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Alec Loorz, 17, Sues US Govt. for Global Warming

Alec Loorz, youth activist, founder of  Kids vs. Global Warming and organizer of  iMatterMarch.org began his activism at the age of 12.  Now five years later, he is suing the government over global warming.  He talks to Sam about his … Continue reading

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Joel Rubin, Israel and the Iranian Nuke Negotiations

UPDATE:  Joel Rubin (@JoelMartinRubin), Director of Policy and Government Affairs for the Ploughshares Fund, joins Sam to discuss the current state of the Iranian nuclear talks, what the Iranians want and how we monitor their activity.  Click thru for links … Continue reading

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Matt Taibbi on JPM & NATO Protest Preview

Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) on JP Morgan Chase, the “hedging”, the gambling and the loss.   It’s a federally funded bank, so who pays and what will this do to the debate on the Volker Rule, Dodd-Frank and other regulatory legislation?   Also, … Continue reading

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Too Big Fail, Psychopaths Roam Wall Street & More

UPDATE: Link here to the article Sam references about Psychopaths on Wall Street. The two billion dollar loss at JP Morgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon wins a TV mulligan.  Colin Powell says, if you screw up…own it!  Psychopaths, … Continue reading

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Cliff Schecter, News Roundup & Lizz Winstead Lizzing Free!

Sam’s back LIVE!  Refreshed from his day off just in time for Casual Friday.  Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) from Libertas LLC discusses all the week’s news.  We have a special Friday guest for our movie pick, comedian and author Lizz Winstead … Continue reading

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Jerry Ensminger, Poisoning at Camp Lejeune & We’re Not Broke, Tax Dodging Corps.

Recoup Day!  We’re live-to-tape but still delivering fresh new content for you! Sam talks with Marine Corps Master Sgt Jerry Ensminger, a faithful Marine for 25 years, who learned that his daughter’s leukemia was directly linked to the contaminated water … Continue reading

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Poll Results: Wisconsin, N. Carolina & Indiana

Four states went to the polls yesterday and we’ll have the latest news.  Wisconsin Democrats select Milwaukee Mayor Barrett to run against Walker in next month’s recall election – we’ll hear from our guy in Madison, Josh Orton (@joshorton).  Republican … Continue reading

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Eyal Press, Heeding the Voice of Conscience & Jay! Tomlinson, Best of the Left

Author Eyal Press (@EyalPress) on his book, Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times, tales of ordinary people making extraordinary leaps of faith, at great personal risk, for what is right.  Also, … Continue reading

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Todd Gitlin, the Promise and Pitfalls of Occupy

Author, scholar and sociologist Todd Gitlin (@toddgitlin) joins Sam to talk about what the Occupy Wall Street movement offers America and what it needs to do in order to be effective.  Link here to check out his forthcoming book, Occupy … Continue reading

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Cliff Schecter, News and Politics & Isabel Gillies, Movie Pick & Jeff Smith, PROP

Casual Friday is here bringing our Friday Favorites: Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) from Libertas LLC on news and politics from the week and Isabel Gillies  (@isabelgillies) with a movie recommendation to kick off the weekend!  And Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) reports on … Continue reading

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