Sat, 31 May 2014
Edition #831 The scales are systemically tipped
Today we look at just a few of the things that are fundamentally broken about the way our corporate media system works
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: MSNBC Silent On Cable Merger - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 4-18-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Show me something new - Shout Out Louds Ch. 4: Act 2: Study: Fox News Climate Change Coverage 72% Misleading - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-10-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: I'm a pilot - Fanfarlo Ch. 6: Act 3: The White House Correspondents Dinner: Why It's Weird - @majorityfm - Air Date: 05-08-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Washington, D.C. - The Magnetic Fields Ch. 8: Act 4: Watchdogs in Tuxedos - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-9-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Little Embarrassing - Rosemary's Sons Ch. 10: Act 5: You Don't Even Know You're Being Manipulated - Lee Camp - Air Date: 04-02-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Opinions - Llewellyn Ch. 12: Act 6: White male privilege in the new media - @radio_dispatch - Air Date 3-18-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: You're the storm - The Cardigans Ch. 14: Act 7: Blurred lines - @onthemedia - Air Date: 5-9-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: I'm the slime - Frank Zappa Ch. 16: Act 8: The Media Has FAILED The American People. Sen. Harry Reid MSNBC Interview - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-09-14
Voicemails: Ch. 17: Thoughts on education reform - Ben from Jersey Ch. 18: A new way of looking at laws regarding relationships - Tayna in California
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Ch. 19: Final comments on why you should go check out the music of The Haymarket Squares
Closing Music: Opinions - The Haymarket Squares
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Wed, 28 May 2014
Edition #830 Misguided and hypocritical
Today we look at some of the benefits of marijuana legalization and the hypocritical asininity of those who oppose it
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Report: Marijuana Overdoses Have Killed Dozens...says Police Chief - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-03-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Messages - Xavier Rudd Ch. 4: Act 2: Marijuana Legalization in CO: Crime Down, Revenues Up - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-16-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: That's all - Clare and the Reasons Ch. 6: Act 3: Governor Apparently Wants Heroin Users To Overdose - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 02-13-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Overdose - Little Daylight Ch. 8: Act 4: The importance of harm reduction - @Radio_Dispatch - Air Date: 5-20-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Heroin - The Velvet Underground & Nico Ch. 10: Act 5: Online DEA Manuals Show How Feds Use NSA Spy Data, Train Local Cops to Construct False Chains of Evidence - @blkagendareport - Air Date: 2-5-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Nobody does it better - Carly Simon Ch. 12: Act 6: Time to Fire the DEA Head! - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-09-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Time to go home - Michael Franti And Spearhead Ch. 14: Act 7: The Smarter Sentencing Act via @PopResistance - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 15: Song 7: Activism - Shihan Ch. 16: Act 8: Millions Dead From Dangerous Drug - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-14-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Discrimination - Ancel Ch. 18: Act 9: The Wisdom Of The MSNBC's Morning Narcissist - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 1-11-14
Voicemails: Ch. 19: Thoughts on VA hospitals - Jay from New York Ch. 20: The limits for violence the state should be allowed to use - Nathan from Vancouver, WA Ch. 21: Cruelty is OK as long as it's not unusual - Rosa from Denver, CO
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Ch. 22: Final comments thanking those who've been spreading the word about the show
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: Support ‘Smarter Sentencing Act’
Sources/further reading: Drug War Cost Clock "Economists Slam the War on Drugs in a New London School of Economics Report” by Abby Haglage "Global drugs war a 'billion-dollar failure’” via "End The War On Drugs, Say Nobel Prize-Winning Economists” by Matt Ferner “Ending the Drug Wars: Report of the LSE Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy”
