(2011/11/20) Advocating for selfish altruism (Economics)

Edition #550

Advocating for selfish altruism

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Act 1: Wall Street wankers according to an Irishman abroad - TheDadgadman on YouTube

Song 1: The Czar of Munster - Seamus Egan

Act 2: Obama Moves Left For 2012 Election - Jimmy Dore 9-19-11

Song 2: I'm Free - The Soup Dragons

Act 3: Republican Businessman Suggest $3 Minimum Wage - David Pakman Air Date: 9-27-11

Song 3: Minimum Wage - They Might Be Giants

Act 4: The 1 percent didn't give workers weekends and child labor laws - Majority Report Air Date: 10-28-11

Song 4: Working Class Hero - Exit Clov

Act 5: Taco Bell Employee Somehow Dressed Down By Manager - The Onion

Song 5: So low - Self

Act 6: Why GDP Is Like GPA - NPR Air Date: 10-29-11

Song 6: World go 'round - No Doubt

Act 7: The disuniting of America - Jim Hightower Air Date: 11-10-11

Song 7: The Bare Necessities - Bruce Reitherman & Phil Harris

Act 8: Bloomberg's Don't Blame the Banks Lie Debunked - Majority Report Air Date: 11-4-11

Song 8: Billionaire (feat. Bruno Mars) - Travie McCoy

Act 9: Legalized Corruption of Government Exposed by Abramoff - Young Turks Air Date: 11-7-11

Song 9: Bling (Confessions of a king) - The Killers

Act 10: Working Man Proud Of Job He Hates - The Onion

Song 10: Slave song - Sade

Act 11: The Managers Of Money - Mumia Abu-Jamal Air Date: 11-13-11

Song 11: Torn Blue Foam Couch - Grand Archives

Act 12: On Capitol Hill, Rand's 'Atlas' Can't Be Shrugged Off - NPR Air Date: 11-15-11

Song 12: Evil is alive and well - Jakob Dylan

Act 13: Pawning the Libertarians again - Majority Report Air Date: 9-16-11

Song 13: Selfish - This Providence

Act 14: Bank of America CEO  Thank Us - Young Turks Air Date 10-30-11

Voicemails:

Responding regarding the Fairness Doctrine - Todd from LA

Thanks for elements of non-violence - Eric

Thoughts on medicare and student loans - Earland from Indiana

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final Comments on advocating for selfish altruism

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Republicans say tax the bottom 50 percent more - Young Turks

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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