(2012/05/31) Reflection of the future across the pond (Economics)

Edition #610

Reflection of the future across the pond

Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith 

Ch. 2: Act 1: Austerity Rejected Cenk on Elections In France, Greece - Young Turks - Air Date: 5-14-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Viva la vida - Coldplay

Ch. 4: Act 2: Unraveling A Solution That Doesn't Work - CounterSpin - Air Date: 5-10-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Tiny vessels - Death Cab For Cutie

Ch. 6: Act 3: Greek Crisis and GOP Austerity - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 5-14-12

Ch. 7: Song 3: The walk - Imogen Heap

Ch. 8: Act 4: Assaulting Austerity - Mark Fiore - Air Date 5-14-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: Drowning men (acoustic version) - Fanfarlo

Ch. 10: Act 5: GOP Loves Taxes As Long As You're Poor - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 5-25-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: Mother we just can't get enough - New Radicals

Ch. 12: Act 6: Unemployed, Over 55...Older Americans Can't Find Work

Ch. 13: Song 6: Kyoko's House  ("stage blood is not enough") - Philip Glass

Ch. 14: Act 7: Republicans Preparing to Ditch Fealty to Grover Norquist - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-18-12

Ch. 15: Song 7: Jump - Van Halen

Ch. 16: Act 8: Is The Secret To Happiness Being Kept A Secret - Lee Camp - Air Date 5-11-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful

Ch. 18: Act 9: Future of Wisconsin Democratic Party Depends on Walker Recall Election - Rachel Maddow - Air Date: 5-24-12

Ch. 25: Song 9: Fight back - Garnett Silk

Ch. 26: Act 10: Recall Walker vote and virtual phone bank - BotL Activism Update

Ch. 27: Song 10: Fight back - Garnett Silk

Ch. 28: Act 11: Meet America’s deranged philosopher-queen - Johann Hari - Air Date: 5-10-12

Voicemails:

Ch. 29: Reaction to gay rights and civil rights struggles - Michael From California

Ch. 30: How I gathered the strength to come out - Dan from Chicago

Leave a message at 206-202-3410

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Ch. 31: Final comments on the US being the 1% of the world

Activism Link:

Phonebank your Wisconsinite friends for the recall election!

www.bit.ly/recallwalker

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

Thanks for listening!

Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com

Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores!

Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft

Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft

Contact me directly at [e-mail]

Review the show on iTunes!