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Sun, 25 May 2014
Edition #829 The evil that we deplore
Today we look ahead to the forthcoming report on America's torture program and back at the process by which we keep getting ourselves into these situations
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: 1 Is America ready for honesty about Iraq? - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date: 04-03-2014 Ch. 3: Song 1: Won't let go - Downplay Ch. 4: Act 2: 2 CIA Lied About Torture To Justify Using It (Senate Report) - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-02-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Don't look back in anger - Oasis Ch. 6: Act 3: 3 Shocker! CIA Lied About Torture - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-16-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Going home - Niklas Aman Ch. 8: Act 4: The Stop Torture Campaign via: @amnestyonline - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 9: Song 4: Activism - Shihan Ch. 10: Act 5: Introduction to the AUMF and it's control over our foreign policy - RadioLab - Air Date: 4-28-24 Ch. 11: Song 5: Say goodbye - Ian Rhett Ch. 12: Act 6: Rewriting History - @onthemedia - Air Date: 2-21-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Re-write history - George Dobbs Ch. 14: Act 7: How Barbara Lee became an American hero - RadioLab - Air Date: 4-28-24
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Ch. 15: Final comments: Thanking an American hero
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: Stop Torture: Act Now from Amnesty International Follow/participate: #StopTorture
Sources/further reading: United Nations Convention Against Torture "Report Shows Widespread Torture, Despite UN Convention” by Katie Rucke #CloseGitmo — National Day of Action to Close Guantanamo Bay
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Thu, 22 May 2014
Edition #794 Scientific literacy and how to get there
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: TN Student Speaks Out About Common Core, Teacher Evaluations, and Educational Data - Ethan Young - Air Date: 11-7-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: Mr. Roboto - Styx Ch. 4: Act 2: Standardized Annual Testing Isn't Working - Schooled (from @slate) - Air Date 11-1-13 Ch. 5: Song 2: Let's stick together - Wilbert Harrison Ch. 6: Act 3: Crazy Stuff Kids Learn in Louisiana Schools - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 01-10-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Galileo - G.G. Allin Ch. 8: Act 4: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science, Religion and the Universe - @BillMoyers - Air Date 1-17-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Come undone - Duran Duran Ch. 10: Act 5: National Science Foundation: Science Hard - @TheOnion Ch. 11: Song 5: Too hard - J Mascis Ch. 12: Act 6: Producing The Smartest Kids In The World - Schooled (from @slate) - Air Date 11-1-13 Ch. 13: Song 6: Training montage from Rocky - Vince DiCola Ch. 14: Act 7: Is Higher Education Even Worth It? | Defaults Skyrocket - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 10-06-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: Opportunity - Pete Murray Ch. 16: Act 8: Finding the money to fund higher education for all - @jimhightower - Air Date: 8-8-13 Ch. 17: Song 8: Free Education (feat. Treez & Young DJ) - Jawaan Larue Ch. 18: Act 9: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Science Literacy - @BillMoyers - Air Adate 1-24-14
Voicemails: Ch. 19: Thoughts on 'queer' - David in Austin, TX Ch. 20: Reproductive rights discussion needs more focus on personhood - Colin from Nebraska
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Ch. 21: Final comments on why 'reproductive rights' is about more than just abortion
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Mon, 19 May 2014
Edition #828 Bad in principle and in practice
Today we look at what benefits there are in having a death penalty (none) and which elements of it are fundamentally unjust (all)
