The Rick Smith Show

Dan Vicuna, National Redistricting Manager for Common Cause joins Rick to discuss the day's Supreme Court decisions, or lack thereof in Gerrymandering cases before the court and what these choices will mean for voters in the coming elections. 

@danvicuna @CommonCause #gerrymandering #SCOTUS 

www.commoncause.org/redistricting

Christopher Stroop, writer and creator of #EmptyThePews and #ChristianAltFacts joins Rick to discuss the evangelical christian family values party response to Trump's Zero tolerance immigration policy of separating children from their families.

@C_Stroop

Bob Ney @talkmedianews @bobney

Drew Caputo, Vice President of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife and Oceans, Earthjustice joins Rick to discuss the damage being done by EPA head Scott Pruitt and to explain what must be done to stop the devastation of our environment. 

@Earthjustice #ScottPruitt

Drew Caputo, Vice President of Litigation for Lands, Wildlife and Oceans, Earthjustice joins Rick to discuss the damage being done by EPA head Scott Pruitt and to explain what must be done to stop the devastation of our environment. 

@Earthjustice #ScottPruitt

 

Bob Ney @talkmedianews @bobney

 

Christopher Stroop, writer and creator of #EmptyThePews and #ChristianAltFacts joins Rick to discuss the evangelical christian family values party response to Trump's Zero tolerance immigration policy of separating children from their families.

@C_Stroop

 

Dan Vicuna, National Redistricting Manager for Common Cause joins Rick to discuss the day's Supreme Court decisions, or lack thereof in Gerrymandering cases before the court and what these choices will mean for voters in the coming elections. 

@danvicuna @CommonCause #gerrymandering #SCOTUS 

www.commoncause.org/redistricting

The best of The Rick Smith Show

The Best of the Rick Smith Show

Brian Arneecher, Oklahoma Teacher and BadAssTeacher member joins Rick to talk about the massive strike by teachers in his state and what it took for his fellow teachers to finally say enough is enough and take to the streets.

@BrianAPainting @BadassTeachersA

Dave Johnson, former Fellow at the Campaign for America’s future and writer on trade policy

@dcjohnson #G7Summit

Erin Ninehouser, Pennsylvania Health Access Network joins Rick to talk about the massive spike in premiums for the benchmark health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act this, why premiums are spiking and to discuss the recent news that the Trump Justice Department, in historic fashion has refused to defend the ACA in federal court.

@ErinNinehouser  @pahealthaccess #ACA #ACA2018

Maureen Shaw, Writer & opinion journalist joins Rick to discuss the recent push to get the Equal Rights Amendment passed through after decades and what its passage would mean for women’s rights on the job.

@MaureenShaw #ERANow

Maureen Shaw, Writer & opinion journalist joins Rick to discuss the recent push to get the Equal Rights Amendment passed through after decades and what its passage would mean for women’s rights on the job.

@MaureenShaw #ERANow

Erin Ninehouser, Pennsylvania Health Access Network joins Rick to talk about the massive spike in in premiums for the benchmark health insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act this, why premiums are spiking and to discuss the recent news that the Trump Justice Department, in historic fashion has refused to defend the ACA in federal court.

@ErinNinehouser  @pahealthaccess #ACA #ACA2018

Dave Johnson, former Fellow at the Campaign for America’s future and writer on trade policy

@dcjohnson #G7Summit

Brian Arneecher, Oklahoma Teacher and BadAssTeacher member joins Rick to talk about the massive strike by teachers in his state and what it took for his fellow teachers to final say enough is enough and take to the streets.

@BrianAPainting @BadassTeachersA

@talkmedianews @bobney

Ben Jackson, father and gun sanity activist joins Rick to discuss the harassment and intimidation tactics NRA supporters are employing against David Hogg and other activists and to talk about the all out assault on NoRA by the NRA’s propaganda arm at NRATV.

@DadoftheDecade @NoRA4USA #NoRA

Karla Walter, director of Employment Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss the exciting recent Bureau of Labor Statistic number on Contingent workers (gig workers, independent contracts) and how their labor is not being compensated fairly and what needs to happen in order to return reward to work in American as the rich get richer and the workers continue to get poorer.

@amprog #gigeconomy

Mahlon Mitchell, Democratic candidate for Governor in Wisconsin joins Rick to discuss his race to win the party primary to take out Gov. Scott Walker in November, the issues constituents are telling him they care about most, and to talk about the upcoming endorsement rally to energize the base.

@MahlonMitchell #TeamMitchell  #WIGov

Mahlon Mitchell, Democratic candidate for Governor in Wisconsin joins Rick to discuss his race to win the party primary to take out Gov. Scott Walker in November, the issues constituents are telling him they care about most, and the to talk about the upcoming endorsement rally to energize the base.

@MahlonMitchell #TeamMitchell  #WIGov

 

Karla Walter, director of Employment Policy at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss the exciting recent Bureau of Labor Statistic number on Contingent workers (gig workers, independent contracts) and how their labor is not being compensated fairly and what needs to happen in order to return reward to work in American as the rich get richer and the workers continue to get poorer.

@amprog #gigeconomy

 

Ben Jackson, father and gun sanity activist joins Rick to discuss the harassment and intimidation tactics NRA supporters are employing against David Hogg and other activists and to talk about the all out assault on NoRA by the NRA’s propaganda arm at NRATV.

@DadoftheDecade @NoRA4USA #NoRA

 

BOB NEY @talkmedianews @bobney

 

 

 

Marc Stier, director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to discuss How to Fix Legislative Districting in PA (Without Making Things Worse) and what needs to be done to ensure voters choose their elected representative and not the other way around.

@marcstier @PBPC #Gerrymandering @FairDistrictsPA

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/vote-no-on-sb-22-the-folmer-redistricting-plan