Friday, May 5, 2017

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Thursday Night, May 4



12-12:45 Alan Watts, "Four Ways to the Center" Part 4 (conclusion)

All info: http://www.alanwatts.org



OUTRO MUSIC: Van Morrison, ‘Alan Watts Blues’ from “Poetic Champions Compose” CD



12:45-1:45 Jack Gariss

"Creativity" part 1 of 7. Originally broadcast on KPFK in 1977.



INTRO MUSIC: Bob Dylan, “When I Paint My Masterpiece”



1:45-2:45 Caroline Casey, "Visionary Activist Show:"

Michael Meade, www.mosaicvoices.org

Author of ‘The Genius Myth,’ ‘Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of The Soul,’ ‘Why the World Doesn't End,’ ‘The Water of Life: Initiation and the Tempering of the Soul; ‘ editor,

with James Hillman and Robert Bly, of ‘Rag and Bone Shop of the Heart; ‘ and editor of ‘Crossroads: A Quest for Contemporary Rites of Passage.’ Meade is the founder of Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, a nonprofit network of artist, activists, and community builders that encourages greater understanding between diverse peoples."

From KPFA. Caroline's Website: http://www.coyotenetworknews.com



MUSIC SEGUE: Grateful Dead, ‘When I Paint My Masterpiece’ from “Postcards of the Hanging” CD



2:45-3:15 X Minus One, ‘The Discovery of Morniel Mathaway’ by William Tenn

Originally broadcast NBC 4/17/57.



OUTRO MUSIC: Judy Collins, ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes?’ from “Colors of the Day” CD



3:15 - 5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



How to Break Our Addiction to Neoliberalism
- Economist Kate Raworth, Doughnut Economics/Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute/Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Videos: Doughnut Economics.

Article: "Investor-state dispute settlement" (ISDS)

Article: "The Tragedy of the Commons" by Garrett Hardin, 1968.

Quote: "There is no such thing as society" Margaret Thatcher.

Article: "Simon-Ehrlich wager" by Wikipedia.

Quote: "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." - R. Buckminster Fuller.



Tweet: "On @Morning_Joe, I discuss the politics of the GOP HC bill and its impact on people with pre-existing conditions:" by Steven Rattner.

Article: "New House Health Plan Threatens Coverage for Preexisting Conditions" by David Frank.

Video: Fox's Kilmeade On Health Care Coverage For Pre-Existing Conditions: "America Is Getting Used To Having That Luxury".



How the GOP are Killing Us for Tax Cuts for the Rich
- Alex Lawson, Social Security Works/We Act Radio

Article: "Today At Noon: Pelosi, Franken Join MoveOn.org, Progressive Groups for Capitol Hill 'Stop Trumpcare' Rally to Save Health Care" (May 4 2017) by MoveOn.org.



Article: "Voice vote" by Wikipedia.

Article: "At Religious Freedom Order Signing, Little Sisters Of The Poor Join Trump (VIDEO)" by Matt Shuham.

Article: "Presidential Executive Order Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty" by Donald J. Trump.

Article: "Trump's plan to "totally destroy" the Johnson Amendment creates a huge campaign finance loophole for churches to exploit" by Sophia Tesfaye.

Article: "'You can do anything': Trump brags on tape about using fame to get women" by Ben Jacobs, Sabrina Siddiqui, Scott Bixby.

Article: "$8 billion comes nowhere close to meeting Republican commitments to people with pre-existing conditions" by Aviva Aron-Dine.



Is Le Pen Winning?
- Paris Based Journalist Cole Stangler

Article: "Le Pen and Macron Clash in Vicious Presidential Debate in France" by Adam Nossiter.

Article: "Macron deemed winner of fierce final TV debate with Le Pen" by Tracy McNicoll.

Article: "New Deal" by Wikipedia.

Speech: "Great Society" by Wikipedia.

Article: "French election: Latest polls and odds tracker" by Ashley Kirk, Patrick Scott.





Article: "HSBC buoyed by higher interest rates and weaker dollar" by Martin Arnold, Jennifer Hughes.

