The Zero Hour with RJ Eskow (Politics)

Zaid Jilani, Journalist

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Kymone Freeman, co-founder of We Act Radio

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Owen Davis, Reporter on Wall Street and finance for International Business Times.

John Nichols, Washington correspondent for The Nation

Direct download: TZH_04-25-15_H3_Podcast.mp3
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Al Lewis, author of "Surviving Workplace Wellness...: With Your Dignity, Finances and (Major) Organs Intact"

Dr. Sanjeev Sriram, Host of Dr. America

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Dean Baker, co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research

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Mark Gubard, expert on emerging technology and human security

Alexis Goldstein, Communications Director for The Other 98%

 

Direct download: TZH_04-18-15_H3_Podcast.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

Amina Wadud, a scholar of Islam and co-founder of the group Sisters in Islam

Nathan Newman, director of Data Justice

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Jim Dean, chair of Democracy for America

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Terry O'Neill, President of the National Organization for Women

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Stephen Miles, Advocacy Director of Win Without War

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Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson, Co-Directors of Social Security Works

John Feffer, director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)

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Maya Rockeymoore, President and CEO of the Center for Global Policy Solutions

Dale Carrico, critical theorist and rhetorician.

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

Mark Ames, Reporter with PandoDaily

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John Kiriakou, whistleblower on the CIA's Torture Program

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 1:00pm EDT

Nella Van Dyke, Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Merced

Hannah & Dawn on the Corinthian 15

 

Direct download: TZH_03-21-15_H2_Podcast.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 9:31pm EDT

George Dvorsky, Canadian bioethicist, transhumanist, and futurist.

Andrew Cockburn, Washington Editor, Harper's Magazine

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

Bruce Schneier: cryptographer, computer security and privacy specialist, and writer

William Greider: National Affairs Correspondent at The Nation

 

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Dave Johnson, Fellow with Campaign for America's Future

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Stephen Miles, advocacy director for Win Without War

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Yasha Levine, journalist covering "Surveillance Valley" for PandoDaily.

Steven Swig and Mary Green, co-founders of the National Student Debt Jubilee Project.

 

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Matt Bilzek, Organizer for MoveOn.org on Organizing in Chicago, Rahm Emanuel, and Populism Nationwide
 
Rick Perlstein, Freelance Journalist & Author on What's In Store for Wall Street Sponsored Candidates 
 
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Category:Politics -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

Eric Boehlert, Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America on Bill O'Reilly & Right Wing Cult Mythology 
 
John P. Abraham, Climate Scientist & Peter SinclairFilmmaker/Vlogger, ClimateCrocks.com on Willie Soon 

 

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 2:00pm EDT

Ben Veghte, Research Director at Social Security Works on SSW's New Report on Social Security and Inequality

Cliff Weathers, Senior Editor at Alternet on Cable TV Monopolies Coming to an End, Tech/NSA Spying & Why Your HR Department Hates You 

 

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 1:00pm EDT

Robert L. Grenier, Author of "88 Days to Kandahar: A CIA Diary", Former CIA Station Chief in Pakistan/Afghanistan & Former Director of CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center on the Rush to War in Afghanistan/Iraq
 
C: John Robb, Blogger at Global Guerrillas, Author & Former USAF Tier 1 Special Operations Pilot
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Steve Fraser, Author & Co-Founder of the American Empire Project 
 
Michael Kazin, Co-Editor of Dissent Magazine & Professor of History at Georgetown University
 
Lindsay Abrams, Staff Writer at Salon.com 
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Category:Politics -- posted at: 3:09pm EDT

Ken Sofer, Associate National Security Director, Center for American Progress
 
Aurin Squire, Freelance Journalist 
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Category:Politics -- posted at: 3:03pm EDT

Jeffrey Boxer, Executive Director of c3

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Eileen Appelbaum, Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research

Rebecca Vallas, Director of Policy for the Poverty to Prosperity Program at American Progress

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Stephen Miles, advocacy director of Win Without War

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Sady Doyle, journalist and blogger. 

Eric Schwitzgebel, Professor of Philosophy.

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Medea Benjamin, cofounder of CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange.

