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
Monday Oct 05, 2015
Monday Oct 05, 2015
Abe Amoros, Pennsylvania Legislative Director for LIUNA joins Rick to talk budget and preview the week ahead as the PA GOP attempts another Washington DC stop gap budget gimmick.
Celeste Drake, Trade & Globalization Policy Specialist with the AFL-CIO is back, and so is the dreaded TransPacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement. Celeste lays out what we know, what we need to know, and what needs to be done to stop another job killing FTA from becoming the law of the globe.
Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at the Raging Chicken Press joins Rick to report on last week’s week of action in Allentown that saw students take to the streets to highlight their concerns over an education system they believe is not working for them.
Karran Harper Royal, New Orleans parent and public education activist joins Rick to share her personal experiences with the corporate education system that has taken over the New Orleans, LA schools.
Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and the Director of the Doctorate in Educational Leadership at California State University Sacramento joins Rick to discuss the “Slave” Market Education Deform that has gripped policymakers, and the moneyed special interest seeking more, and more profit.
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