Article: "Sugary Drinks Tied to Accelerated Brain Aging" by Nicholas Bakalar.

Tweet: "@Thom_Hartmann 4 million hotel guests have this at their door.. Duty to Warn plans Oct. March for Sanity. https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/ ..." by Hal M. Brown.

Article: "Donald Trump's malignant narcissism is toxic: Psychologist" by John Gartner.

Video: Full Show 10/2/15: Former Prostitute: Don't Legalize Pimping.



Talk Media News Segment:
- Victoria Jones

Article: "House narrowly approves revised Obamacare repeal and replacement bill" by Bryan Renbaum.

Article: "Pelosi on GOP health vote: 'This is a scar that they'll carry'" by Mike Lillis.

Article: "Former CBO director: Voting without score is 'a terrible mistake'" by Nolan D. Mccaskill.

Article: "House GOPers To Celebrate Big-League At WH After Passing O'Care Repeal" by Caitlin MacNeal.

Article: "Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Sanders" (4 May 2017).

Article: "Trump delays NYC trip, first-time meeting with Australian PM to celebrate health vote win" by Darlene Superville and Jonathan Lemire.

Article: "In Senate, pessimism over ObamaCare repeal" by Alexander Bolton.

Article: "Byrd Rule" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Congressional exemption from GOP healthcare plan to be addressed separately" by Olivia Beavers.

Article: "House panel approves GOP Dodd-Frank rewrite" by Sylvan Lane.

Article: "Trump signs executive order 'to defend the freedom of religion and speech'" by Regina Holmes.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Book: Loving What You Do: The Elements of a Great Working Life by Ellen Ratner.



Have The Republicans Ever Passed a Piece of Legislation that HELPS Average Americans?

Article: "Committee GOP Takes $32 Million From Financial Industry, Passes Hensarling's Wall Street Giveaway "financial Choice Act"" by Tucker Middleton.

Article: "Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan & Kevin McCarthy: Plot To Sabotage US Economy with Frank Luntz" by keepemhonest.

Book: "When the Tea Party Came to Town: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives' Most Combative, Dysfunctional, and Infuriating Term in Modern History" by Robert Draper.

Article: "Jim DeMint Ousted From Heritage Foundation In Major Shake-Up" by Jessica Taylor.

Article: "Rule That Curbs Bank Risk-Taking Nears Approval" (Volcker Rule) by Ben Protess and Peter Eavis.

Article: "Climate scientists unite against New York Times columnist Bret Stephens" by Matthew Rozsa.

Article: "Climate of Unintended Consequences" by Bret Stephens.

Article: "Do you work overtime? Here's what you need to know" by Julia Horowitz.

Article: "The GOP's Stealth War Against Voters" (Crosscheck) by Greg Palast, August 24, 2016.

Article: "American Legislative Exchange Council" (ALEC) by SourceWatch.

Article: "Ballot Measure On Los Angeles Police Misconduct Causes Heated Debates" by Anabel Munoz.

Article: "Justice Department will not charge Baton Rouge officers in fatal shooting of Alton Sterling" by Matt Zapotosky, Wesley Lowery.

Article: "Jury Convicts Woman Who Laughed At Jeff Sessions During Senate Hearing" by Ryan J. Reilly.

Article: "House Republicans Finally Pass An Obamacare Repeal and Replacement" by Matt Fuller.

Article: "How Every Member Voted on the House Health Care Bill" by NY Times.

Article: "House Republicans Vote to Change the Overtime Pay Rule" by Madeline Farber.

Site: Our Revolution

Site: Indivisible.

Site: MoveOn.org

Site: Move to Amend

Site: Progressive Democrats of America

Site: Drinking Liberally

Site: Democratic National Committee


The Big Picture: GOP Willing to Kill Americans For Tax Cuts to Rich Donors

Big Picture Panel: How The New Trumpcare Could Effect You
- Eleanor Goldfield, Act Out!-Occupy.com
- Dave McCulloch, Capitol Media Partners

Big Picture Interview: Neoliberalism...or "Cosmopolitanism" In Europe?
- Alan Tonelson, RealityChek/The Race to the Bottom

Big Picture Fact: Just How Long Do the Rich Outlive the Poor?

