(2011/02/26) Dying for economic justice (Economics)

Edition #460

Dying for economic justice

 

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Act 1: The big bank theory - Daily Show

Song 1: Grapevine fires - Death Cab For Cutie

Act 2: Robbery of the middle class - Ratigan

Song 2: Daylight robbery - Imogen Heap

Act 3: Is the federal deficit actually bad - The Breakdown

Song 3: Starring - Freelance Whales

Act 4: US takes out debt consolidation loan - The Onion

Song 4: Buildings and mountains - The Republic Tigers

Act 5: Cities for sale - Mumia Abu-Jamal

Song 5: The man who sold the world - Nirvana

Act 6: Record profits during recession - Young Turks

Song 6: Great divide - The Cardigans

Act 7: I like big cuts - Daily Show

Song 7: Only if - Enya

Act 8: Obama's budget not progressive - The Progressive

Song 8: Tears and rain - James Blunt

Act 9: Cutting immorality - Jim Hightower

Song 9: My Favourite Game - The Cardigans

Act 10: Economic-induced suicide - Thom Hartmann

Song 9: Take Me Home, Country Roads - John Denver

Act 10: GOP budget cut lie exposed - Young Turks

Song 9: Class warfare - Chris Priest

Act 10: Conservative rule leads to increased suicides - Thom Hartmann

 

Voicemails:

Youth will save the future - Ken from IL

Nathan from NYC on whether the deficit matters

 

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

 

Final comments on whether the deficit matters

 

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Obama Lurches Further Right on Economic Policy - The Progressive 

 

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

 

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