The Rick Smith Show

Jessica Goodheart of Capital and Main

Jessica Goodheart of Capital and Main discusses the declining middle class and her new article “How and American Family Raised on GE Wages Copes With Income Inequality.” @JGOODHEART1 @capitalandmain

Jessica Goodheart is a Senior Reporter at Capital and Main. To check out their Fifty in 100 Pay Gap series visit: capitalandmain.com

Fighting for Students in Pennsylvania

Jamie Martin of APSCUF discusses the plight of higher education in Pennsylvania, and how what’s happening there could foreshadow similar events in other states. @jmartin_iup @APSCUF

 

Jamie Martin is the President of the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF).

A Week of Wing-Nuttery | 6-10-21 (1st Hour)

Rick begins the show with an attempt to summarize the cornucopia of crazy coming from the right in the past few days – from Greene to Gohmert, it’s been quite a week. Next, Emily de La Bruyere joins us to talk China and their absurd threats about the next nuclear arms race, and why we should pay attention to them. Then Jamie Martin of APSCUF discusses the plight of higher education in Pennsylvania, and how what’s happening there could foreshadow similar events in other states.

 

A Week of Wing-Nuttery | 6-10-21 (2nd Hour)

Jessica Goodheart of Capital and Main discusses the declining middle class and her new article “How and American Family Raised on GE Wages Copes With Income Inequality” and then former GOP congressman turned political analyst Bob Ney closes the show with his thoughts on recent events from the insurrection to the filibuster to Trump touring with Bill O’Reilly.

Robert Kraig on Ron Johnson & the Insurrectionist Caucus

Robert Craig joins to talk about Sen. Ron Johnson and the pro-insurrection caucus and their recent attempts to paint over reality with two coats of Putin’s favorite color. @RKraig1912 @CitizenActionWI

 

Robert Kraig is the Executive director at Citizen Action of Wisconsin.

Scott Paul on Our American Supply Chain Problems

Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing tells us a bit about the new Biden Administration report on our supply chain and the urgent items we need to address. @ScottPaulAAM @KeepItMadeinUSA

Scott Paul is the President of Alliance for American Manufacturing For more information visit: www.americanmanufacturing.org

Max Burns of The Daily Beast

Max Burns of The Daily Beast kicks off hour two of the show with a discussion of some of his recent work, and a few words on the new Trump/O’Reilly sexual assault speaking tour. @themaxburns @thedailybeast

 

Max Burns is a Democratic Strategist and columnist at The Daily Beast.

 

 

Rich Deadbeats | 6-9-21 (1st Hour)

We start the broadcast with a discussion on the multitude of ways in which America’s rich people lie, cheat, and steal to avoid paying their fair share. Then Robert Craig joins to talk about Sen. Ron Johnson and the pro-insurrection caucus and their recent attempts to paint over reality with two coats of Putin’s favorite color, and then Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing tells us a bit about the new Biden Administration report on our supply chain and the urgent items we need to address.

Rich Deadbeats | 6-9-21 (2nd Hour)

Max Burns of The Daily Beast kicks off hour two of the show with a discussion of some of his recent work, and a few words on the new Trump/O’Reilly sexual assault speaking tour, and then Hollywood producer and longtime friend of the show Marshall Herskovitz closes the broadcast with his thoughts on Joe Manchin and how he might not be quite as wrong as most believe him to be.

 

Marshall Herskovitz on the Manchin Problem

Hollywood producer and longtime friend of the show Marshall Herskovitz closes the broadcast with his thoughts on Joe Manchin and how he might not be quite as wrong as most believe him to be. @MHerskovitz @producersguild

Marshall Herskovitz is an American film director, writer, and producer, and currently the President Emeritus of the Producers Guild of America.

Fighting for Wages, Hours & Conditions at Smithfield, Inc.

Kooper Caraway of the South Dakota AFL-CIO starts off the second hour of the program with news on a contract dispute at Smithfield, Inc. related to fair wages and safety concerns.

 

Kooper Caraway is President, South Dakota AFL-CIO @KooperCaraway @AFLCIO

Workers Fighting Back Against Corporate Greed in Alabama

Braxton and Haeden Wright of UMWA Locals 2245 & 2368 join us to discuss a strike at Warrior Met in Brookwood, Alabama. @haedenwright @Braxton99733011

Richard Ojeda Pulls No Punches on Voter Suppression

Rich Ojeda of No Dem Left Behind has a few things to say about his home state senator, Joe Manchin of West Virginia.

 

Rich Ojeda is a former WV State Senator, Presidential Candidate, and is currently the Executive National Spokesperson for No Dems Left Behind @Ojeda4America @NoDemLeftBehind

2010 All Over Again| 6-8-21 (1st Hour)

Rick starts the night with commentary on the news of the day, including the GOP’s next round of bad faith negotiations, and the new Donald Trump/Bill O’Reilly speaking tour. Then Rich Ojeda of No Dem Left Behind has a few things to say about his home state senator, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, and then Braxton and Haeden Wright of UMWA Locals 2245 & 2368 join us to discuss a strike at Warrior Met in Brookwood, Alabama.

 

2010 All Over Again| 6-8-21 (2nd Hour)

Kooper Caraway of the South Dakota AFL-CIO starts off the second hour of the program with news on a contract dispute at Smithfield, Inc. related to fair wages and safety concerns, and then former GOP congressman turned political analyst Bob Ney closes the show with analysis of the fight for voting rights, and other stories form in and around DC.

 

46,000 Federal Workers Get Collective Bargaining Rights

David Borer of AFGE delivers some good news about the Biden administration granting collective bargaining rights to 46,000 TSA workers. @AFGENational @daborer

 

David Borer is General Counsel for the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). For more information visit www.AFGE.org

GOP Wants to Bring the Arizona Audit Mess to Pennsylvania

Khalif Ali of Common Cause responds to recent calls to bring the Bamboo Election Integrity Circus to Pennsylvania. @commoncausepa @CommonCause

 

Khalif Ali is the Executive Director of Common Cause Pennsylvania.

What is “Mainstream?” | 6-7-21

The show begins with a discussion of mainstream media and the inescapable reach of corporate power and how it is used control the arguments we see and hear. Then Khalif Ali of Common Cause responds to recent calls to bring the Bamboo Election Integrity Circus to Pennsylvania, and then David Borer of AFGE delivers some good news about the Biden administration granting collective bargaining rights to 46,000 TSA workers.

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The Return of The Panel | 6-5-21

This week’s panel will tackle several current issues and stories, including recent GOP scandals and the loud calls on the left to end the logjam of legislation currently being blocked by the filibuster. This week’s panelists are:

 

Sarah Burris: Reporter at RawStory

Scott Dworkin: Co-Founder and Exec. Director of The Democratic Coalition

Brett Pransky: Executive Producer of The Rick Smith Show

Policy Expert Emily de La Bruyère on China

Policy Expert Emily de la Bruyere joins us to discuss China’s growing aggression on the world stage, economically and militarily, and what American can do about it. @edelabruyere @AdvisoryHorizon

 

Emily de La Bruyère is the co-founder of the Horizon Advisory. For more information visit: www.horizonadvisory.org