BIG PICTURE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBigPictureRT



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Thursday, May 4, 2017

WHAT HAPPENED

SOMETHING’S HAPPENING!

Wednesday Night, May 3



12-1 Dave Emory, "For the Record #954 - Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack? Not So Fast" Part 1

For a detailed, annotated description of this program go to:

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1-2 Dave Emory, "For the Record #955: Syrian Chemical Weapons Attack? Not So Fast,

Part 2"



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2-3 The Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Maria Maisto is on the board of the New Faculty Majority,

Ellen Brown is an attorney and the founder of the Public Banking Institute, Ms. Brown is the author of a dozen books, including Web of Debt, and The Public Bank Solution.

- See more at: https://ralphnaderradiohour.com/trumps-first-100adjunct-professorspublic-banks/#sthash.HIPjb1G4.dpuf

http://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com





3-3:30 The Bioneers - Revolution from the Heart of Nature Eve Ensler, "Beyond the Vagina Monologues" From http://www.bioneers.org , 1 (877) bioneer

Online: http://media.bioneers.org/listing/beyond-the-vagina-monologues-eve-ensler2/





3:30-5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Issues of the Day
- Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District)

Article: "Opposing Trump's "Moral Chaos," People's Budget Offers Roadmap for Resistance" by Deirdre Fulton.

Article: "The People's Budget, Not Trump's Budget, Will Help Working Americans" by Mark Pocan.

Law: "H.R.3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (111-148) by Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15].

Law: "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" (2010).

Tweet: "VERIFIED: MacArthur Amendment strengthens AHCA, protects people with pre-existing conditions" by Paul Ryan.

Article: "New House Health Plan Threatens Coverage for Preexisting Conditions" by David Frank.

Article: "G.O.P. Eyes $8 Billion Addition to Win a Crucial Vote to the Latest Health Bill" by Jennifer Steinhauer, Thomas Kaplan and Robert Pear.

Article: "Here are the Biggest Costs and Cuts in Congress's Spending Plan" by Kristin Wong.

Site: Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

Article: "House Republicans Vote to Change the Overtime Pay Rule" by Madeline Farber.

Bill: "H.R.1419 - Cold War Service Medal Act" by Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3].

Article: "Constitution of the United States", article 3 section 2. "... the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make..."

Law: "2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act For Further Recovery From And Response To Terrorist Attacks On The United States" (Section 706 - rider for brush clearing for Tom Daschle).

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010)

Article: "Trump Budget Cuts Funds for EPA by 31 Percent" by Evan Lehmann, Emily Holden.

Article: "EPA, Clean Energy Spared Trump's Ax in $1.1 Trillion Budget Deal" by Ari Natter and Jennifer A Dlouhy.

Article: "US tests nuclear-capable missile with the range to strike North Korea" by Tom Batchelor.

Site: The Convention of States (COS) Project.

Article: "Marco Rubio Quietly Undermines Affordable Care Act" by Robert Pear.

Article: "Explaining 'Risk Corridors,' The Next Obamacare Issue" by Louise Radnofsky and Jennifer Corbett Dooren, Jan 22, 2014.

Bill: "H.R.367 - Hearing Protection Act of 2017" by Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3].

Bill: "H.R.676 - Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act" by John Conyers.

Site: "Rep. Ruben J. Kihuen".



Why Won't Jeff Sessions Prosecute Killer Cops When Victims are Black?

Article: "Justice Department will not charge Baton Rouge officers in fatal shooting of Alton Sterling" by Matt Zapotosky, Wesley Lowery.

Article: "Jordan Edwards shooting: Texas officer who killed 15-year-old fired" by AP.

Article: "Hillary Clinton just delivered a stunning indictment of the 2016 election -- and Donald Trump" by Chris Cillizza.

