The Rick Smith Show

Marijuana Reform Activist Explains Why Matt Baker is a Terrible Human Being for Holding Back Medical MJ Legislation

Chris Goldstein, National marijuana advocate and columnist for Philly 420 joins Rick to talk about Representative Matt Baker blocking the medical marijuana bill thus causing unnecessary suffering for people afflicted by illness. 

#PABudget: Pennsylvania State University Caught Cooking the Books While Playing the Austerity Card. Ooooops.

Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at the Raging Chicken Press joins Rick to talk about the lawsuit filed against West Chester University's former Director of Budget and Financial Planning, Colleen Bradley.

#BostonStrong: What Does Killing Djokar Tsarnaev Say About Our Vengeful Justice System?

Marc Bookman, Capital Crimes attorney and Director of the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation highlights the bizarre world of Death Penalty cases as the Boston Bomber is sentenced to death.  Won’t this give him what he wanted? Martyrdom?

Lindsey Graham and Bobby Jindal In? GOP Clown Car Is Now the GOP Clown Bus

Zac Petkanas, Media Matters for America VP of Communications joins Rick to talk about the GOP selling the Presidential Clown Car and upgrading to the Clown Bus.

The Rick Smith Show - 5/18/2015

Chris Goldstein, National marijuana advocate and columnist for Philly 420 joins Rick to talk about Representative Matt Baker blocking the medical marijuana bill thus causing unnecessary suffering for people afflicted by illness.  

Marc Bookman, Capital Crimes attorney and Director of the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation highlights the bizarre world of Death Penalty cases as the Boston Bomber is sentenced to death.  Won’t this give him what he wanted? Martyrdom?

Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at the Raging Chicken Press joins Rick to talk about the lawsuit filed against West Chester University's former Director of Budget and Financial Planning, Colleen Bradley.

Zac Petkanas, Media Matters for America VP of Communications joins Rick to talk about the GOP selling the Presidential Clown Car and upgrading to the Clown Bus.

#PhlEd: Student Who Walked Out of High Stakes Test Faces a Week Suspension AND Can Possibly Miss High School Prom

Andi Perez, parent of a Kensington High School for Creative and Performing Arts student talks about her daughter who is been suspended for walking out of the Keystone Exams.

#PABudget: Rock The Capital Calls 400 Page Pension Bill a Poison Pill

Eric Epstein of Rock The Capital joins Rick to talk about the Mother’s Day Pension Massacre and recent stories surrounding Three Mile Island. 

NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio Releases the Progressive Contract With America

Isaiah Poole, On-line editor at the Campaign for America Future joins Rick for Our Future Friday to highlight the new Contract with America unfurled this week by NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio.

#PABudget: Senator Rob Teplitz Talks About the GOP's Pension Attacks

Pennsylvania State Senator Rob Teplitz joins Rick to talk about the Mother’s Day Pension Massacre and preview the upcoming budget fight.

Illinois Democrats Give a Middle Finger to Bruce Rauner's "No Rights At Work" Zones

Sean Stott, Midwest Director of Governmental Affairs for LIUNA joins Rick to talk about the rebuke of the Illinois Governor’s No Right’s at Work scheme and highlight his union’s work to rebuild America.

The Rick Smith Show - 5/15/2015

Pennsylvania State Senator Rob Teplitz joins Rick to talk about the Mother’s Day Pension Massacre and preview the upcoming budget fight.

Sean Stott, Midwest Director of Governmental Affairs for LIUNA joins Rick to talk about the rebuke of the Illinois Governor’s No Right’s at Work scheme and highlight his union’s work to rebuild America.

Andi Perez, parent of a Kensington High School for Creative and Performing Arts student talks about her daughter who is been suspended for walking out of the Keystone Exams.

Isaiah Poole, On-line editor at the Campaign for America Future joins Rick for Our Future Friday to highlight the new Contract with America unfurled this week by NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio.

Eric Epstein of Rock The Capital joins Rick to talk about the Mother’s Day Pension Massacre and recent stories surrounding Three Mile Island. 

#JadeHelm15: How Will President Obama Celebrate the Takeover of Texas? Will There Be a Parade?

Jason Stanford rejoins the program to tell us about the SUCCESSFUL invasion of Texas, and other states.

How Should We Fund Our Growing Infrastructre Problem?

Philip Howard from the Common Good joins us in the wake of TWO train derailments in Pennsylvania.

The Rick Smith Show 5/14/2015

On today's program...

Jason Stanford from Huffington Post gives us an update on Jade Helm 15

Omar Gonzalez from the American Postal Workers Union talks about the union's fight against the government's scheme to privatize the USPS

Phil Howard from the Common Good joins the program to talk about infrastructure!

#0514Action: American Postal Workers Union Holds Day of Action Protesting the Privatization of the USPS

Omar Gonzalez, Western Region Coordinator for the American Postal Workers Union joins Rick to talk about their National Day of Action to raise awareness to the privatization scheme.

Worker Wednesday: Labor Radio's Frank Emspak Talks About Tony Robinson and the TPP

Frank Emspak, Executive Producer of Workers Independent News joins Rick to look at the week in Labor News.

#OptOut Walkout: Philadelphia Student Organizer Explains Why He and His Classmates Walked Out of High Stakes Keystone Exams

Giancarlos Rodriguez, Philadelphia High School student joins Rick to talk about he and his classmates have refused to take the state’s standardized test and what he expect the repercussions will be. 

#StopFastTrack: Was Yesterday's TPP Victory Short Lived? Citizens Trade Campaign Explains If that Is the Case

Arthur Stamoulis, Director of the Citizens Trade Campaign talks about the stunning defeat of Fast Track in the US Senate and what this means for the future of the TPP.

#PaBudget: Keystone Research Center Responds to the Senate's Pension Vote

Steven Herzenberg, Executive Director of the Keystone Research Center highlight the low points of the PA GOP’s Pension scheme and why it’s bad for taxpayers, workers and society.

Remembering the Great Railroad Strike of 1877

Bill Barry, Director of Labor Studies at The Community College of Baltimore County joins Rick to talk about the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 and what it means today.