Category Archives: General

Eric Alterman, Liberalism in America

Eric Alterman  (@Eric_Alterman) on the state of Liberalism in America today.  What this Democratic President is doing to Liberal politics and how cultural successes such as the growing acceptance of same sex marriage conjoin with backsliding on issues of economic … Continue reading

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Russ Feingold, Legalized Extortion & Alexis Goldstein, Occupy the SEC

Former Senator and founder of Progressives United, Russ Feingold (@russfeingold) joins Sam to talk about Citizens United, the partisan make-up of the Supreme court and what needs to be done to combat the corporate interests flooding Washington.   Check out … Continue reading

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General Strike – Occupy May Day 2012

NO LIVE SHOW TODAY:  The rain has stopped here in NYC and Sam has interviews from Bryant Park, one gathering center for Occupy May Day 2012, International Workers Holiday marches in New York City.  We will post the show later.  … Continue reading

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Glenn Greenwald, Profiting off Torture & Jeff Smith, OWS May Day 2012

Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald)  from Salon on the U.S. government’s changing attitude toward torture, criminal wrong doing and whistle blowers.   Our warrior president and former CIA spy Jose Rodriguez profits off torture.   Also,  Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) reports on plans for … Continue reading

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Cliff Schecter, News of the Week & Film Guy Matthew Weiss

It’s Casual Friday and Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) from Libertas LLC is here to discuss all the week’s news.  Show topic: The splintering of America as states push further and further away from Federal regulations.  On the brighter side, film guy … Continue reading

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Mike Sacks, SCOTUS on Arizona Immigration & Katrina vanden Heuvel, UniteWomen

UPDATE:  Huffington Post SCOTUS correspondent Mike Sacks (@MikeSacksHP) on Arizona’s controversial immigration law SB1070.  Also, April 28th is a day of marches and nation wide protest organized by Unite Women in reaction to the perpetual attacks on women’s rights.  Katrina … Continue reading

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Michael E. Mann, Climate Wars

Physicist, climatologist and director of the Earth System Science Center at Penn State University Michael Mann (@MichaelEMann) talks about the aggressive effort by Conservatives to discredit climate scientists, distract policy makers and manipulate public perception all with dire consequences.  His … Continue reading

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Myths & Truths: the Social Security Trust Account

Breaking down the Social Security Trustee Report, facts about the program’s financial health and why social insurance cannot increase the deficit.  Also, bringing the latest news from the BP Oil Spill Disaster settlement, Brian Barr from Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty … Continue reading

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James K. Galbraith, Instability of Inequality

Noted economist and professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and author James K. Galbraith on economic inequality in America and abroad, taxes and why the Obama Administration needs to … Continue reading

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Cliff Schecter & Casual Friday in Vegas

Sam is broadcasting live from the Mass Torts conference in Vegas.  Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter) from Libertas LLC joins him to talk about the NRA, the social and economic side to the gun lobby and Ted Nugent.   Also, this Friday … Continue reading

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