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Episodes
Wednesday Jul 05, 2017
Wednesday Jul 05, 2017
Rick sits down with AFGE President J. David Cox to talk about attacks on the VA, the attacks on workers, and the future of the labor movement.
Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
Tuesday Jul 04, 2017
Rick sits down with AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka to discuss the attacks on workers, politics, and future of the US Labor movement.
Monday Jul 03, 2017
Monday Jul 03, 2017
Rick sits down with AFSCME President Lee Saunders to talk Unions, politiics, and the future of work in America.
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Robert S. Weiner, President of Robert Weiner Associates News and Public Affairs joins Rick to share his thoughts on Thursday’s press briefing as White Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders gave her full throated endorsement of President Trump’s bleeding facelift tweet and to discuss Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s inane response this his question on the Senate GOP Health plan.
Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University joins Rick to talk dire future of the US and Global economy as we distracted by focusing on President Trump’s bizarre tweets and discuss the potentially disastrous effects massive cuts to Medicaid will have on seniors, low wage workers, kids, and the disadvantaged as well as the overall economy.
Isaiah J. Poole, Communications Director with People’s Action and the People’s Action Institute is not bleeding from any orifice but he is seething mad as he joins Rick to discuss the week’s stories on the GOP horrible health care for Americans but massive tax cut for a few act and the major distractions of the day. Check out the article Isaiah suggested here
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Robert S. Weiner, President of Robert Weiner Associates News and Public Affairs joins Rick to share his thoughts on Thursday’s press briefing as White Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders gave her full throated endorsement of President Trump’s bleeding facelift tweet and to discuss Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s inane response this his question on the Senate GOP Health plan.
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University joins Rick to talk dire future of the US and Global economy as we distracted by focusing on President Trump’s bizarre tweets and discuss the potentially disastrous effects massive cuts to Medicaid will have on seniors, low wage workers, kids, and the disadvantaged as well as the overall economy.
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Isaiah J. Poole, Communications Director with People’s Action and the People’s Action Institute is not bleeding from any orifice but he is seething mad as he joins Rick to discuss the week’s stories on the GOP horrible health care for Americans but massive tax cut for a few act and the major distractions of the day. Check out the article Isaiah suggested here
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Marcy Goldstein Gelb, co-executive director of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health joins Rick to discuss the most recent U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and to talk about cuts to safety on the job and what they mean for worker’s safety.
Wythe Keever, Assistant Communications Director with the Pennsylvania State Education Association joins Rick to discuss Pennsylvania Senate bill 383 that would put guns into classroom and explain why this is a bad idea for schools, teachers, and students.
Harry Stein, Director of Fiscal Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund joins Rick to discuss the upcoming budget that puts tax cuts ahead of funding citizens needs and talk about why American’s are still buying the tax cut lie.
Max Richtman, CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare joins Rick to explain why the Republican health care plan that will harm seniors, children, and the poor is a terrible policy and how the massive tax breaks will harm Medicare and possibly Social Security.
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Marcy Goldstein Gelb, co-executive director of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health joins Rick to discuss the most recent U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies and to talk about cuts to safety on the job and what they mean for worker’s safety.
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Wythe Keever, Assistant Communications Director with the Pennsylvania State Education Association joins Rick to discuss Pennsylvania Senate bill 383 that would put guns into classroom and explain why this is a bad idea for schools, teachers, and students.
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Harry Stein, Director of Fiscal Policy at the Center for American Progress Action Fund joins Rick to discuss the upcoming budget that puts tax cuts ahead of funding citizens needs and talk about why American’s are still buying the tax cut lie.
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Thursday Jun 29, 2017
Max Richtman, CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare joins Rick to explain why the Republican health care plan that will harm seniors, children, and the poor is a terrible policy and how the massive tax breaks will harm Medicare and possibly Social Security.
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Irwin Aronson, Labor attorney Willig, Williams & Davidson joins Rick to explain the complexities and intricacies of the latest Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling on Protz vs. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board and discuss what this could mean for injured workers affected by the 1996 changes brought on by the Ridge administration.
Christopher Stroop, Writer and Ex-Evangelical joins Rick to share his insights into the recent Supreme Court decision in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer and explain whether or not this decision destroys the line of separation between Church and State or simply opens the door by creating a dotted line for future interpretation.
Stephen Herzenberg, Executive Director of the Keystone Research Center joins Rick to discuss the need for a severance tax on gas drillers in the state of Pennsylvania and why, as the only state in the nation not to have a severance tax on the value of what comes out of the ground billions of tax dollars are being lost that could fund education, infrastructure, and/or health care.
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Irwin Aronson, Labor attorney Willig, Williams & Davidson joins Rick to explain the complexities and intricacies of the latest Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling on Protz vs. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board and discuss what this could mean for injured workers affected by the 1996 changes brought on by the Ridge administration.
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Christopher Stroop, Writer and Ex-Evangelical joins Rick to share his insights into the recent Supreme Court decision in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer and explain whether or not this decision destroys the line of separation between Church and State or simply opens the door by creating a dotted line for future interpretation.
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Wednesday Jun 28, 2017
Stephen Herzenberg, Executive Director of the Keystone Research Center joins Rick to discuss the need for a severance tax on gas drillers in the state of Pennsylvania and why, as the only state in the nation not to have a severance tax on the value of what comes out of the ground billions of tax dollars are being lost that could fund education, infrastructure, and/or health care.
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Antoinette Kraus, Director of the Pennsylvania Health Access Network joins Rick to discuss the recently release Congressional Budget Office score of the latest Republican Party attempt to “repeal and replace” Obamacare and explain why the score is actually worse than many expected it to be with 22 million Americans kicked off the insurance rolls
Andrea Chalupa, writer and organizer of The March for Truth joins Rick after her trip to Ukraine to discuss why Americans should be watching the Russian advances with a fearful eye for the region and to talk about what the Trump administration’s response has been thus far and what that response means for the area.
Cathy Myers, Democratic candidate in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District joins Rick to share her story of how and why she has thrown her hat into the political arena and to discuss the issues she sees as most important in taking down Rep Paul Ryan the current Speaker of the US House of Representatives.
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Antoinette Kraus, Director of the Pennsylvania Health Access Network joins Rick to discuss the recently release Congressional Budget Office score of the latest Republican Party attempt to “repeal and replace” Obamacare and explain why the score is actually worse than many expected it to be with 22 million Americans kicked off the insurance rolls
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Andrea Chalupa, writer and organizer of The March for Truth joins Rick after her trip to Ukraine to discuss why Americans should be watching the Russian advances with a fearful eye for the region and to talk about what the Trump administration’s response has been thus far and what that response means for the area.
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Tuesday Jun 27, 2017
Cathy Myers, Democratic candidate in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District joins Rick to share her story of how and why she has thrown her hat into the political arena and to discuss the issues she sees as most important in taking down Rep Paul Ryan the current Speaker of the US House of Representatives.