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: If The Victim Is White, Death Penalty MUCH More Likely - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-23-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Death penalty - Surrogate Ch. 4: Act 2: If You Support the Death Penalty, You're Probably White - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-01-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Fight to Win (feat. Cee Lo Green) - Goodie Mob Ch. 6: Act 3: Execution In Oklahoma - @MumiaAbuJamal - Air Date: 5-5-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: American way - Little River Band Ch. 8: Act 4: Texas to try secret lethal drug in execution - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date: 5-12-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Close these curtains - Yoko Duo Ch. 10: Act 5: Judgement On The Secret Cocktail - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 5-9-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: What are we doing here? - Tom Schreck Ch. 12: Act 6: Court blocks Texas from killing prisoner - Rachel @maddow - Air Date 5-13-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Death penalty - Eight Dayz Ch. 14: Act 7: Shocking Percentage Of Death Row Inmates Are Innocent - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 05-03-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Can't hide from the truth - The Hot 8 Brass Band Ch. 16: Act 8: Fixing the death row system via @innocence - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan Ch. 18: Act 9: Support for Death Penalty Lowest in 40 Years - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-31-13 Ch. 19: Song 9: A change is gonna come - Ben Sollee Ch. 20: Act 10: Rick Perry Killed an Innocent Man - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 03-12-14
Voicemails: Ch. 21: Historical context of respectability politics - ? from Pittsburgh, PA Ch. 22: Respectability politics = victim blaming - Sonya from Minnesota Ch. 23: Jeff from theliberalcurmudgeon.com on how and why to support Best of the Left - Jeff from New York
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Ch. 24: Final comments on the next bonus episode on the concepts of self and free will
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: What Can I Do? from The Innocence Project
Sources/further reading: "How Oklahoma's GOP Governor Turned a Heinous Killer Into a Death-Penalty Martyr” by Stephanie Mencimer at Mother Jones VIDEO: "Execution Chaos: Witness Recounts Botched Killing That Caused Oklahoma Prisoner's Fatal Heart Attack” via Democracy Now! "Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defends controversial execution” by Meredith Clark via MSNBC
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Fri, 16 May 2014
Edition #827 Perspective Taking
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: A Brief History of White Privilege, Racism and Oppression in America - Acronym TV (@dennistrainorjr) - Air Date: 04-29-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Know your history - Ignite Ch. 4: Act 2: Jim Demint's Delusional Slave History - @twibnation - Air Date 4-9-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Can't keep up - Silhouette Ch. 6: Act 3: How Whites Have Benefited From Affirmative Action Throughout American History - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-23-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: North by North - Faded Paper Figures Ch. 8: Act 4: Three Things About the Donald Sterling Tape - illdoc1more (@jsmooth995) - Air Date: 4-28-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Tobacco Road - Common Market Ch. 10: Act 5: Race in the Obama era - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-10-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: No guarantee - !Akimbo Ch. 12: Act 6: The 'My Brother's Keeper' Initiative Part 1 - @historicalTWiB - Air Date 3-5-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Truth - Amos Lee Ch. 14: Act 7: NBC Illustrates Its Concept Of Diversity - @FAIRmediawatch - Air Date 5-2-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Sometime around midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event Ch. 16: Act 8: The 'My Brother's Keeper' Initiative Part 2 - @historicalTWiB - Air Date 3-5-14 Ch. 17: Song 8: Meaningless - The Nighty Nite Ch. 18: Act 9: Conservatives The ONLY Group Opposing Racial Equality [POLL] - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-05-14
Voicemails: Ch. 19: Banning polygmany is not discrimination - Raul from Hawaii Ch. 20: Polygamy vs polyamory and questioning monogomy as natural - Matt from Michigan Ch. 21: A poly perspective - Katie Klabusich from New York
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Ch. 22: Final comments on the American paradigm of restrictions on freedom
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Tue, 13 May 2014
Edition #826 Work is work is work
Today we take a delightfully nuanced look at the causes of the gender pay gap and then likely make a lot of people uncomfortable with the idea that sex work isn't inherently evil
