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Episodes
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Daniel Biss, Illinois State Senator joins Rick at the People’s Action Rise Up convention from Washington DC to discuss his run for governor in Illinois and explain how big money has corrupted the electoral process on both sides of the political aisle.
Jeff Bryant, Associate Fellow at Campaign for America’s Future and director of the Education Opportunity Network joins Rick at the People’s Action Rise Up from Washington DC to discuss why education justice is an absolute must and what activists and convention goers must do to save public education.
Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University and NakedKeynesianism blogger joins Rick to explain what the Trump tax proposal is a supply side zombie from the 1980’s and discuss how, if enacted, will balloon the debt and widen the inequality gap.
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University and NakedKeynesianism blogger joins Rick to explain what the Trump tax proposal is a supply side zombie from the 1980’s and discuss how, if enacted, will balloon the debt and widen the inequality gap.
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Daniel Biss, Illinois State Senator joins Rick at the People’s Action Rise Up convention from Washington DC to discuss his run for governor in Illinois and explain how big money has corrupted the electoral process on both sides of the political aisle.
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Friday Apr 28, 2017
Jeff Bryant, Associate Fellow at Campaign for America’s Future and director of the Education Opportunity Network joins Rick at the People’s Action Rise Up from Washington DC to discuss why education justice is an absolute must and what activists and convention goers must do to save public education.
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
David Yankovich, political commentator and potential congressional candidate joins Rick to share his insight into the most recent Trump nightmare proposals on tax policy and health and to discuss what these radical changes will mean for working class America.
Khary Penebaker, former congressional candidate and political activist joins Rick to explain how #TheResistance is growing in size, scope, and influence and walk through the path toward taking over the Democratic Party.
Alexandra Thornton, Senior Director of Tax Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss the ramifications of the recent Trump/GOP tax scheme and explain why cutting taxes on the wealthy again is in the best interest of workers, the economy, or the health of the nation.
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
David Yankovich, political commentator and potential congressional candidate joins Rick to share his insight into the most recent Trump nightmare proposals on tax policy and health and to discuss what these radical changes will mean for working class America.
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Khary Penebaker, former congressional candidate and political activist joins Rick to explain how #TheResistance is growing in size, scope, and influence and walk through the path toward taking over the Democratic Party.
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Thursday Apr 27, 2017
Alexandra Thornton, Senior Director of Tax Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss the ramifications of the recent Trump/GOP tax scheme and explain why cutting taxes on the wealthy again is in the best interest of workers, the economy, or the health of the nation.
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Propane Jane joins Rick for a weekly dose of sanity as she explains why the recent AP interview transcripts are so important for American voters to read and what to expect as the president continues to devolve.
Matt Parthasarthy, Vice Chair Madison Democrats and Co-Founder #FearNothing joins Rick to discuss his electoral victory in his hometown and explain why local politics are even more important then what happens in Washington DC.
Andrea Chalupa, Journalist & Author of Orwell and The Refugees: The Untold Story of Animal Farm joins Rick to share her thoughts on “Secretary” Ivanka Trump’s visit to Germany, the reaction she received, and asks the question why Trump’s daughter is doing international junkets.
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Propane Jane joins Rick for a weekly dose of sanity as she explains why the recent AP interview transcripts are so important for American voters to read and what to expect as the president continues to devolve.
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Matt Parthasarthy, Vice Chair Madison Democrats and Co-Founder #FearNothing joins Rick to discuss his electoral victory in his hometown and explain why local politics are even more important then what happens in Washington DC.
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Wednesday Apr 26, 2017
Andrea Chalupa, Journalist & Author of Orwell and The Refugees: The Untold Story of Animal Farm joins Rick to share her thoughts on “Secretary” Ivanka Trump’s visit to Germany, the reaction she received, and asks the question why Trump’s daughter is doing international junkets.
Tuesday Apr 25, 2017
Tuesday Apr 25, 2017
Check out our interviews from the People's Action Rise Up from Protest to Power convention in Washington DC
Friday Apr 21, 2017
Friday Apr 21, 2017
Mark Price, Labor Economist for the Keystone Research Center
Will Bunch, Philly Daily News columnist
Isaiah Poole, Communications Director with People's Action
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
Andy Spears, Communications Director for The Resistance Party joins Rick to discuss the growing movement’s influence, their goals and vision for the future of the nation, and explain how #TheResistance is different from the right-wing Tea Party.
Peter Dooley, senior organizer at National COSH and President of LaborSafe joins Rick to remember the anniversary of the April 17, 2013 West Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 workers and first responders and the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion that killed 11 workers and to discuss what has been done since to prevent future death on the job.
Joe Valenti, Director of Consumer Finance at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss the possibility of President Trump using an executive order to gut the Dodd-Frank regulatory safeguards passed by congress and signed into law by President Obama after the 2008 economic collapse that cost millions of working class citizens their jobs, homes, saving, and retirement.
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
Andy Spears, Communications Director for The Resistance Party joins Rick to discuss the growing movement’s influence, their goals and vision for the future of the nation, and explain how #TheResistance is different from the right-wing Tea Party.
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
Peter Dooley, senior organizer at National COSH and President of LaborSafe joins Rick to remember the anniversary of the April 17, 2013 West Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 workers and first responders and the April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion that killed 11 workers and to discuss what has been done since to prevent future death on the job.
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
Thursday Apr 20, 2017
Joe Valenti, Director of Consumer Finance at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss the possibility of President Trump using an executive order to gut the Dodd-Frank regulatory safeguards passed by congress and signed into law by President Obama after the 2008 economic collapse that cost millions of working class citizens their jobs, homes, saving, and retirement.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2017
Wednesday Apr 19, 2017
Propane Jane is back joining Rick for this week’s dose of sanity as she discusses how the kind of instability and unpredictability are typical signs of anti-social behavior and what American’s should be concerned with a president who is unable to keep facts straight and prone to wild swings of fancy.
Susan Platt, candidate for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia joins Rick to discuss why she has chosen to step into the political ring after years of working behind the scene as a former chief of staff for then Senator Joe Biden and campaign manager for Senator Chuck Robb and talk about her vision for the commonwealth.
David Yankovich, political commentator and founder of #FearNothing joins Rick to discuss the recent push by many to joins our call to #DraftYankovich, how he is dealing this these calls, and what it is going to take to get him in as a candidate for 2018.
Wednesday Apr 19, 2017
Wednesday Apr 19, 2017
Propane Jane is back joining Rick for this week’s dose of sanity as she discusses how the kind of instability and unpredictability are typical signs of anti-social behavior and what American’s should be concerned with a president who is unable to keep facts straight and prone to wild swings of fancy.