Sat, 2 May 2015
Zaid Jilani, Journalist |
Sat, 2 May 2015
Kymone Freeman, co-founder of We Act Radio |
Sat, 25 April 2015
Owen Davis, Reporter on Wall Street and finance for International Business Times. John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation |
Sat, 25 April 2015
Al Lewis, author of "Surviving Workplace Wellness...: With Your Dignity, Finances and (Major) Organs Intact" Dr. Sanjeev Sriram, Host of Dr. America |
Sat, 25 April 2015
Dean Baker, co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research |
Sat, 18 April 2015
Mark Gubard, expert on emerging technology and human security
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Sat, 18 April 2015
Amina Wadud, a scholar of Islam and co-founder of the group Sisters in Islam Nathan Newman, director of Data Justice |
Sat, 18 April 2015
Jim Dean, chair of Democracy for America |
Sat, 11 April 2015
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Sat, 11 April 2015
Terry O'Neill, President of the National Organization for Women |
Sat, 11 April 2015
Stephen Miles, Advocacy Director of Win Without War |
Sat, 4 April 2015
Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson, Co-Directors of Social Security Works John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies |
Sat, 4 April 2015
Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) |
Sat, 28 March 2015
Maya Rockeymoore, President and CEO of the Center for Global Policy Solutions Dale Carrico, critical theorist and rhetorician. |
Sat, 28 March 2015
Mark Ames, Reporter with PandoDaily |
Sat, 28 March 2015
John Kiriakou, whistleblower on the CIA's Torture Program |
Sun, 22 March 2015
Nella Van Dyke, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Merced Hannah & Dawn on the Corinthian 15
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Sat, 21 March 2015
George Dvorsky, Canadian bioethicist, transhumanist, and futurist. Andrew Cockburn, Washington Editor, Harper's Magazine |
Sat, 21 March 2015
Bruce Schneier: cryptographer, computer security and privacy specialist, and writer William Greider: National Affairs Correspondent at The Nation
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Sat, 14 March 2015
Dave Johnson, Fellow with Campaign for America's Future |
Sat, 14 March 2015
Stephen Miles, advocacy director for Win Without War |
Sat, 14 March 2015
Yasha Levine, journalist covering "Surveillance Valley" for PandoDaily. Steven Swig and Mary Green, co-founders of the National Student Debt Jubilee Project.
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Sat, 28 February 2015
Matt Bilzek, Organizer for MoveOn.org on Organizing in Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, and Populism Nationwide
Rick Perlstein, Freelance Journalist & Author on What's In Store for Wall Street Sponsored Candidates
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Sat, 28 February 2015
Eric Boehlert, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America on Bill O'Reilly & Right Wing Cult Mythology
John P. Abraham, Climate Scientist & Peter Sinclair, Filmmaker/Vlogger, ClimateCrocks.com on Willie Soon
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Sat, 28 February 2015
Ben Veghte, Research Director at Social Security Works on SSW's New Report on Social Security and Inequality Cliff Weathers, Senior Editor at Alternet on Cable TV Monopolies Coming to an End, Tech/NSA Spying & Why Your HR Department Hates You
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Sat, 21 February 2015
Robert L. Grenier, Author of "88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary", Former CIA Station Chief in Pakistan/Afghanistan & Former Director of CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center on the Rush to War in Afghanistan/Iraq
C: John Robb, Blogger at Global Guerrillas, Author & Former USAF Tier 1 Special Operations Pilot
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Sat, 21 February 2015
Steve Fraser, Author & Co-Founder of the American Empire Project
Michael Kazin, Co-Editor of Dissent Magazine & Professor of History at Georgetown University
Lindsay Abrams, Staff Writer at Salon.com
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Sat, 21 February 2015
Ken Sofer, Associate National Security Director, Center for American Progress
Aurin Squire, Freelance Journalist
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Sat, 14 February 2015