George Marshall, founder of the Climate Outreach Information Network

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 2:00pm EDT

Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works

Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 1:00pm EDT

Economist Robert Johnson

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Wendell Potter, author, public speaker, and health care reform advocate

Norman Solomon, writer and media critic 

Direct download: TZH_01-31-15_H2_Podcast.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 2:00pm EDT

Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research

Michael Hiltzik, columnist for the Los Angeles Times

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Frank Pasquale, author of "The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms Behind Money & Information"

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Andrew Slack, Harry Potter Alliance Cofounder and Movement Director 

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Andrew Keen, entrepreneur and author.

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Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research

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Nancy Altman, Co-Director of Social Security Works

Eric Kingson, Co-Director of Social Security Works

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 2:00pm EDT

Eric Boehlert, senior fellow at Media Matters for America

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 1:31pm EDT

Rick Perlstein, author of "The Invisible Bridge"

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Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO

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Lynn Stuart Parramore, contributing editor at Alternet

Amir Sufi, co-author of House of Debt

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 12:55pm EDT

Mark Ames, Pando Daily Senior Editor 

Rachel Oswald, National security reporter for CQ Roll Call

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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)

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Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

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Heather "Digby" Parton, founder of Hullabaloo

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Cenk Uygur, host and co-founder of The Young Turks

Indie Game Developer Nicky Case

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 2:00pm EDT

Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers

Kymone Freeman, co-founder of We Act Radio

 

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Terry O'Neill, President of the National Organization for Women

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Ryan Grim, Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post

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Mark Ames, Pando Daily Senior Editor 

Rachel Oswald, National security reporter for CQ Roll Call

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Amanda Terkel, Senior Political Reporter and Politics Managing Editor at The Huffington Post

Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, Author, Theologian and Pastor

Direct download: TZH_12-06-14_H3_Podcast.mp3
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William Black, lawyer, academic, author, and former bank regulator.

Brad Friedman, investigative journalist, broadcaster, and publisher of The BRAD BLOG

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 2:00pm EDT

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) 

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 1:00pm EDT

Ryan Grim, Washington Bureau Chief, Huffington Post

 

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Terry O'Neill, President, National Organization for Women

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Andrew Slack, Executive Director of the Harry Potter Alliance 

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Susan Harley, Deputy Director of Public Citizen's Congress Watch\

Lynn Parramore, AlterNet senior editor

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 2:00pm EDT

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)

Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Scott Klinger, Director of Revenue and Spending Policies at the Center for Effective Government

 

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Economist Dean Baker

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Climate activist Peter Sinclair 

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Bestselling Author Marianne Williamson

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Linda Tirado, author of Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America

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Nancy Altman, co-director of Social Security Works

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Celinda Lake, President of Lake Research Partners

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Hour 3
3:07pm RJ Monologue
3:18pm  Jeff Brandt, Blogger
3:34pm Cliff Schecter, We Act Radio and National Gun Victims Action Council
3:45pm Brian Merchant, Senior Editor at VICE
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Category:Politics -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

Hour 1
1:06pmRJ Monologue
1:18pm  Liz Gannes Re/Code,  Journalist: Uber and the tech sector/regulation/rights
1:34pm:  Sabrina Stevens, Ed of Integrity in Educations: Fighting Charters and Department of Education relationship with for profits.
1:49pm: Steve Rosenfeld, Alternet: Expanding Social Security
Hour 2
2:06pmRJ Monologue
2:18pm: Robin Beck, Director of Innovation at Citizen Engagement Lab: Innovations in Progressive Organizing
2:34pm: Stephen Miles, Coalition Coordination Win Without War: Iran Sanctions
2:49pm: Craig Harrington, Researcher at Media Matters: Broadcast coverage of Social Security
 
Hour 3
3:06pm RJ Monologue
3:18pm   Reporter at Salon.com;  Big Ag and antibiotics
3:34pm Vernon Haltrom Coal River Mountain Watch
3:45pm Eva Dominguez, ED of Latinos for Secure Retirement: Immigration Reform  and Social Security
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Category:Politics -- posted at: 7:40pm EDT

Hour 1
1:06pm: RJ Monologue
1:18pm  Roger Hickey, Co Director of Campaign for America's Future
1:34pmLyndsey Beyerstein, Journalist: HB2 and Abortion Restriction in TX
1:49pm: Prof. Lawrence Lessig, Harvard University: Aaron Swartz and CFAA
Hour 2
2:06pm: RJ Monologue
2:18pm: Phil Areneau, Campaign Director 350.org Topic: TPP and Environmental
2:34pm: Michael Hiltzik, Business Columnist, LA Times Topic: People who have already paid their Social Security taxes for the year
2:49pm: Juan Cole, Professor at University of Michigan
Topic: Irag

