Remember the days when people retired in their fifties and sixties? Or their seventies?

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American workers are screwed. If you want workers’ rights – move to South Africa. Wal Mart just inked a new deal to open up stores across South Africa – but in order to get the deal done – Wal Mart had to make some concessions –honoring union contracts among workers. And it’s not only in South Africa – Wal Mart lets workers unionize all over the world in Brazil – Argentina – China – and the United Kingdom – everywher

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In our “Ways to fix the economy that our politicians are ignoring” news – two new reports suggest that raising the minimum wage could do wonders for the American economy. The reports – one form the University of Massachusetts – the other from the University of Cal Berkeley – shoot down the myth that a hike in the minimum wage results in fewer jobs – calling this “disemployment” theory baseless. The reports do say though that a higher minimum wage translates into more money into the pocket of workers, and thus more spending, which drives our economy. This is basic economics

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Hour One: Bush Tax cuts...who's better off 10 years later? Cliff Schecter, Libertas LLC

Hour Two: Student loans in arears? Swat Team could be coming to visit you! David Sirota

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Hour One: Are you happy? Seton Motley, Less Government

Hour Two: "When it comes to healthcare, nothing beats good old fashioned American capitalism!" Peter Ferrara, American Civil Rights Union

The Republican Party is making us less safe in America. One organization has taken notice of the relentless defense of gun-rights by the Republican Party that has stripped away nearly every single effective gun control law over the last few decades – turning America into the wild west of gun ownership. And that organization is Al Qaeda. That’s right – in a recently released video – an Al Qaeda spokesman encourages ji

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Is Jon Stewart single-handedly bringing down Fox News? According to the recent Neilson ratings – the Daily Show averaged 2.3 million viewers – a 19% increase in the month of May alone – and a number that beats every single show on Fox except O’Reilly. But O’Reilly’s hold on the top may not last long either.

You need to know this. New job numbers highlight a slowing economic recovery. 54,000 jobs were created last month – the 15th straight month of job creation. The jobless rate stands at 9.1%. But 54,000 fell way short of what economists projected – about 165,000 jobs. It’s also the slowest job growth in 8 months. And considering that 200,000 jobs need to be created each month just to keep up with popu

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Welcome to our newest Free Speech TV affiliate, Access Humboldt in Eureka, CA

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Hour One: Conservative candidates...on a "mission from God?" Cliff Schecter, Libertas LLC

More unfortunate news of how irresponsible budget cuts kill people. A man drowned yesterday – as firefighters and first responder just watched from shore. The firefighters couldn’t help the man because they didn’t have training or cold-water gear thanks to budget cuts back in 2009. Earlier this year – deadly fires were sparked in Chicago and New York with first responders showing up late also because of budget

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Hour One: Thom & conservative Ron Miller debate America's adult baby syndrome on "Medicare"

Hour Two: Could your cell phone make you sick? Dr. Olga Naidenko, Environmental Working Group

Hour Three: "The Last Mountain" one community fights back against "Big Coal" - Robert Kennedy, Jr.