Sat, 30 March 2013
Hour 1 6:00 New threats from North Korea / Kim Jong-Un is a Mac user
A Democrats, Republicans line up to endorse same sex marriage
B Oral arguments on same sex marriage at Supreme Court
C Ashley Judd not running for Senate/Hopkins students oust Dr. Ben Carson as graduation speaker
D Cliff Schecter: Filibustering gun background checks? / Bill O’Reilly & Rush’s gay marriage change of heart |
Sat, 30 March 2013
Hour 3 6:00 Zombie deerhunting? DC hunts down overpopulated deer in Rock Creek Park
A Dr. Digipol interviews Amy Small Ward, Membership Director, Nonprofit Technology Network
B Activist of the Week: KC Boyd, author of “Being Christian” and whistleblower on Dominionist Christian coercion in military
C Becky Bond of CREDO on coming Keystone protest outside Obama fundraiser
D Dana Bell - What's the deal with politcians who criticize other politicians for politicizing?
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Sat, 30 March 2013
Hour 2 6:00 Mafia steals 42,000 lb cheese in Wisconsin / Rick Ross raps casually about rape
A Grand Bargain Update – Will Obama offer Social Security, Medicare cuts in budget resolution?/This American Life screws up Our American Disability Insurance (CEPR, CBPP, Century Foundation takedowns)
B Immigration reform moves forward / Rep. Don Young calls Mexicans“wetbacks”
C-D Dr. Michael Lind on “defeating the useless rich” – based on 3-part series in Salon on the unproductive new rentier class and how they hurt the economy |
Sat, 23 March 2013
Hour 1 A Pres. Obama's trip to Middle East
B Budget battles update - Charlie Mitchell
C Ammo clip ban on life support - Cliff Schecter
D Right wing Iraq War nuts go unpunished - Cliff Schecter / Marans on recent business-labor dispute over guest workers
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Sat, 23 March 2013
Hour 2
A-B Ali Gharib reports from Ramallah on Obama visit to Israel, and Palestinian protest movement
C-D Michael Cohen, The Guardian US, on Israel/Palestine / Syria situation
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Sat, 23 March 2013
Hour 3
A Dr. Digipol: Exclusive interview with Andre Oboler, Monash U. prof, and author new social media report
B-C Activist of the Week: Valerie Plame Wilson, former CIA agent and advocate for a world without nuclear weapons
D How It Should Be: Sen. Sherrod Brown's Bill Ending Too-Big-To-Fail Banks
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Thu, 21 March 2013
A Dr. Digipol
B Activist of the Week: Scott Prout, shooter of the 47 percent video (in-person or not)
C Nicole Sotelo, Director of Communications - A Call to Action
D How It Should Be - 10th anniversary of Iraq War
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Thu, 21 March 2013
A Brown-Vitter bill to end Too-Big-to-Fail banks
B CPAC's greatest hits (Possibly CPAC speaker, Dallas Fed Prez Richard Fisher on his conservative plan to end too-big-to-fail banks)
C-D Sugary drinks ban debate: Maya Rockeymoore v. Katherine Mangu-Ward, Managing Editor of Reason
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Wed, 20 March 2013
6:00 Pope Francis ad Argentina's Dirty War
A New Pope/Ryan Budget and Senate Dems' budget
B Charlie Mitchell on dueling budgets and sequestration
C Dave Zirin on March Madness (unconfirmed, but I'm working on it--suspect will be okay)
D Cliff Schecter on Illinois Little League raffling AR-15. Plus, Senate Dems now nervous about Ashley Judd candidacy possibly wasting opportunity against Mitch McConnell.
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Sat, 9 March 2013
First six: Lion attacks A Alan Rosenblatt, social media, with Zach Green B Activist of the Week J-1 visa guest workers who went on strike against McDonald's this week in Central PA. They paid $3,000 to come to US to work, were paying $2,000 a month to sleep all together in boss's basement--net neutral or negative pay in other words--were provided no transportation so had to walk on highway to work, were working 15 hours a day, and we're evicted once they went on strike. C Climate Change D How it should be: Huge Chavez w/ Kymone Freeman |
Sat, 9 March 2013
1st 6: O'Reilly flips out on Colmes A What Rand Paul missed: non-Americans taken out by drones - guest Alli McCracken of Code Pink / Chavez discussion B HSBC Elizabeth Warren: How many billions do you have to launder before government prosecutes you? HSBC Elizabeth Warren: How many billions do you have to launder before government prosecutes you? C Rebutting attack on Keystone protester James Hansen in NYT/Ice caps melting accelerates. Guest: Brad Johnson D Detroit to get city manager... or not? |
Sat, 9 March 2013
First six: North Korea threatens nuclear attack A: Rand Paul/drones roundup B: Charlie Mitchell on Obama/GOP/sequester latest C: Why Americans feel like they are getting poorer even as Dow Surges. D: Cliff Schecter on gun votes in Senate committee, strategy for floor votes. |
Sat, 2 March 2013
First 6: Chinese hackers attack
A Dr. Digipol on @UniteBlue/@ConnecttheLeft controversy
B Activist of the Week - Jotaka Eaddy, Senior Director for Voting Rights, NAACP
C-D Rep. Alan Grayson on sequester; Stopping Social Security cuts
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Sat, 2 March 2013
First 6: Winning reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act
A Shaunna Thomas on sexism at the Oscars/Christine Quinn holding up NYC paid sick leave
B Shaunna Thomas on OFA taking $500,000 for access/Jay Carney squirming at press conference
C CREDO petition: MSNBC should disclose Rendell's conflicts of interest
D Francesca Chambers, Red Alert Politics on CPAC, future of conservatives
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Sat, 2 March 2013
First 6: Ikea horse meat
A Sequester latest
B Shane-O on Supreme Court oral arguments over Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act
C Assault weapons hearings/gun control latest
D Cliff on Keith Ellison's appearance on Fox News / Right-wing flipout over Michelle Obama at Oscars
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