Hour 3

3:06pm RJ Monologue
3:18pm Rashad Robinson, ED of Color of Change Topic: Victory at SNL getting a Black Woman on the show as an actor
3:34pm Laura Friedenback, Press Secretary of PCCC Topic: Progressive Congressional Races
3:45pm Bonnie Raines, FBI Burglar Topic: Coming out as a Media, PA FBI burglar that uncovered COINTELPO
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Hour 1
A. News roundup—Eskow solo
B. Looking to 2014 on Social Security Policy: Eric Kingson, Co- Director Social Security Works
C. Drug Policy: Looking at Colorado's Legalization: Jon Walker, FDL
D.  War on Women and ACA contraception battles: Jessica Mason Pieklo, Senior Legal Analyst,  RH Reality Check (  http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2014/01/02/supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-contraception-mandate-for-some-catholic-groups/ )
Hour 2
A.   ALEC battles in NH-  Zandra Rice,  ED of Granite State Progress
B.  State Battles in 2014:  Neil Sroka, Communications Director of DFA
C.   2014 LGBT Fights — Sally Kohn, Pundit and writer  ( http://sallykohn.com/2014/01/daily-beast-gay-liberation-versus-mainstreaming-2014/)
D. Working Families Party: 2013 Wins in NYC, 2014 Expansion Plans- Dan Cantor,  Executive Director of Working Families Party
Hour 3
A.  Eskow Solo
B. Change.org , Nationbuilder, and Duck Dynasty: Ryan Grim, Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/23/changeorg-duck-dynasty_n_4494735.html
C. Looking at Financial Reform in 2013/2014- Alexis Goldstein, former Wall Street Staffer and Occupy Wall Street
D.  Wrap Up with Bob Borosage, Campaign for America's Future.
Direct download: 1-4-14_Take_Action_News_with_RJ_Eskow.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

First 6: Dominique Strauss-Kahn charged with pimping

A. Marans solo: Obama economy speech 

B. Close vote on NSA powers in the House – Zaid Jilani, Progressive Blogger-Reporter  

C. Weiner revealed in public / Bob Filner seeks rehab – Cliff Schecter


D. Steve King’s outrageous anti-immigrant rhetoric / Sen. Lee’s government shutdown threat

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 4:44pm EDT

First 6: Zimmerman juror B29: “He got away with murder” / Ohio gun group raises $12K for Zimmerman guns, security

A. Bangladesh update/Palm oil labor conditions in Indonesia – Alan Rosenblatt

B-C. Fight over Summers Fed chair nomination – Shaunna Thomas, Co-Founder, Ultraviolet 

D. North Carolina’s new voting rights restrictions

Direct download: TAN_7-27-13_Hour-2.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 4:42pm EDT

First 6: 19-year-old jailed 4 months for sarcastic Facebook post

A. Social Media with Dr. DigiPol

B-C. Activist of the Week: Andrew Slack, Co-Founder and Executive Director, The Harry Potter Alliance

D. How It Should Be: Goodbye Shuster

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First 6: Capital Fringe Festival shout-out

A: Marans solo - Obama remarks on Zimmerman verdict

B: Nicole Flatow of ThinkProgress on Stand Your Ground's role in Zimmerman verdict

C: Hope for the Voting Rights Act? Cole Stangler reports

D: Cliff Schecter on gun culture's role in Trayvon Martin's death

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First 6: Rolling Stone's Dzhokhar Tsarnaev cover photo and story

A: Bangladesh's new labor law

B: Harry Reid forces the Republicans to surrender on presidential nominess, averting nuclear option

C: National Labor Relations Board's history and importance

D: Lizbeth Mateo, National Immigrant Youth Alliance, self-deported to draw attention to suffering caused by deportation

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A Former Sens. Snowe and Mitchell announce Gap and Wal-Mart's Bangladesh safety agreement at Bipartisan Policy Center, but do not respond to interview requests / Bipartisna Policy Center's conflicts of interest reported in The Nation
B Rob Wohl, organizer for Sum of Us, reacts to alternative Bangladesh agreement / discusses new steps, actions
C New developments from coup in Egypt
D Alice Fordham, the National, live from Cairo on situation in Egypt 
Direct download: TAN_7-13-13_Hour-2.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 11:27pm EDT