Jeffrey Boxer, Executive Director of c3 |
Sat, 14 February 2015
Eileen Appelbaum, Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research Rebecca Vallas, Director of Policy for the Poverty to Prosperity Program at American Progress |
Sat, 14 February 2015
Stephen Miles, advocacy director of Win Without War |
Sat, 7 February 2015
Sady Doyle, journalist and blogger. Eric Schwitzgebel, Professor of Philosophy. |
Sat, 7 February 2015
Medea Benjamin, cofounder of CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. George Marshall, founder of the Climate Outreach Information Network |
Sat, 7 February 2015
Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance |
Sat, 31 January 2015
Economist Robert Johnson |
Sat, 31 January 2015
Wendell Potter, author, public speaker, and health care reform advocate Norman Solomon, writer and media critic |
Sat, 31 January 2015
Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research Michael Hiltzik, columnist for the Los Angeles Times |
Sat, 17 January 2015
Frank Pasquale, author of "The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms Behind Money & Information" |
Sat, 17 January 2015
Andrew Slack, Harry Potter Alliance Cofounder and Movement Director |
Sat, 17 January 2015
Andrew Keen, entrepreneur and author. |
Sat, 10 January 2015
Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research |
Sat, 10 January 2015
Nancy Altman, Co-Director of Social Security Works Eric Kingson, Co-Director of Social Security Works |
Sat, 10 January 2015
Eric Boehlert, senior fellow at Media Matters for America |
Sat, 3 January 2015
Rick Perlstein, author of "The Invisible Bridge" |
Sat, 3 January 2015
Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO |
Sat, 3 January 2015
Lynn Stuart Parramore, contributing editor at Alternet Amir Sufi, co-author of House of Debt |
Sat, 27 December 2014
Mark Ames, Pando Daily Senior Editor |
Sat, 27 December 2014
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) |
Sat, 27 December 2014
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) |
Sat, 20 December 2014
Heather "Digby" Parton, founder of Hullabaloo |
Sat, 20 December 2014
Cenk Uygur, host and co-founder of The Young Turks Indie Game Developer Nicky Case |
Sat, 20 December 2014
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers Kymone Freeman, co-founder of We Act Radio
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Sat, 13 December 2014
Terry O'Neill, President of the National Organization for Women |
Sat, 13 December 2014
Ryan Grim, Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post |
Sat, 13 December 2014
Mark Ames, Pando Daily Senior Editor Rachel Oswald, National security reporter for CQ Roll Call |
Sat, 6 December 2014
Amanda Terkel, Senior Political Reporter and Politics Managing Editor at The Huffington Post Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, Author, Theologian and Pastor |
Sat, 6 December 2014
William Black, lawyer, academic, author, and former bank regulator. Brad Friedman, investigative journalist, broadcaster, and publisher of The BRAD BLOG |
Sat, 6 December 2014
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) |
Sat, 29 November 2014
Ryan Grim, Washington Bureau Chief, Huffington Post
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Sat, 29 November 2014
Terry O'Neill, President, National Organization for Women |
Sat, 22 November 2014
Andrew Slack, Executive Director of the Harry Potter Alliance |
Sat, 22 November 2014
Susan Harley, Deputy Director of Public Citizen's Congress Watch\ Lynn Parramore, AlterNet senior editor |
Sat, 22 November 2014
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Scott Klinger, Director of Revenue and Spending Policies at the Center for Effective Government
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Sat, 15 November 2014
Economist Dean Baker |
Sat, 15 November 2014
Climate activist Peter Sinclair |
Sat, 15 November 2014
Bestselling Author Marianne Williamson |
Sat, 8 November 2014
Linda Tirado, author of Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America |
Sat, 8 November 2014
Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works |
Sat, 8 November 2014
Celinda Lake, President of Lake Research Partners |
Sat, 25 January 2014
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Sun, 19 January 2014
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Sat, 11 January 2014