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: Equal Pay Day: How Obama Is Helping Close the Pay Gap - @majorityfm - Air Date: 04-09-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: New slang - The Shins Ch. 4: Act 2: Differentials In Pay Between Women And Men (Part 1) - @WEEKinBLACKNESS - Air Date 4-8-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Ode to my family - The Cranberries Ch. 6: Act 3: Politician: Women Don't Deserve Equal Pay Because WHAT?! - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 05-02-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Coal miner's daughter - Loretta Lynn Ch. 8: Act 4: Differentials In Pay Between Women And Men (Part 2) - @WEEKinBLACKNESS - Air Date 4-8-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: The upturned nose of Count Buffon - Black Prairie Ch. 10: Act 5: Fox Is Just Asking: "Are Female Breadwinners A Problem?" - Media Matters Minute (@mmfa) - Air Date: 05-05-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: The upturned nose of Count Buffon - Black Prairie Ch. 12: Act 6: Playing The Whore, The Work Of Sex Work - @radio_dispatch - Air Date: 3-5-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: There she goes - Sixpence None The Richer Ch. 14: Act 7: Prostitution Restrictions Removed by Canada Supreme Court - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 12-28-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: Today has been okay - Emiliana Torrini Ch. 16: Act 8: The Sex Workers Project via @UJCSexWorkers - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan Ch. 18: Act 9: Influence Of Internet On Sex Workers - @fakedansavage - Air Date 7-30-13
Voicemails: Ch. 19: Surprised at lack of animal agriculture in climate episode - Jim from Washington State Ch. 20: Government should get out of the marriage business - Nathan from Boca Raton, FL Ch. 21: Thanks for campaign finance reform episode - Paula from California
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Ch. 22: Final comments on how to share the show and it's segments
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: No Condoms as Evidence emPOWER - a Celebration of the Sex Workers Project, June 5th, NYC
Additional Activism Follow #NotYourRescueProject The Best Practices Police Project (BPPP): Take Action and Volunteer
Sources/further reading: ”Playing the Whore” by Melissa Gira Grant "Fighting sex trafficking with Jesus: How the religious right’s 'healing' hurts” by Melissa Gira Grant "Sex worker activist convicted for crime of 'walking while trans’” via Feministing ”Sex Workers: We’re not a rescue project, not trafficking victims” by Andrea Garcia-Vargas Listen: Red Umbrella Diaries podcast from Red Umbrella Project "How a controversial Ariz. program tries to keep sex workers out of jail” by Sarah Hoye "NYPD to Stop Seizing Sex Work Suspects’ Condoms”
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson
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Sat, 10 May 2014
Edition #825 This might be the solution
Today we look at the classic issue of how money in politics has totally fucked us all and at one way to possibly turn the tables. Details at MayOne.us
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: The Political 1% of the 1% - @SunFoundation - Air Date: 06-24-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: Mothers of the night - Moby Ch. 4: Act 2: American Democracy no Longer Works - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-15-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Live like you're dying - Lenka Ch. 6: Act 3: SCOTUS Defines Corruption - @dccommonsense - Air Date 4-5-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Any way you want it - Journey Ch. 8: Act 4: Lawrence Lessig’s March to End Corruption - @billmoyersHQ - Air Date: 2-14-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Walk beside me - Darrell Scott & Tim O'Brien Ch. 10: Act 5: Lawrence @Lessig: The unstoppable walk to political reform - TED - Air Date: March 2014 Ch. 11: Song 5: Ask - The Smiths Ch. 12: Act 6: Mayday PAC Launch - MayOne.US (@lessig) - Air Date: 4-29-14
Voicemails: Ch. 13: Ethical Electric available in Delaware - ? From Delaware Ch. 14: Examining polyamory - Melissa from New York Ch. 15: Religion is a choice - Sonya from Minnesota Ch. 16: Continuing the discussion on polygamy - Amanda from San Diego
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Ch. 17: Final comments on MayOne.us and the need for progressive media marketing
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
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Wed, 7 May 2014
Edition #824 Investing in a green future
Today we lament the fact that conservatives used to be less-wildly wrong on climate change than they are now and look at some ways the rest of us can start investing in a green future without their help
