Archive for the ‘poverty’ tag
DOMA, mass school closings in Chicago, worldwide effects of austerity, roastmaster Tim Pawlenty
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Allison and Jamie discuss DOMA, badass Edith “Edie” Windsor and her amazing love story with her wife Thea Spyer, how to be a better ally to our transgender friends, the Chicago Public Schools closing 54 schools, the privatization of education, self-immolations in Bulgaria, a people’s uprising in Cyprus, and the worldwide effects of austerity.
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The episode where Jamie is in two different countries, Forward On Climate rally, why the poor fight the poor
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Jamie reports from London and Amsterdam and gives an update on his mission to become best friends with Sinead O’Connor, Allison congratulates Maniacs for meeting up at the Forward on Climate rally, and a brief explainer about why the poor fight the poor.
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Stop-and-Frisk exposed, MTA fee hikes, Walmart employees eye Black Friday for actions
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The Nation‘s video featuring a secret recording of a Stop and Frisk, Jesse Myerson (@JAMyerson) reports on the reason behind new MTA fee hikes (hint: blame the banks), Walmart employees eye Black Friday for actions, the Obama administration brags that Romney is Wall Street’s BFF and can’t name a single prosecution unders its watch, an IMF director states the obvious and says now is not the time for more austerity, and Mr. Rogers is still a boss.
Retraction information about the GMO Monsanto-Cancer study.
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Thousands converge on Spain’s Parliament, #Strike Debt, the crime of making public information public
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Thousands converge on Spain’s Parliament to oppose a new round of austerity measures, #StrikeDebt and The Debt Resistors’ Operations Manual, Aaron Swartz charged withnine new felony counts for the crime of making public information public, activists crash HMRC boss’ retirement. Release the hounds!
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A minor meltdown, followed by Demos.org’s Heather McGhee
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In the first half, Jamie has a minor meltdown and talks about masturbation panels.
In the second half, Demos.org’s Heather McGhee (@hmghee) joins the show to discuss poverty, class war, Occupy Wall Street, and direct action.
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Activists protest G20 as US media talks about body language, tales of a high school dropout
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Allison and Jamie are back from Jamie’s brother’s graduation and bring proof of evolution, tales of a high school dropout and the U.S. establishment media’s awfulness. Also, the ongoing militarization of police and “rich kid syndrome“.
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Down with monarchy! Why royalty anywhere is a bad thing
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Allison and Jamie discuss the U.S. media’s obsession with the royal family at a time when poor people are sleeping under a bridge to work for Her Majesty for free, the U.S. ruling class, the Wisconsin recall election, the north vs. south global civil war, and the LULZ overvaluing of Facebook.
Check out Jamie’s Wonkette article on the Goldberg fight.
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Salon’s Joan Walsh talks right-wing nut jobs (yes, that’s redundant)
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Salon’s Joan Walsh (@joanwalsh) joins the show to discuss right-wing nuts jobs, and Allison and Jamie talk about the Susan G. Komen drama, the right’s ongoing War on Women, Obama’s continue failure on the War on Drugs, and Mitt Romney’s ignorance of poverty.
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Hundreds reclaim foreclosed house for homeless family, Listener Mail
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Allison reports on the action in East New York to reclaim a foreclosed house for a homeless family and the future of Occupy Wall Street. Also, Citizen Radio answers some of your mail!
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The “Let ‘im die!” Party, HPV vaccine hysteria, number of poor Americans at all-time high
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Citizen Radio discusses the Tea Party debates, including the shocking “let him die!” moment, and the anti-HPV vaccine hysteria. Also, the number of poor Americans is at an all-time high, racists aren’t very bright people, and Scrubs is a very bad show.
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