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Friday Oct 09, 2015
Friday Oct 09, 2015
Rick Bloomingdale, President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO joins Rick to talk about the PA Budget in light of the most recent GOP refusal to responsibly tax Marcellus Shale extraction or raise revenue to stop the rapid increase in property taxes for homeowners.
Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University joins Rick to talk the bad, the ugly, and the ridiculousness of the recently completed global free trade pact known as the Trans Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement and what it means for workers at home and around the world.
Isaiah J. Poole, On-Line Editor at the Campaign for America’s Future joins Rick to talk about GOP House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s exit from the race to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner and to roll out a new tool to help voters identify which presidential candidates share their values.
John Neurohr, Communications Director for Keystone Progress joins Rick to discuss the latest news on the Pennsylvania budget standoff and what the most recent vote in the house means moving forward.
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