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: What is your investment dollar doing? - Australians for coal - Air Date: 02-28-14 Ch. 3: Song 1: Fuck you - Bad Religion Ch. 4: Act 2: When Republicans believed in climate change - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-22-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Ignorance is bliss - Ramones Ch. 6: Act 3: Science Deniers Reject Facts From Big Bang to Climate - @majorityfm - Air Date: 03-18-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: My conversation - The Uniques Ch. 8: Act 4: Keep Your Heads in the Sand - Rachel @Maddow - Air Date: 03-31-2014 Ch. 9: Song 4: Head in the sand - Rothbard Ch. 10: Act 5: Report confirms the effect of climate change happening today, spurs action - @greennewsreport - Air Date: 5-6-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Making progress - Freedom's Progress Ch. 12: Act 6: How to attack solar energy - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 04-18-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Sunshine goodtime - Minnutes Ch. 14: Act 7: Putting the Freeze on Global Warming (Part 1) - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-25-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Keep on moving forward - Emma's Revolution Ch. 16: Act 8: Buying Green Power via @ENERGY - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan Ch. 18: Act 9: Putting the Freeze on Global Warming (Part 2) - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-25-14
Voicemails: Ch. 21: Why progressives shouldn't be in favor of polygamy - Raul from Hawaii Ch. 22: Real-world consequences of state-sanctioned polyamorous relationships - Nathan from Vancouver, WA
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Ch. 23: Final comments on legal sanctioning of polyamorous relationships ft: David Pakman Show
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: Buying Green Power, The Green Power Network
Sources/further reading: "Green Mountain Power Vermont Utility Extends ‘Cow Power’ Option To All Customers” "Opponents trying to shut US solar down ‘state-by-state’” "Hoping to lower costs, Worcester signs pact with new energy supplier” "Inside New York’s Historic Move to Remake the Utility Business Model” Greentech Media Inc. "IKEA Makes First Wind Farm Investment in the United States” "Study Finds Utility Decoupling is Gaining Traction” via DeSmogBlog "The Guardian Exposes Fossil Funded Groups Coordinating Renewable Energy Attacks” by Steve Horn ”Tesla wants to free you from your electric utility” via Green News Report
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Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson
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Sun, 4 May 2014
Edition #823 It makes moral and economic sense
Today we look at the reasons why it's both moral and economically sound to raise the minimum wage to a reasonable level and why those who oppose this change are stupid, wrong and ugly doodyheads.
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: The dignity of labor - Martin Luther King Jr. Ch. 3: Song 1: A fair day's wage - Ronan Macmanus Ch. 4: Act 2: David Card and Alan Kruegar 'New Economics Of Minimum Wage' - @teamgoodfight - Air Date 4-24-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: Minimum wage - The expendables Ch. 6: Act 3: Should We Raise the Minimum Wage? - vlogbrothers - Air Date: 03-17-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: Minimum wage - The busboys Ch. 8: Act 4: Paying More And Getting More For Your Money - @teamgoodfight - Air Date 4-24-14 Ch. 9: Song 4: Minimum wage - Fenix TX Ch. 10: Act 5: All Work and No Pay Part 1 - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-4-14 Ch. 11: Song 5: Minimum wage - Ramain Virgo Ch. 12: Act 6: The Holes in the CBO Minimum Wage Report - Majority Report - Air Date: 02-24-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Minimum wage - The closet monsters Ch. 14: Act 7: All Work and No Pay Part 2 - @BillMoyersHQ And Company - Air Date 4-4-14 Ch. 15: Song 7: Minimum wage - Keven Sandbloom Ch. 16: Act 8: Raise the Minimum Wage to 10.10 via @NelpNews - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 17: Song 8: Activism - Shihan Ch. 18: Act 9: Intro to: Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks income inequality - All In with Chris Hayes - Air Date: 5-1-14
Voicemails: Ch. 19: On the underfunding of public schools and mishandling of special needs students - Sally from San Francisco Ch. 20: Respectability politics and Donald Sterling - Daniel from Houston
