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Why NAFTA 2.0 Will Still Hurt Workers & Keep Medicine Prices High (w/Lori Wallach)

The next phase of the North American Free Trade Agreement is heading to be signed later this week, and although the bill has mild improvements, Lori Wallach of Public Trade Watch, believes hat this version of NAFTA will continue to hurt workers, and could even raise the prices on medicine.

Is America Facing The Same Economic Challenges That Preceded The Great Depression?

Robert Reich is pointing out that the inequality tipping point where the working class can no longer afford to buy what they need to survive is getting close if it's not already here.

How Provisional Ballots Were Turned Into a Tool of Voter Suppression

Congressman Bob Ney and Steny Hoyer worked together across the isle to create the Help America Vote Act which Republicans have since twisted into a tool of voter suppression, like what we saw in Texas, Georgia, and around the country, but just how did this happen to a bill that was supposed to help us vote, not hinder participation in the electoral process?

Who Were The Top 20 Political Donors This Election? (w/Guest Natalie Jones)

Just who were the top 20 political donors this past election cycle and what does that say about our electoral process, money in politics and America in general? To answer these questions Natalie Jones of The Guardian . joins guest host Jefferson smith of XRAY.FM

Documenting Donald Trump's Lies: Do Americans Care About the Truth (w/Guest Daniel Dale)

Daniel Dale has been counting Donald Trump's lies and the number is staggering. As the midterm elections got closer, Donald Trump lied more than he had in a previous year. which makes us wonder if Donald Trump's supporters, Republicans,

Could This New Election System Save Our Democracy? (w/Guest Jed Limke)

In the first for the country, a new kind of election system is being tested out in Fargo, called approval voting, which will allow voters to select all of the candidates on the ballot you would want elected. Voters would be free to pick third party candidates without having to fear throwing their vote away. Could this work on a national scale?

Should We Break Up with Facebook? (w/Guest Sarah Miller)

Is facebook a danger to democracy, a monopoly on how we talk to each other, find information and more, shouldn't our antitrust laws break up monopolies?

Republicans Don't Want To Count Every Vote (w.Guest Ari Berman)

In a boxing match, the fighter in the red shorts would not be allowed to play referee.

The GOP's Money Problem (w/Guest Erin Hill)

The single biggest financial advantage democrats have over republicans is small dollar donations from average working class people. What will the GOP do when its corporate money tries up?

Why Our Focus Must Be On Fixing Our Broken Democracy (w/Guest Hedrick Smith)

Hedrick Smith believes that political reform, fixing the system itself, should be the focus for progressives before we move onto the kitchen table topics many voters are concerned about

Veteran Says Trump's Order To Troops Against Migrant Caravan Amounts to War Crimes

Could Donald Trump's order against the Migrant caravan be a war crime? Veteran Joe Kassabian thinks that firing on unarmed people throwing rocks is not only unethical but would constitute a war crime, is Donald Trump setting up the military for a long deployment in the Hague?

The Election That Transformed of American Politics (w/Guest Lawrence O'Donnel )

What can we learn from the election that changed American Politics forever? No not the 2016 presidential election nor the 2018 midterm elections, but the 1968 election. Lawrence O'Donnell joins the program to discuss this and his new book "Playing with Fire" on this very subject.

GOP White Washes Electoral Process Greg Palast Demands Every Vote Be Counted

Greg Palast returns to update the audience of efforts to fight against voter disenfranchisement, fighting against the white washing of votes.

Is Trump's Bullying Losing Its Power?

Is Trump's bullying losing its power? World leaders are starting to stand up to the

Private Health Insurer Calls itself Medicare to Take Advantage of You (w/Alex Lawson)

There are a lot of people confused with Medicare and Medicare Advantage, a knock off for profit health insurance coverage, that wants to cut into medicare.

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