - Friday October 24th, 2014
Join Thom in our chatroom during the program!
Be sure to check out our new videos: CARBON & LAST HOURS
- both narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio
