Daily Topics - Wednesday November 17th, 2010

Please welcome David Sirota of AM 760 Colorado's Progressive Talk in for Thom today

Quote of the Day: "Waste neither time nor money, but make the best use of both. Without industry and frugality, nothing will do, and with them everything." -- Benjamin Franklin

Hour One: What do the latest trade agreements mean for John and Jane unemployed? Lori Wallach of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch will be here www.tradewatch.org; Plus, political transparency and the TSA scanners? The Washington Examiner's Tim Carney will be here www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion

Hour Two: The High Cost of Low Prices - Journalist/teacher Ellen Ruppel Shell, author of "Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture" will be here www.ellenruppelshell.com

Hour Three: Robert Gates...not a member of the conservative/progressive defense cut coalition? Zaid Jilani, reporter/blogger with Think Progress.org will be here www.thinkprogress.org

Comments

gerald's picture
gerald 15 years 38 weeks ago
#1

Mr. Sirota, Thom has very good replacements for him. You are one of the persons who help Thom when he is busy away from the radio. You do a good job in sharing with us information.

Pretzelogic in Philly PA's picture
Pretzelogic in ... 15 years 38 weeks ago
#2

"The word bipartisan usually means some larger-than-usual deception is being carried out."
attributed to George Carlin

michael deterding's picture
michael deterding 15 years 37 weeks ago
#3

repblicans act out their agenda globally, democtats nationally, each party moves the line to one world government in imperceptible

lock step increments

not my quote

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