Hour 1
1:06pm: RJ Monologue
1:18pm Roger Hickey, Co Director of Campaign for America's Future
1:34pm: Lyndsey Beyerstein, Journalist: HB2 and Abortion Restriction in TX
1:49pm: Prof. Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University: Aaron Swartz and CFAA
Hour 2
2:06pm: RJ Monologue
2:18pm: Phil Areneau, Campaign Director 350.org Topic: TPP and Environmental
2:34pm: Michael Hiltzik, Business Columnist, LA Times Topic: People who have already paid their Social Security taxes for the year
2:49pm: Juan Cole, Professor at University of Michigan
Topic: Irag
Hour 3
3:06pm RJ Monologue
3:18pm Rashad Robinson, ED of Color of Change Topic: Victory at SNL getting a Black Woman on the show as an actor
3:34pm Laura Friedenback, Press Secretary of PCCC Topic: Progressive Congressional Races
3:45pm Bonnie Raines, FBI Burglar Topic: Coming out as a Media, PA FBI burglar that uncovered COINTELPO
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Sat, 4 January 2014
Hour 1
A. News roundup—Eskow solo
B. Looking to 2014 on Social Security Policy: Eric Kingson, Co- Director Social Security Works
C. Drug Policy: Looking at Colorado's Legalization: Jon Walker, FDL
D. War on Women and ACA contraception battles: Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst, RH Reality Check ( http://rhrealitycheck.org/
Hour 2
A. ALEC battles in NH- Zandra Rice, ED of Granite State Progress
B. State Battles in 2014: Neil Sroka, Communications Director of DFA
C. 2014 LGBT Fights — Sally Kohn, Pundit and writer ( http://sallykohn.com/2014/01/
D. Working Families Party: 2013 Wins in NYC, 2014 Expansion Plans- Dan Cantor, Executive Director of Working Families Party
Hour 3
A. Eskow Solo
B. Change.org , Nationbuilder, and Duck Dynasty: Ryan Grim, Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.
C. Looking at Financial Reform in 2013/2014- Alexis Goldstein, former Wall Street Staffer and Occupy Wall Street
D. Wrap Up with Bob Borosage, Campaign for America's Future.
Direct download: 1-4-14_Take_Action_News_with_RJ_Eskow.mp3
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Sat, 27 July 2013
First 6: Dominique Strauss-Kahn charged with pimping A. Marans solo: Obama economy speech B. Close vote on NSA powers in the House – Zaid Jilani, Progressive Blogger-Reporter C. Weiner revealed in public / Bob Filner seeks rehab – Cliff Schecter D. Steve King’s outrageous anti-immigrant rhetoric / Sen. Lee’s government shutdown threat |
Sat, 27 July 2013
First 6: Zimmerman juror B29: “He got away with murder” / Ohio gun group raises $12K for Zimmerman guns, security A. Bangladesh update/Palm oil labor conditions in Indonesia – Alan Rosenblatt B-C. Fight over Summers Fed chair nomination – Shaunna Thomas, Co-Founder, Ultraviolet D. North Carolina’s new voting rights restrictions |
Sat, 27 July 2013
First 6: 19-year-old jailed 4 months for sarcastic Facebook post A. Social Media with Dr. DigiPol B-C. Activist of the Week: Andrew Slack, Co-Founder and Executive Director, The Harry Potter Alliance D. How It Should Be: Goodbye Shuster |
Mon, 22 July 2013
First 6: Capital Fringe Festival shout-out A: Marans solo - Obama remarks on Zimmerman verdict B: Nicole Flatow of ThinkProgress on Stand Your Ground's role in Zimmerman verdict C: Hope for the Voting Rights Act? Cole Stangler reports D: Cliff Schecter on gun culture's role in Trayvon Martin's death |
Mon, 22 July 2013
First 6: Rolling Stone's Dzhokhar Tsarnaev cover photo and story A: Bangladesh's new labor law B: Harry Reid forces the Republicans to surrender on presidential nominess, averting nuclear option C: National Labor Relations Board's history and importance D: Lizbeth Mateo, National Immigrant Youth Alliance, self-deported to draw attention to suffering caused by deportation |
Sun, 14 July 2013
A Former Sens. Snowe and Mitchell announce Gap and Wal-Mart's Bangladesh safety agreement at Bipartisan Policy Center, but do not respond to interview requests / Bipartisna Policy Center's conflicts of interest reported in The Nation
B Rob Wohl, organizer for Sum of Us, reacts to alternative Bangladesh agreement / discusses new steps, actions
C New developments from coup in Egypt
D Alice Fordham, the National, live from Cairo on situation in Egypt
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Sun, 14 July 2013
First 6: Statehood for Northern Colorado?
