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
Tuesday Sep 08, 2015
Tuesday Sep 08, 2015
Scott N. Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing joins Rick to talk manufacturing job loss, China, and what needs to be accomplished as the Do Nothing Congress returns from summer vacation.
Larry Hanley, President of the Amalgamated Transit Union joins Rick to talk about the 2016 presidential field and what the current forerunners means for workers.
Jeanette Taylor-Ramann joins Rick to explain why she and 11 other community activists have been on a hunger strike since August 17th. Hear her story of not wanting her child to have to travel 16 miles on multiple buses to get to school in one of the most dangerous cities in the nation.
Mercedes Martinez, president of the Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (FMPR) talks about the Neo-liberal education policies that are closing community schools in Puerto Rico and moving toward a re-branded Charter School model where profiteers line their pockets and kids suffer.
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