(2012/07/31) Banksta's Paradise (Economics)

Edition #628

Banksta's Paradise 

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

Ch. 2: Act 1: Either Way - Mark Fiore - Air Date 6-4-12

Ch. 3: Song 1: Either Way - Wilco

Ch. 4: Act 2: More Systemic Cheating on Wall Street - Majority Report - Air Date: 07-17-12

Ch. 5: Song 2: Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio

Ch. 6: Act 3: Gun Control Brady Campaign - BotL activism update

Ch. 7: Song 3: Smokin from shootin - My Morning Jacket

Ch. 8: Act 4: Libor Explained in Three Minutes or Less - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-24-12

Ch. 9: Song 4: Don't trust me - 3OH!3

Ch. 10: Act 5: FED Knew About LIBOR Scandal in 2007 - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-15-12

Ch. 11: Song 5: Over my head - The Fray

Ch. 12: Act 6: Tax Havenality, Recipes For Trouble - The Bugle - Air Date 7-20-12

Ch. 13: Song 6: Speak up - Luke Reynolds

Ch. 14: Act 7: The man who invented too big to fail recanted - Thom Hartmann - Air Date 7-26-12

Ch. 15: Song 7: My favorite game - The Cardigans

Ch. 16: Act 8: Breaking Up the Big Banks in Two Minutes or Less - Rachel Maddow - Air Date 7-25-12

Ch. 17: Song 8: Everybody Hurts - R.E.M.

Ch. 18: Act 9: Traders To Consciously Permit Mass Starvation - Howdyland.com - Air Date: 7-27-12

Ch. 19: Song 9: Africa - Toto

Ch. 20: Act 10: How Banksters Screw The Average Guy - The Young Turks - Air Date: 07-13-12

Activism links:

bradycampaign.org

Contact Lauren or submit activism opportunities:

Lauren [at] BestoftheLeft [dot] com

Voicemails:

We shouldn't destroy the ecoweb for it's own sake - Anonymous

An argument for third party voting - Nathaniel from Raleigh, NC

Voting for third parties puts pressure on the big parties - Anonymous

Thoughts on the negative side of voting for third parties - Colin from Cleveland, OH

Leave a message at 206-202-3410

Voicemail Music: 

Loud Pipes - Ratatat

Final comments on outside campaigns to fix the problems with voting

Produced by:

Jay! Tomlinson

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