First 6: Statehood for Northern Colorado?
A Dr. DigiPol on Google Glass
B Activist of the Week: Colette Pichon Battle, Director/Attorney, Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy 
C MSM Bash Session: Chuck Todd's IRS scandal fail/David Gregory's Medicare flub

D How It Should Be - Nancy L. Cohen author of Delirium: The Politics of Sex in America, on the sexual counter-revolution
Direct download: TAN_7-13-13_Hour-3.mp3
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First 6: Red Panda
A: SCOTUS decisions with Shuster/Marans
B: Charlie Mitchell on Immigration reform/climate change
C: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton on affirmative action/Voting rights act
D: Cliff Schecter on GOP/immigration and latest conservative talk radio craziness.
Direct download: TAN_6-29_Hour-1.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:01pm EDT

First 6: “Call 2 Fall”: Unfortunate Anti-Gay Logo 

A: Bangladesh update: AFL-CIO college interns, Veronica Guerrero and Tara Fugate live from day of action to stop death traps

B: Brazilian protests.  US and Brazil are more similar than most of us think.

C: Debating Bob Cesca (Daily Banter and co-host of Bob and Chez Show) re Snowden/NSA leak

D: Laurie Young, Outgoing Director of Aging and Economic Security, The Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Direct download: TAN_6-29-13_Hour-2.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 4:59pm EDT

First six:  Pennsylvania couple caught having sex in public park... arrested by 25 cops on bicycles.
A  Alan Rosenblatt/social media
B  Activist of the Week: Texas State Senator Wendy Davis (with her as guest or just SOTs and Shuster/Marans)
C  Ed Snowden/Glenn Greenwald/David Gregory and the DC establishment.  
D  How it Should Be: Why State Elections Matter.  And, Shuster introduces his new baby Ayala Danielle and lovely wife Kera Rennert!
Direct download: TAN_6-29-13_Hour-3.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 4:55pm EDT

First 6: Remembering Michael Hastings

A Obama NSA Latest

B Dave Zirin on Brazil protests ahead of 2014 World Cup

C Addie Stan - House abortion ban / Republican denial of pregnancy from rape / Post-Gosnell blowback

D Addie Stan – Sexual assault in the military

Direct download: TAN_6-22-13_Hour-1.mp3
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First 6: Miss Utah on the gender wage gap

A-B Kalpona Akter, Executive Director, Bangladesh Center for Workers Solidarity

C Charlie Mitchell on farm bill’s defeat / Immigration reform’s big week – “Surge” in border security / CBO study

D The case against a path to citizenship: Bryan Fischer, conservative radio host and Baptist minister

Direct download: TAN_6-22-13_Hour-2.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:06pm EDT

First 6: Obama confuses UK finance minister with soul singer

A Dr. DigiPol on social media

B Activist of the Week: Valentina Stackl, Project Coordinator, “Poder Sano,” at Farmworker Justice

C Paula Deen controversy 

D How It Should Be: Snowden was justified in running

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:03pm EDT

First 6: Cole Stangler's socialist roots

A Edward Snowden – Whistleblower hero? The man and his decisions

 

B Marcy Wheeler of Empty Wheel - deeper look at legal and policy implications of NSA program; compare/contrast with Bradley Manning

C Snowden discussion continued – Marans/Stangler

D Cliff on Pete King’s reactions to NSA scandal

Direct download: TAN_6-15-13_Hour-1.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:42pm EDT

First 6: Media character assassination of Snowden


A Cole Stangler on food stamp cuts

 

B Rick Smith, host, Rick Smith Show, live from US Labor History Tour

C Austerity more discredited by the week (credit upgrade) – Marans/Stangler

D Sarah Anderson of Institute for Policy Studies on Fix the Debt companies’ corporate tax dodging and billions they stand to gain from their push for a “territorial tax” system

Direct download: TAN_6-15-13_Hour-2.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:38pm EDT

Hour 3

First 6: Rosen-splain: Dr. DigiPol on differences between Ellsberg, Snowden and Manning 

 

A Social Media with Dr. DigiPol: Interview with Tyler Bass author of fake Snowden Twitter account 

B Activist of the Week: Michael Petit, Every Child Matters

C Turkey protest update / Cameo by David Shuster

D How it should be - We should scale back covert military operations w/ Cole Stangler

 

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:26pm EDT

First six:  President of Ohio State University resigns after mocking academic levels of other Universities.  Pot meet Kettle.