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Ch. 21: Final comments on the good problem I'm having and what's coming up on the bonus show for members
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: Raise the Minimum Wage via NELP Raise the Wage via The White House
Sources/further reading: "Senate Republicans Block Minimum Wage Bill” "Hawaii Passes A $10.10 Minimum Wage Without Waiting For Congress” "Seattle Mayor Plans to Raise Minimum Wage to $15” "Opinion Poll: New York Small Businesses Support Higher Minimum Wages for Cities and Counties” "Five Economic Reforms Millennials Should Be Fighting For: Guaranteed jobs, universal basic incomes, public finance and more”Jesse Myerson
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Thu, 1 May 2014
Edition #822 It might have something to do with race
Today we look at the immigration debate and ponder how conservatives may feel about the issue if those immigrants were a slightly lighter shade
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith Ch. 2: Act 1: The Pledge: a symbol of unity for immigration fairness - @DefineAmerican - Air Date: 12-13-13 Ch. 3: Song 1: American Land - Bruce Springsteen Ch. 4: Act 2: Michele Bachmann: No Immigration Reform Because Mexicans Aren't Republican! - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-13-14 Ch. 5: Song 2: The maelstrom - Jim Guthrie Ch. 6: Act 3: Fox Pushes Baseless Fear That Having IDs Will Allow Undocumented Immigrants To Vote - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-13-14 Ch. 7: Song 3: The maelstrom - Jim Guthrie Ch. 8: Act 4: Republicans Find Every Reason to Avoid Immigration Reform - Rachel @maddow - Air Date: 02-11-2014 Ch. 9: Song 4: The District sleeps alone tonight - The Postal Service Ch. 10: Act 5: Black Americans support immigrant rights so why is this group so opposed? - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 10-23-13 Ch. 11: Song 5: Hip hop eugenics - Catastrophic Ch. 12: Act 6: An Immigration Lawyer Confirms What We All Knew About Immigration Reform in This Country - @majorityfm - Air Date: 02-20-14 Ch. 13: Song 6: Old fashioned - Niki Haris Ch. 14: Act 7: Here comes the Border-Industrial Complex - Jim Hightower - Air Date: 8-9-13 Ch. 15: Song 7: Fenced in - The Mercury Project Ch. 16: Act 8: Immigration Reform News: Bodies on the Border - Op-Docs - The New York Times - Air Date: 08-19-13 Ch. 17: Song 8: Once there was a hushpuppy - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin Ch. 18: Act 9: A Local Anchorwoman Destroys Conservative Misinformation About Multilingual Super Bowl Ad - Media Matters Minute - Air Date: 02-04-14 Ch. 19: Song 9: Once there was a hushpuppy - Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin Ch. 20: Act 10: Republicans Won't Like Jeb Bush Pushing Amnesty for 2016 - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-24-14 Ch. 21: Song 10: Hollywood Meets Bollywood (Immigration) [feat. Chamillionaire] - Wyclef Jean Ch. 22: Act 11: Obama To The Deported: I'll Think About It - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-13-14 Ch. 23: Song 11: Change your mind - The Killers Ch. 24: Act 12: Stop Deportations Now via @AFLCIO - @BestoftheLeft Activism Ch. 25: Song 12: Activism - Shihan Ch. 26: Act 13: Top 5 ways anti-immigrant hate makes its way into media and policy - @bravenewfilms - Air Date: 4-12-13
Voicemails: Ch. 27: Donald Sterling's racism and respectability politics - Dejavante from Notre Dame, IN Ch. 28: Dissecting respectability politics - Uhuru from Sweden Ch. 29: Following up on respectability politics - Prof. Rambo from Georgia
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Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 30: Final comments on respectability politics, rape culture and missing the bigger picture
Closing Music: Here We Are - Patrick Park
ACTIVISM: AFL-CIO: Stop Deportations Now, YouTube Tweet your legislators via ContactingTheCongress.Org
Additional Activism Sign the “Tell Cecilia to Tell the Truth petition from Presente.Org Send Messages of Solidarity to Hunger Strikers via AFL-CIO on Twitter and Jessica Morales, AFL-CIO New MEdia Strategist
Sources/further reading: "Unions’ Giant Video Near White House Urges Halt to Deportations" via The New York Times AFL-CIO Recommendations on Administrative Action on Immigration "Immigration Reform News 2014: House Speaker John Boehner Addresses Immigration Comments to GOP Lawmakers" via Latin Post "Sen. Mike Lee: Most House Republicans want ‘step-by-step’ immigration reform” via The Washington Times
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by: Jay! Tomlinson
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