Article: "How Much to Buy a Congressional Vote? New Research Seeks Answer" by Lauren McCauley.

Article: "Fifty Shades of Green" by Thomas Ferguson, Jie Chen, Paul Jorgensen.

Law: "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act", 2010.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976

Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010)

Case: "McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission", 2014

Article: "The 265 members of Congress who sold you out to ISPs, and how much it cost to buy them" by T.C. Sottek.

Site: Move to Amend

Article: "ObamaCare repeal gains votes and momentum

" by Peter Sullivan and Jordan Fabian.

Article: "Jury Convicts Woman Who Laughed At Jeff Sessions During Senate Hearing" by Ryan J. Reilly.

Article: "Rat Park" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Rat Park studies" by Psychology Wiki.

Article: "Legislators Begin Cleanup of Medical Marijuana Laws" (Arkansas) by Curt Lanning.

Article: "Are People Moving to States Where Marijuana Is Legal?" by Ryan Carrigan.

Article: "Are People Moving to Canna-Legal States Just for Weed?" by Chris Moore.



Talk Media News Segment:
- Ellen Ratner, Bureau Chief


Article: "Mother's Day" (Sunday, 14 May in U.S.).

Article: "Groups sue to keep drilling ban in Arctic, Atlantic waters" by Dan Joling.

Article: "Comey defends reopening Clinton email investigation days before election" by Bryan Renbaum.

Article: "Comey: Russia will continue electoral sabotage" by Bryan Renbaum.

Article: "Officer who fatally shot boy, 15, in Texas is fired" by Regina Holmes.

Article: "Thailand bans foreign correspondents club event, citing 'national security'" by CPJ.

Article: "Read In Full: Trump and Abbas' Remarks After First Meeting in White House".

Article: "Smith-Bass Douglass TVPA Advances" by Rep. Chris Smith.

Article: "Obama unveils design, vision for future presidential library" by Aamer Madhani.

Book: Loving What You Do: The Elements of a Great Working Life by Ellen Ratner.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".



Hour Three: If Your Child Was Killed in an Unmarked School Zone... Would You Abandon Your Libertarianism?
- Charles Sauer, The Market Institute


Article: "Precautionary Principle" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Madoff investment scandal" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Tort reform" by Wikipedia.


The Big Picture: Time to Drive a Stake Through the Heart of NeoLiberalism

Big Picture Interview: How Doughnut Economics Work
- Economist Kate Raworth, Doughnut Economics/Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute/Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

Big Picture Panel: Is A Pre-Existing Condition Your Fault? How So?
- Horace Cooper, National Center for Public Policy Research
- Charles Sauer, The Market Institute

Big Picture Fact: This Is How Much To Buy A Congressional Vote


Big Picture Video: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBigPictureRT





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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

WHAT HAPPENED

SOMETHING’S HAPPENING!

Tuesday Night May 2



12-12:30 Vaccine Update

“A Childhood Vaccine for Obesity?”

http://vaccineimpact.com/2017/a-childhood-vaccine-for-obesity/



12:30-2 Richard Gerber MD, "Exploring Vibrational Medicine" Part 2 of 3

From Sounds True, 1 (800) 333-9185, http://www.soundstrue.com http://www.soundstrue.com/store/exploring-vibrational-medicine-2517.html





2-4 Dana Ullman MPH, "Homeopathy: Medicine for the 21st Century"

"Dana writes a regular column for the wildly popular website, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/dana-ullman/ "



Homeopathic Educational Services, https://homeopathic.com/ 812C Camelia St., Berkeley, CA. 94710. (510) 649-0294 email@homeopathic.com





4-5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Were Trump's Comments About Andrew Jackson Racist or Just Clueless?

Article: "25th Amendment" (presidential succession)

Article: "Note to President Trump: Andrew Jackson wasn't alive for the Civil War" by Jessica Estepa.

Article: "Trump: Why could the Civil War not have 'been worked out?'" by David Wright and Daniella Diaz.

Article: "Hunting down runaway slaves: The cruel ads of Andrew Jackson and 'the master class'" by DeNeen L. Brown.

