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Allison and Jamie discuss how Wolf Blitzer is a professional idiot, the Chicago Board of Ed votes to shut down 50 schools (though Asean Johnson’s school is spared), offer some advice to the mens (stop telling ladies how to look), and read some of your Maniac Mail.

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An amazing 9-year-old activist owns Rahm Emanuel on school closings, Conviction of Genocidal Dictator Efrain Rios Montt Overturned by Guatemala’s Highest Court, Walmart Security Allegedly Suspected Father of Kidnapping Biracial Kids, Sergeant Accused of Secretly Filming Female Cadets, and in part 2 of the show, journalist Ali Gharib (@ali_gharib) discusses the Syria intervention debate.

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Two hate crimes this week in NYC’s village, protester tasered while DOJ refuses to arrest bankers, Facebook’s weird priorities, Occupy OK Tornado Relief Fund, Oklahoma senator: Tornado aid “totally different” from Sandy aid, hundreds of low-wage workers go on strike in D.C., Former Sen. Judd Gregg Named CEO Of Top Wall Street Lobbying Group, the real consequences of austerity continue.

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Jamie is a language pioneer, the Chicago Board of Education considers closing 54 schools despite overwhelming evidence the closures won’t fix the city’s deficit, a Florida teen is expelled and charged with a felony for being in a lesbian relationship, labor deal emerges in aftermath of Bangladesh tragedy, day 100 passes of the Gitmo hunger strike, Abercrombie & Fitch’s fat-shaming CEO.

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Allison and Jamie discuss women in secularism, fast food workers unite, Chicago school closings protests, Judge says lesbian’s partner must leave house due to her “lifestyle,” Koch brothers dump toxic byproduct on Detroit, regulators back down on derivatives rule, the AP scoop that ran to DOJ probe only ran after CIA sign off, head of Fort Campbell harassment program arrested in domestic dispute.

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Birthday madness, followed by discussion of The Best Tweet Ever, CNN’s ridiculous Guantanamo coverage, New York Times’ ridiculous Gaza coverage, and then Media Matter defending the DOJ’s targeting of reporters.

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Jamie’s annual birthday depression spiral, Citizen Radio’s most powerful Maniacs (featuring Toom Cleen!), followed by a discussion of the spreading fast food strikes, the continuing Guantanamo hunger strikes, a New York activist facing jail time because of his silence, how austerity kills (and doesn’t work), Florida speeding up its executions, and Bangladesh’s government saying it will allow its workers to unionize.

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Allison and Jamie discuss the Free Cooper Union movement, Buena Vista high school in Michigan closing six weeks early because the district ran out of money, the recent NOLA shooting and the establishment media’s collective yawn, DOJ seizing journalists’ phone records, IRS targeting political groups, ex-Guatamala dictator Montt being convicted of genocide, a worker-owned factory opening in Chicago, and two LGBT stories: one very sad and one victory.

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Allison and Jamie return with tales of Mother’s Day celebrations. Plus, they discuss Glenn Greenwald totally destroying Bill Maher, Reddit as cultural id and read some Maniac Mail.

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Allison and Jamie discuss CNN being sexist and ridiculous, crossover heaven, Joe Francis going to jail, fast food worker solidarity, the need for more women in tech, a heartwarming story of a principal firing armed guards and hiring art teachers, and the terrible things in your food.

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