(2012/01/19) Of the people, by the people and for the one percent (Economics)

Edition #567

Of the people, by the people and for the one percent

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Act 1: Welfare Kids Hit With Parents Debt - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-07-11

Song 1: It's a mistake - Men at Work

Act 2: BP Oil Causing Shrimp Without Eyes  - David Pakman - Air Date: 12-12-11

Song 2: Swallowed In the Sea - Coldplay

Act 3: How to bring American green jobs home - Thom Hartmann - Air Date: 11-14-11

Song 3: If it is growing - Fanfarlo

Act 4: From Democracy to Plutocracy - Jim Hightower

Song 4: Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm

Act 5: Firefighters Let Woman's House Burn over 75 Fee - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-07-11

Song 5: Nothing bad ever happens to me - Oingo Boingo

Act 6: 99% v 1% the data behind the Occupy movement Animation - Library Of Electronic Press - Air Date: 11-18-11

Song 6: Revolutions - Cody Long and the Red Beauty

Act 7: If I Was A Poor Black Kid - Majority Report - Air Date: 12-14-11

Song 7: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air - Will Smith

Act 8: Billionaire Donates 600 Million To Cornell - Young Turks - Air Date: 12-21-11

Song 8: She works hard for the money - Donna Summers

Act 9: Boss's Threats Hilarious - The Onion

Song 9: Teddybear's picnic - The Lords

Act 10: Do congressional millionaires represent you? - Jim Hightower

Song 10: Opportunity - Pete Murray

Act 11: Why Republicans Love WH Chief Of Staff Jack Lew - Young Turks Air Date: 1-10-12

Song 11: Change your mind - The Killers

Act 12: ALEC And The Circumventing Of Our Democracy - Lee Camp - Air Date: 1-16-12

Voicemails:

Music suggestion for economics show - Dave from Olympia, WA

Thoughts on how to have some medical bill pardoned - George From South Florida

Thoughts on Daryl and white privilege - Sean Dotson

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Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments on how a contract is like a promise

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:

Grover Norquist: 'I Engaged In A Week-Long Drug-Fueled Orgy With Corporate Income Taxes' - The Onion

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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