Article: "Andrew Jackson" (Old Hickory).

Article: "The Trail of Tears " by PBS.

Article: "Donald Trump: I'd be honored to meet Kim Jong-un under 'right circumstances'" by Julian Borger.

Article: "Rodrigo Duterte's drug war has killed thousands. Trump just invited him to the White House." by Ana P. Santos.

Article: "Philippines drugs war: The woman who kills dealers for a living" by BBC.

Article: "Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte says he personally killed criminals" by Oliver Holmes.

Article: "How Trump could boost fortune by making nice to brutal Filipino strongman: the value of White House invitation" by Cameron Joseph.

Article: "'I'm not sure he's OK': MSNBC's Joe and Mika are worried by Trump's 'bizarre' behavior" by Travis Gettys.



"Public" Education OR, "Private" Profit Centers
- Frederick M. "Rick" Hess, Letters to a Young Education Reformer/American Enterprise Institute (AEI)







Article: "Individualized Education Program" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Vouchers Found to Lower Test Scores in Washington Schools" by Erica L. Green.

Article: "King County judge rules state's charter-school law is constitutional" by Paige Cornwell.

Article: "5 Times Charter School Founders Used Shady Real Estate Deals to Shamelessly Enrich Themselves" by Steven Rosenfeld.

Article: "Former Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School CEO Pleads Guilty to Tax Conspiracy" by U.S. Attorneys » Western District of Pennsylvania.



Talk Media News Segment:
- Patrick Gavin




Article: "Republicans still short of votes to pass U.S. healthcare overhaul" by Richard Cowan and David Morgan.

Article: "New House Health Plan Threatens Coverage for Preexisting Conditions" by David Frank.

Article: "Jimmy Kimmel's Emotional Monologue: His New Son's Heart Condition" by Giovanni Russonello.

Tweet: "either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51%. Our country needs a good "shutdown" in September to fix mess!" by Donald J. Trump.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Book: Loving What You Do: The Elements of a Great Working Life by Ellen Ratner.



The State of Our Revolution
- Larry Cohen, Our Revolution/Democracy Initiative







Article: "Americans Across the Nation Tune into 'State of the Revolution' Live Stream" 23 April 2017 by Our Revolution.

Site: Rob Quist for Montana.

Article: "Populism" by Wikipedia.

Article: "DNC Announces Members Of Unity Reform Commission" by Daniel Marans.

Site: Wolf PAC

Law: "Glass-Steagall Act", 1933.

Article: "New Glass-Steagall Bill Pushed by Sens. Warren, McCain" by Melanie Waddell.

Article: "A Depression-era law could get a new life under Trump. Here's what it should look like" (A new Glass-Steagall?) by Washington Post.

Quote: "It violates the essence of what made America a great country in its political system. Now it's just an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery being at the essence of getting the nominations for president or elected president. And the same thing applies to governors and U.S. senators and Congress members. So now we've just seen a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors who want and expect and sometimes get favors for themselves after the election's over'." - President Jimmy Carter on unlimited money in politics on the Thom Hartmann Program, 28 July 2015.

Article: "Opposing Trump's "Moral Chaos," People's Budget Offers Roadmap for Resistance" by Deirdre Fulton.

Article: "The People's Budget, Not Trump's Budget, Will Help Working Americans" by Mark Pocan.

Book, site: "Web of Debt", Ellen Brown.

Article: "Bank of North Dakota" by Wikipedia.


The Big Picture: Is the GOP Using Dementia to Force Trump Out?

Big Picture Interview: The Glass-Steagall Revolution At Hand?
- Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Capitalism's Crisis Deepens Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown/Democracy At Work(For tickets/info on Dr. Wolff's speaking events, click Democracy At Work)




Big Picture Panel: Why There Was A Civil War...
- Sam Sacks, The District Sentinel News Co-op






- Bryan Pruitt, RedState







Big Picture Fact: The Highest in Millions of Years





Big Picture VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheBigPictureRT



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