The Rick Smith Show

"Our big box retailers like Walmart depend on these cheap imports from China. It's really hard to gain a foothold in the US market. We can do it through procurement policy, for example."

 

Scott Paul is the President of Alliance for American Manufacturing

 

@ScottPaulAAM

@KeepItMadeinUSA

"Ithaca, NY, has reimagined their police dept. We need to look to them as an example."

 

Diallo Brooks is the Senior Director of Field Mobilization for the People For the American Way

 

@peoplefor

@TheDialloBrooks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Republicans would be better off with someone NOT named Trump & all the baggage he brings along. They'd be well suited to move on to someone else."

 

Bill Scher is a Contributing Editor at Politico Magazine.

@billscher

@POLITICOMag

@RealClearNews

Hour 1:

Shaun Richman, Program Director of the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies at SUNY Empire State College talks about the Amazon Union’s election results, why this was a predictable outcome, and what needs to be done to protect worker’s rights.

 

David Madland, Ph.D., Strategic Director of the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress joins Rick to discuss the Biden budget, the need for infrastructure investment, and the need for the PRO Act in light of the recent union loss at Amazon.

 

Hour 2:

Chuck Collins, Director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies joins Rick to talk about his most recent book “The Wealth Hoarders: How Billionaires Pay Millions to Hide Trillions.”

 

Bob Ney, Political Analyst and Former OH Congressman joins Rick to talk about the top stories of the day ranging from MattGaetz scandal to TX Governor Greg Abbott being bad at math.

 

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"Amazon broke the law in every way possible. They basically created a company union. They're egregiously violating the law."

 

Shaun Richman is the Program Director of the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. School of Labor Studies at SUNY Empire State College.

 

@Ess_Dog @SUNYEmpireLabor

David Madland, Ph.D. is the Strategic Director of the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress

David's new book, "Re-Union: How Bold Labor Reforms Can Repair, Revitalize, and Reunite the United States," comes out in May 2021.

@DavidMadland @amprog @AmerWorker

"I don't see Republicans having anything to offer workers right now."

Chuck Collins is the Director of the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies.

@Chuck99to1 @inequalityorg @IPS_DC

"I think around July or August this should be pretty well handled, if we continue with inoculations & masks."

Bob Ney is a political analyst and a former GOP Congressman from Ohio.

@bobney

Scott Dworkin

@funder

 

Khary Penebaker

@kharyp

 

Sarah Burris

@SarahBurris

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Dr. Suzanne Jones 

@sesjones

 

Professor Audra Heaslip

@gwcaudra

 

Denisha Jones

@denisha_jones

 

Denisha Jones is Assistant Executive Director of the Badass Teachers Association.

For more information visit: www.badassteacher.org

 

Bob Ney

@BobNey

 

Bob Ney is a Former Congressman from Ohio and Political Analyst

Dr. Suzanne Jones: The more we can circulate our story, the more pressure on the board to consider our case. I'd never spoken to the media before being non-renewed but they're making me out to be a troublemaker, despite 20 yrs there of following the rules.

@sesjones

Denisha Jones: The Biden admin said the tests aren't being counted....so why are they being given? There's no reason to stress the kids out about this. Kids are already stressed & scared & can't see that the world will return to normal.

@denisha_jones

@BadassTeachersA

Bob Ney: When you mention the Dalai Lama, China freaks out. Taiwan is the double-freak for China.

@bobney

 

 

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Scott Paul

@ScottPaulAAM

Scott Paul is the President of Alliance for American Manufacturing

For more information visit: www.americanmanufacturing.org

Joe Sanberg

@JosephNSanberg

Joe Sanberg sits on the board of the Center for Health and Democracy

For more information visit: centerforhealthanddemocracy.org

Matthew Chapman

@fawfulfan

Matthew Chapman is a reporter at RawStory.com

For more information visit www.RawStory.com

https://www.rawstory.com/author/matthewc/

Scott Paul: We lead the world in manufacturing for about 100 years till we gave it away to China.

@ScottPaulAAM

@KeepItMadeinUSA

 

 

Joe Sanberg: If you don't change the oil in your car, it's not going to work well. Same w/ the economy--if you don't invest in your economy, it won't work well.

@JosephNSanberg

@cforhd

Matthew Chapman: I would say the Cannabis Chemistry [Lake Superior State University] program would be interesting & is understudied. More & more states are legalizing cannabis.

@RawStory

@fawfulfan

Dave Jamieson 

@jamieson @huffpost

 

Dave Jamieson is a Labor Reporter at Huffington Post

For more information visit: www.huffpost.com

 

 Greg Palast 

@Greg_Palast

 

Greg Palast is investigative reporter and New York Times Best Selling author.

To find out more about Greg Palast visit www.GregPalast.com

 

Erik Loomis 

@ErikLoomis 

 

Erik Loomis is an associate History professor and the Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Rhode Island.

For more information visit: www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com

 

 

Bob Ney 

@BobNey

 

Bob Ney is a Former Congressman from Ohio and Political Analyst

Dave Jamieson: It was a blast from the past to see Jay Carney out there. He was Press Sec'y for Barack Obama & now is the spokesperson for Amazon. He's the one having to fight back against critics. It's a bit of political awkwardness.

@jamieson

@huffpost