"Renaissance Thinking About the Issues of Our Day"
January 2012
Tuesday 31 January '12 show notes
- Who's really running for office...candidates or special interest groups?
- Greg Beato, Reason Magazine. Big Brother Is Now Your Diet Coach. Should the government be watching what you eat?
- Brad Friedman, The Brad Blog.
Monday 30 January '12 show notes
- Susie Cagle, Freelance Journalist / Contributor-The Guardian. Clashes in Oakland: 400 Arrests, Tear Gas, Flash-Bang Grenades.
- Eric Lotke, Participant-Occupy DC / writer & author. Occupy DC crackdown.
- Ben Zucker, Participant-Occupy DC tenter. Occupy DC police crackdown.
- Michael Hudson, Center for Public Integrity.
Friday 27 January '12 show notes
- Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT).
Daily Topics - Tuesday January 31st, 2012
Hour One: Who's really running for office...candidates or special interest groups?
Hour Two: Big Brother Is Now Your Diet Coach...should the government be watching your figure? Greg Beato, Reason Magazine
Hour Three: Is Virginia investigating Gingrich's campaign for criminal election fraud? Brad Friedman, Brad Blog
Why is election spending by outside groups up 1,600% this year in the GOP primary?
Today the Republican primary race for the White House hits Florida. Polls indicate that Mitt Romney is headed for a victory in the sunshine state – but are voters this year really choosing candidates – or special interest groups? Research shows that election spending by outside groups is up 1,600% this year in the Republican primary compared to 2008 – and about half of all the political ads on the air are paid for by Super PACs – thosThursday 26 January '12 show notes
- Indiana...the right to work for less state.
- Kevin Jackson, The Tea Party.net / The Black Sphere. Is the tea party dying out?
- John Nichols, The Nation Magazine.
Wednesday 25 January '12 show notes
- President Obama's 3rd State of the Union address...what did you think?
- Nancy Pelosi has a secret...
Tuesday 24 January '12 show notes
- Brian Deese, National Economic Council / special assistant to the president. Previewing the President's State of the Union speech.
- Rodell Mollineau, American Bridge 21st Century (American Bridge PAC). Romney taxes.
- James Wesley Rawles, Survivalblog.com / Author.
Daily Topics - Monday January 30th, 2012
Hour One: Occupy DC faces standoff with police - Ben Zucker and Eric Lotke, Occupy DC / Plus, 400 arrests at Occupy Oakland - Susie Cagle, The Guardian
Hour Two: Freddie Mac bets against American homeowners / Plus, California single payer bill (SB 810) needs your help!
The oligarchs openly talking about a coup d'état in America?
Multi-millionaire lobbyist Grover Norquist is calling for the impeachment of President Obama. In an interview with the right-wing National Journal – Norquist warned that if President Obama wins re-election and decides to let the Bush tax cuts for the top 2% expire at the end of the year – then Republicans will “have enough votes in the Senate in 2014 to impeach [him].”
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