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Episodes
Tuesday Nov 24, 2015
Tuesday Nov 24, 2015
Peter Greene, Pennsylvania high school English teacher and blogger at Curmudgeducation joins Rick to talk the new corporate education reform labeled #TeachStrong and what it means for students, teachers, and public education.
Tuesday Nov 24, 2015
Tuesday Nov 24, 2015
Marla Kilfoyle, New York City social studies teacher and Executive Director of the Badass Teachers Association joins Rick to talk the new corporate education reform labeled #TeachStrong and what it means for students, teachers, and public education.
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Katherine Isaac, Organizer with the Campaign for Postal Banking joins Rick to talk about allowing the US Postal Service to expand their services to include secure banking products to help consumers and the USPS thrive. Sign the Petition HERE
Peter Dooley, LaborSafe Health and Safety Consulting joins Rick to highlight worker safety issues ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and shed light on the working conditions of those workers who make the Thanksgiving feast possible.
Elise Gould, Senior Economist and Director of Health Policy Research joins Rick to lay out an agenda that will help women workers get a fair shake on the job and examine policy choices that would help all workers and their families achieve the American Dream.
Isaiah Poole, On-line Editor at the Campaign for America’s Future joins Rick to look back on the week that was and forward to find our better selves in the future.
Eric Epstein, Contributor at Rock the Capital joins Rick to talk latest developments in the ongoing #PABudget and Pension saga with the added convicted child molester twist.
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Katherine Isaac, Organizer with the Campaign for Postal Banking joins Rick to talk about allowing the US Postal Service to expand their services to include secure banking products to help consumers and the USPS thrive. Sign the Petition HERE
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Peter Dooley, LaborSafe Health and Safety Consulting joins Rick to highlight worker safety issues ahead of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and shed light on the working conditions of those workers who make the Thanksgiving feast possible.
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Elise Gould, Senior Economist and Director of Health Policy Research joins Rick to lay out an agenda that will help women workers get a fair shake on the job and examine policy choices that would help all workers and their families achieve the American Dream.
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Isaiah Poole, On-line Editor at the Campaign for America’s Future joins Rick to look back on the week that was and forward to find our better selves in the future.
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Eric Epstein, Contributor at Rock the Capital joins Rick to talk latest developments in the ongoing #PABudget and Pension saga with the added convicted child molester twist.
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
PA State Rep Kevin Schreiber joins Rick to discuss progress on the budget and explain where things are and what we need to do to ensure a fair budget that funds education and solves our structural budget deficit.
Daisy Cruz, SEIU 32BJ District Leader joins Rick to talk about Wednesday nights strike action at major airports in Chicago, Boston, New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, and Fort Lauderdale demanding $15 and a union.
Will Fischer, Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council joins Rick to talk about employer treatment of Veterans in light of the recent Op Ed about ATI locking out its workers.
Drew Gibson, Writer at Virally Suppressed joins Rick to talk about Senator Bernie Sanders speech on what a Democratic Socialist is and discuss the Sanders campaign’s focus on college campuses.
Celeste Drake, Trade & Globalization Policy Specialist at the AFL-CIO joins Rick to talk how bad the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is and why the business community is now rumbling.
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
PA State Rep Kevin Schreiber joins Rick to discuss progress on the budget and explain where things are and what we need to do to ensure a fair budget that funds education and solves our structural budget deficit.
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Daisy Cruz, SEIU 32BJ District Leader joins Rick to talk about Wednesday nights strike action at major airports in Chicago, Boston, New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, and Fort Lauderdale demanding $15 and a union.
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Will Fischer, Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council joins Rick to talk about employer treatment of Veterans in light of the recent Op Ed about ATI locking out its workers.
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Drew Gibson, Writer at Virally Suppressed joins Rick to talk about Senator Bernie Sanders speech on what a Democratic Socialist is and discuss the Sanders campaign’s focus on college campuses.
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Celeste Drake, Trade & Globalization Policy Specialist at the AFL-CIO joins Rick to talk how bad the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is and why the business community is now rumbling.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show regular joins Rick to highlight the need to make every week American Education Week and why honoring our teachers is important.
Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Sturla joins Rick to talk about the recent hearing in support of House Bill 1449, The Nursing Facility Accountability Act and its passage means for residents and workers in the state’s nursing homes, as well as taxpayers.
Cortesia Jordan, a 20 year old Dunkin Donuts worker joins Rick to talk about she and other service workers took to the streets in support of $15 an hour and a union and what it would an increase from her current $7.75 an hour wage would do for her and her coworkers.
Doug Cunningham, Producer at Workers Independent News joins Rick to lay out the news of the day on job around the nation from SEIU endorsing Hillary to a potential strike in Wisconsin.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show regular joins Rick to highlight the need to make every week American Education Week and why honoring our teachers is important.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Sturla joins Rick to talk about the recent hearing in support of House Bill 1449, The Nursing Facility Accountability Act and its passage means for residents and workers in the state’s nursing homes, as well as taxpayers.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Cortesia Jordan, a 20 year old Dunkin Donuts worker joins Rick to talk about she and other service workers took to the streets in support of $15 an hour and a union and what it would an increase from her current $7.75 an hour wage would do for her and her coworkers.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Doug Cunningham, Producer at Workers Independent News joins Rick to lay out the news of the day on job around the nation from SEIU endorsing Hillary to a potential strike in Wisconsin.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Dolores McCracken, Vice President with the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) joins Rick to discuss the importance of Education Week and to examine the latest budget developments.
Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood joins Rick to talk about the budget talks and highlights the need to raise the minimum wage for working families at a time when legislators are talking about raising the state’s sales tax.
Ian Millhiser, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund and the Editor of ThinkProgress Justice joins Rick to discuss whether recent statements by a number of Governors across the nation refusing to accept any Syrian refugees is this something they can do? Who has the power and what should we be doing during this crisis.
Dr. Stephen Krashen, professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, educational researcher, and education activist joins Rick for American Education Week to talk about why libraries are important for all children to get a quality education and what’s really behind the education “reform” movement.