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Hour One: Are Unions coming to college football? James Sherk, Heritage Foundation / Plus, an economic boost for millions - Tefere Gebre, AFL-CIO / And, do veterans support Keystone XL? Dave Saldana, PipeLIES Exposed

All around the world, people are talking about a basic minimum income, and what they're saying makes a lot of economic sense. Regardless of whether you want to fight poverty, stimulate the economy, shrink the size of government, or simply ensure everyone has a sense of human dignity – you should be calling for a no-strings-attached basic income for all.

Earlier today, the Senate and the House passed a bill that would give the new government in Ukraine $1 billion in loans and $100 million in direct aid.

Back in 2003, a few years before he died, Studs Terkel was on my show and made this comment about “hope dying last”: “Without hope - what’s the alternative to it?