A   NSA monitoring all Verizon calls


B   Reaction to Government as Big Brother, and politics of the story.


C   Charlie Mitchell, cyber security bill


D   Cliff Schecter on Lautenberg legacy and Senator Mark Pryor getting defensive over background check vote.  

Direct download: TAN_6-8-13_Hour-1.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:40pm EDT

First six:  ACLU study – Black people several times more likely to be arrested for pot

A  Cenk Uygur, Host of the Young Turks on the protests in Turkey

B-C  Bangladesh update – and connection to Wal-Mart worker protests

D  Frank Lautenberg remembered / Christie special appointment

Direct download: TAN_6-8_Hour-2.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:37pm EDT

First six:  High School tennis star bullied off court by unruly fans of opponent.

A  Alan Rosenblatt social media

B  Activist of the Week.  Ms. Jake Marcus, on workplace rights for women who are nursing

C  Interview with Tom Matzzie and Alex Lawson of Ethical Electric.  


D  How it Should be - Obama should take CAP's lead and stop pushing for a Grand Bargain

Direct download: TAN_6-8_Hour-3.mp3
Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:35pm EDT

First six: Breaking inside story: Bachmann's chief of staff testifies against campaign on mail, wire fraud

A  DOJ/Holder, Shuster/Marans.

B  Charlie Mitchell.  Congress, where does immigration stand?  Summer agenda... 

C  DC gun rally, Adam Kokesh interview, part one. 

D  Adam Kokesh interview, part two.  Reaction from Cliff Schecter.

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:55pm EDT

First six:  Cliff Schecter on Bloomberg/Mayors against gun violence receiving ricin letters.

A  Bangladesh update.  Marans.

B  Judge rules that company can dump coal miners' pensions and health benefits, with Mike Elk

C  Christie and Obama's bromance / Justin Bieber used to fight minimum wage - Marans & Elk

D  Circumcision blood sucking / Pot-sniffing dogs no more / Megyn Kelly takes Erick Erickson down a notch

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:53pm EDT

First six:  U of Michigan economists further destroy Harvard economists on their debt/austerity claims.

A  Alan Rosenblatt, social media

B  Activist of the Week:  Stacy Sanders, Federal Policy Director, Medicare Rights Center.  

C  Jim Graves quits Bachmann race.  Not exactly a profile in courage.

D  How it Should Be - Immigrants help Social Security and Medicare

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Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:48pm EDT

First six:  Toronto Mayor Rob Ford caught smoking crack
A  Obama/scandals roundup.  Shuster/Marans
B  DOJ gets AP's phone records: Free press under fire?
C  Student loan rates set to double, will be 9x higher than rates charged to banks for government loans/bailouts.
D  Stephen Spaulding of Common Cause on IRS scandal.
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Category:Politics -- posted at: 6:16pm EDT

First 6: Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy
A Bangladesh factory safety binding agreement / Fast food worker strike spreads
B Nicole Cartey, Other 98% - Crowdfunding a bid for the Tribune Co. (so the Koch bros. don't get it)
C-D Lee Fang, author, The Machine: A Field Guide to the Resurgent Right
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Category:Politics -- posted at: 6:11pm EDT

First six:  Dick Cheney weighs in on Benghazi


A  Social Media: Dr. Digipol talks to Michael Moschella, VP of Nation Builder


B  Erica Wides, activist of the week


C  Erica Wides, industrialization of food... taking action in our own lives to protect our families.


D  How it should be - The deficit is too damn low



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A Benghazi hearings / Immigration bill mark-up.  Shuster/Marans.
B Charlie Mitchell on GOP obstruction of Obama EPA nominee and Internet sales tax passing Senate - How did Republicans get behind a tax increase? 
C McCain's legislation on changing the cable TV business. Shuster/Marans
D Cliff Schecter on NRA convention highlights; Jeff Flake gets behind modified background check.
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Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:12pm EDT

First 6 Baltimore gang Black Guerilla Family takes over jail - implications for O'Malley?
A Preventing another Bangladesh factory collapse
B Charles Ramsey's heroism
C-D Maysoon Zayid on Hawking's decision to honor Israel boycott and Boxer visa waiver for Israel 
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Category:Politics -- posted at: 5:05pm EDT