A Dr. DigiPol on Google Glass
B Activist of the Week: Colette Pichon Battle, Director/Attorney, Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy
C MSM Bash Session: Chuck Todd's IRS scandal fail/David Gregory's Medicare flub
D How It Should Be - Nancy L. Cohen author of Delirium: The Politics of Sex in America, on the sexual counter-revolution
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Sat, 29 June 2013
First 6: Red Panda
A: SCOTUS decisions with Shuster/Marans
B: Charlie Mitchell on Immigration reform/climate change
C: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton on affirmative action/Voting rights act
D: Cliff Schecter on GOP/immigration and latest conservative talk radio craziness.
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Sat, 29 June 2013
First 6: “Call 2 Fall”: Unfortunate Anti-Gay Logo A: Bangladesh update: AFL-CIO college interns, Veronica Guerrero and Tara Fugate live from day of action to stop death traps B: Brazilian protests. US and Brazil are more similar than most of us think. C: Debating Bob Cesca (Daily Banter and co-host of Bob and Chez Show) re Snowden/NSA leak D: Laurie Young, Outgoing |
Sat, 29 June 2013
First six: Pennsylvania couple caught having sex in public park... arrested by 25 cops on bicycles.
A Alan Rosenblatt/social media
B Activist of the Week: Texas State Senator Wendy Davis (with her as guest or just SOTs and Shuster/Marans)
C Ed Snowden/Glenn Greenwald/David Gregory and the DC establishment.
D How it Should Be: Why State Elections Matter. And, Shuster introduces his new baby Ayala Danielle and lovely wife Kera Rennert!
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Sat, 22 June 2013
First 6: Remembering Michael Hastings A Obama NSA Latest B Dave Zirin on Brazil protests ahead of 2014 World Cup C Addie Stan - House abortion ban / Republican denial of pregnancy from rape / Post-Gosnell blowback D Addie Stan – Sexual assault in the military |
Sat, 22 June 2013
First 6: Miss Utah on the gender wage gap A-B Kalpona Akter, Executive Director, Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity C Charlie Mitchell on farm bill’s defeat / Immigration reform’s big week – “Surge” in border security / CBO study D The case against a path to citizenship: Bryan Fischer, conservative radio host and Baptist minister |
Sat, 22 June 2013
First 6: Obama confuses UK finance minister with soul singer A Dr. DigiPol on social media B Activist of the Week: Valentina Stackl, Project Coordinator, “Poder Sano,” at Farmworker Justice C Paula Deen controversy D How It Should Be: Snowden was justified in running |
Sat, 15 June 2013
First 6: Cole Stangler's socialist roots A Edward Snowden – Whistleblower hero? The man and his decisions
B Marcy Wheeler of Empty Wheel - deeper look at legal and policy implications of NSA program; compare/contrast with Bradley Manning C Snowden discussion continued – Marans/Stangler D Cliff on Pete King’s reactions to NSA scandal |
Sat, 15 June 2013
First 6: Media character assassination of Snowden A Cole Stangler on food stamp cuts
B Rick Smith, host, Rick Smith Show, live from US Labor History Tour C Austerity more discredited by the week (credit upgrade) – Marans/Stangler D Sarah Anderson of Institute for Policy Studies on Fix the Debt companies’ corporate tax dodging and billions they stand to gain from their push for a “territorial tax” system |
Sat, 15 June 2013
Hour 3 First 6: Rosen-splain: Dr. DigiPol on differences between Ellsberg, Snowden and Manning
A Social Media with Dr. DigiPol: Interview with Tyler Bass author of fake Snowden Twitter account B Activist of the Week: Michael Petit, Every Child Matters C Turkey protest update / Cameo by David Shuster D How it should be - We should scale back covert military operations w/ Cole Stangler
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Sat, 8 June 2013
