By working people. For working people. Welcome to The Rick Smith Show. Working Americans are tired of listening to think tank approved corporate news and commentary. They want a direct, honest approach to the issues that matter, so this is what The Rick Smith Show provides. No puppets. No focus groups. No talking points.
Episodes
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Todd Cox, Director of Criminal Justice Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to talk about the tensions over race relations, police accountability and gun violence after the events in Dallas and what, if any, effect the Black Lives Matters movement will have on the situation.
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Thursday Jul 14, 2016
Marc Stier, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to discuss the recently passed revenue bill passed in the General Assembly to pay for the state's budget priorities and whether or not it actually accomplishes its stated goal.
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Celeste Drake, Trade and Globalization Guru at the AFL-CIO joins Rick to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade scheme and the Democratic and Republican party's recent platform positions.
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at the Raging Chicken Press joins Rick to discuss the Pennsylvania budget set to go into law without the governor's signature and what that means to education and funding for vital investments.
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Michael Flanagan, Badassed Teachers Association Action Committee Chairperson joins Rick to discuss the highlights of their recent rally and conference in Washington DC and share his thoughts on where the battle for social justice and education will go from this point forward.
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Denisha Jones, educator and Badassed Teachers activist joins Rick to discuss the recent rally and conference in Washington DC and explains the work that goes into building a coalition of education reformers and advocates to ensure all children get a world class education.