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Episodes
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Daisy Cruz, SEIU 32BJ District Leader joins Rick to talk about Wednesday nights strike action at major airports in Chicago, Boston, New York City, Newark, Philadelphia, and Fort Lauderdale demanding $15 and a union.
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Will Fischer, Executive Director of the Union Veterans Council joins Rick to talk about employer treatment of Veterans in light of the recent Op Ed about ATI locking out its workers.
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Drew Gibson, Writer at Virally Suppressed joins Rick to talk about Senator Bernie Sanders speech on what a Democratic Socialist is and discuss the Sanders campaign’s focus on college campuses.
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Thursday Nov 19, 2015
Celeste Drake, Trade & Globalization Policy Specialist at the AFL-CIO joins Rick to talk how bad the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is and why the business community is now rumbling.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show regular joins Rick to highlight the need to make every week American Education Week and why honoring our teachers is important.
Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Sturla joins Rick to talk about the recent hearing in support of House Bill 1449, The Nursing Facility Accountability Act and its passage means for residents and workers in the state’s nursing homes, as well as taxpayers.
Cortesia Jordan, a 20 year old Dunkin Donuts worker joins Rick to talk about she and other service workers took to the streets in support of $15 an hour and a union and what it would an increase from her current $7.75 an hour wage would do for her and her coworkers.
Doug Cunningham, Producer at Workers Independent News joins Rick to lay out the news of the day on job around the nation from SEIU endorsing Hillary to a potential strike in Wisconsin.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Irwin Aronson, labor attorney and Rick Smith Show regular joins Rick to highlight the need to make every week American Education Week and why honoring our teachers is important.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Sturla joins Rick to talk about the recent hearing in support of House Bill 1449, The Nursing Facility Accountability Act and its passage means for residents and workers in the state’s nursing homes, as well as taxpayers.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Cortesia Jordan, a 20 year old Dunkin Donuts worker joins Rick to talk about she and other service workers took to the streets in support of $15 an hour and a union and what it would an increase from her current $7.75 an hour wage would do for her and her coworkers.
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Wednesday Nov 18, 2015
Doug Cunningham, Producer at Workers Independent News joins Rick to lay out the news of the day on job around the nation from SEIU endorsing Hillary to a potential strike in Wisconsin.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Dolores McCracken, Vice President with the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) joins Rick to discuss the importance of Education Week and to examine the latest budget developments.
Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood joins Rick to talk about the budget talks and highlights the need to raise the minimum wage for working families at a time when legislators are talking about raising the state’s sales tax.
Ian Millhiser, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund and the Editor of ThinkProgress Justice joins Rick to discuss whether recent statements by a number of Governors across the nation refusing to accept any Syrian refugees is this something they can do? Who has the power and what should we be doing during this crisis.
Dr. Stephen Krashen, professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, educational researcher, and education activist joins Rick for American Education Week to talk about why libraries are important for all children to get a quality education and what’s really behind the education “reform” movement.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Dolores McCracken, Vice President with the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) joins Rick to discuss the importance of Education Week and to examine the latest budget developments.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood joins Rick to talk about the budget talks and highlights the need to raise the minimum wage for working families at a time when legislators are talking about raising the state’s sales tax.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Ian Millhiser, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund and the Editor of ThinkProgress Justice joins Rick to discuss whether recent statements by a number of Governors across the nation refusing to accept any Syrian refugees is this something they can do? Who has the power and what should we be doing during this crisis.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Tuesday Nov 17, 2015
Dr. Stephen Krashen, professor emeritus at the University of Southern California, educational researcher, and education activist joins Rick for American Education Week to talk about why libraries are important for all children to get a quality education and what’s really behind the education “reform” movement.
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Amy Fetherolf, Communications Director for the Pennsylvania Working Families joins Rick to report on the progress being made as citizens call for Pennsylvania State Senator Scott Wagner to live up to his call for Republicans to sell all of their belongs and leave the commonwealth if Democrats win all three State Supreme Court races.
Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at the Raging Chicken Press joins Rick for Raging Monday to discuss what’s going on across the Raging Chicken’s pages.
Susan Horton Polos, New York State Public School librarian joins Rick to share her story of what the ongoing assault on public education is doing to kids, to tell of her fight to save libraries in schools, and explain why libraries as a vital part of any well rounded education.
Joan Kramer, retired school librarian from LA United School District joins Rick to talk about the attack on education by profiteers and how school libraries have been decimated by funding cuts and an emerging system that views them as unimportant.
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Amy Fetherolf, Communications Director for the Pennsylvania Working Families joins Rick to report on the progress being made as citizens call for Pennsylvania State Senator Scott Wagner to live up to his call for Republicans to sell all of their belongs and leave the commonwealth if Democrats win all three State Supreme Court races.
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at the Raging Chicken Press joins Rick for Raging Monday to discuss what’s going on across the Raging Chicken’s pages.
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Joan Kramer, retired school librarian from LA United School District joins Rick to talk about the attack on education by profiteers and how school libraries have been decimated by funding cuts and an emerging system that views them as unimportant.
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Monday Nov 16, 2015
Susan Horton Polos, New York State Public School librarian joins Rick to share her story of what the ongoing assault on public education is doing to kids, to tell of her fight to save libraries in schools, and explain why libraries as a vital part of any well rounded education.
Friday Nov 13, 2015
Friday Nov 13, 2015
Pennsylvania Representative Eddie Day Pashinski joins Rick to discuss the latest machinations of the state’s overdue budget and what continued inaction means for schools and taxpayers.
Matías Vernengo, Professor of Economics at Bucknell University joins Rick in the aftermath of the GOP Debate to examine the GOP candidate’s tax plans and explain the hard truth and reality of their plans.
Terrance Heath, contributor at the Campaign for America’s Future joins Rick with the Wingnut Week in Review looking back at a week that saw another classically GOP debate and highlight the funny, the absurd, and the just plain sad.
John Neurohr, political strategist and regular contributor at The Rick Smith Show is back to highlight the lowlights of the budget talks and analyze the winners and losers in what is known at this moment.