First six: President of Ohio State University resigns after mocking academic levels of other Universities. Pot meet Kettle. A NSA monitoring all Verizon calls B Reaction to Government as Big Brother, and politics of the story. C Charlie Mitchell, cyber security bill D Cliff Schecter on Lautenberg legacy and Senator Mark Pryor getting defensive over background check vote. |
Sat, 8 June 2013
First six: ACLU study – Black people several times more likely to be arrested for pot A Cenk Uygur, Host of the Young Turks on the protests in Turkey B-C Bangladesh update – and connection to Wal-Mart worker protests D Frank Lautenberg remembered / Christie special appointment |
Sat, 8 June 2013
First six: High School tennis star bullied off court by unruly fans of opponent. A Alan Rosenblatt social media B Activist of the Week. Ms. Jake Marcus, on workplace rights for women who are nursing C Interview with Tom Matzzie and Alex Lawson of Ethical Electric. D How it Should be - Obama should take CAP's lead and stop pushing for a Grand Bargain |
Sat, 1 June 2013
First six: Breaking inside story: Bachmann's chief of staff testifies against campaign on mail, wire fraud A DOJ/Holder, Shuster/Marans. B Charlie Mitchell. Congress, where does immigration stand? Summer agenda... C DC gun rally, Adam Kokesh interview, part one. D Adam Kokesh interview, part two. Reaction from Cliff Schecter. |
Sat, 1 June 2013
First six: Cliff Schecter on Bloomberg/Mayors against gun violence receiving ricin letters. A Bangladesh update. Marans. B Judge rules that company can dump coal miners' pensions and health benefits, with Mike Elk C Christie and Obama's bromance / Justin Bieber used to fight minimum wage - Marans & Elk D Circumcision blood sucking / Pot-sniffing dogs no more / Megyn Kelly takes Erick Erickson down a notch |
Sat, 1 June 2013
First six: U of Michigan economists further destroy Harvard economists on their debt/austerity claims. A Alan Rosenblatt, social media B Activist of the Week: Stacy Sanders, Federal Policy Director, Medicare Rights Center. C Jim Graves quits Bachmann race. Not exactly a profile in courage. D How it Should Be - Immigrants help Social Security and Medicare |
Sat, 18 May 2013
First six: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford caught smoking crack
A Obama/scandals roundup. Shuster/Marans
B DOJ gets AP's phone records: Free press under fire?
C Student loan rates set to double, will be 9x higher than rates charged to banks for government loans/bailouts.
D Stephen Spaulding of Common Cause on IRS scandal.
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Sat, 18 May 2013
First 6: Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy
A Bangladesh factory safety binding agreement / Fast food worker strike spreads
B Nicole Cartey, Other 98% - Crowdfunding a bid for the Tribune Co. (so the Koch bros. don't get it)
C-D Lee Fang, author, The Machine: A Field Guide to the Resurgent Right
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Sat, 18 May 2013
First six: Dick Cheney weighs in on Benghazi A Social Media: Dr. Digipol talks to Michael Moschella, VP of Nation Builder B Erica Wides, activist of the week C Erica Wides, industrialization of food... taking action in our own lives to protect our families. D How it should be - The deficit is too damn low |
Sat, 11 May 2013
First 6 Right winger tells Meghan McCain she woudn't exist if politicians didn't cheat on their wives
A Benghazi hearings / Immigration bill mark-up. Shuster/Marans.
B Charlie Mitchell on GOP obstruction of Obama EPA nominee and Internet sales tax passing Senate - How did Republicans get behind a tax increase?
C McCain's legislation on changing the cable TV business. Shuster/Marans
D Cliff Schecter on NRA convention highlights; Jeff Flake gets behind modified background check.
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Sat, 11 May 2013
First 6 Baltimore gang Black Guerilla Family takes over jail - implications for O'Malley?
A Preventing another Bangladesh factory collapse
B Charles Ramsey's heroism
C-D Maysoon Zayid on Hawking's decision to honor Israel boycott and Boxer visa waiver for Israel
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