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Thursday, March 9, 2017



12-1 Alan Watts, “Zen and the Art of Controlled Accidents” Part 4 of 4

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



1-2:30 Shinzen Young, "Nausea, Health, Magic, Boredom, Death, Etc.

From www.shinzen.org



2:30-3:30 Caroline Casey, "Visionary Activist Show:"

Caroline takes it solo – Fund Drive, co-riffing with the latter portion of her banquet speech at the NCGR conference in Baltimore.

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



3:30 - 5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Wikileaks Reveals CIA's "Impressive List" of Hacking Tools
- Jenna McLaughlin, The Intercept



Article: "CIA Has An "impressive List" Of Ways To Hack Into Your Smartphone, Wikileaks Files Indicate" by Jenna McLaughlin.

Article: "Why the Wikileaks Revelations Are So Important" by Jefferson Morley.

Article: "WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds news conference".

Article: "Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed" by WikiLeaks.

Article: "Fourth Geneva Convention" by Wikipedia.



Outrageous GOP "Healthcare" Bill: Takes Away Your Healthcare & Rewards the Rich With Massive Tax Break...

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

Article: "Obamacare Repeal Would Give 400 Super-Rich U.S. Households A Giant Tax Cut" by Jonathan Cohn.

Article: "Health insurance companies would get $1 billion or more windfall under GOP Obamacare replacement plan" by Dan Mangan.

Article: "SEC Chair Nominee Clayton's Ethics Report Reveals Range of Possible Conflicts--Update" by Dave Michaels.

Article: "Trump's Net Neutrality-Hating FCC Chair Is Already Gutting Public-Interest Regulations But movements can counter him." by John Nichols.

Article: "Federal grand jury indicts Conway man accused of planning Dylann Roof-style attack" by Mikayla Mercer.

Article: "Florida man arrested for plot to set off bombs in Target stores in hopes of driving stock price down" by Ken Shepherd.

Article: "Democrats Attempt to Block President Trump's Immigration Order" by Bob Eschliman.

Article: "Trump has a secret backup plan to kill Obamacare. It's actually brilliant." by Greg Sargent.

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

Article: "Dying robots and failing hope: Fukushima clean-up falters six years after tsunami" by Justin McCurry.

Article: "McCain gave dossier containing 'sensitive information' to FBI" by Max Greenwood.

Article: "French Revolution" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Russian Revolution" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The J-curve - James C. Davies' Theory of Revolutions" by Tor G. Jakobsen.

Article: "The Fire at the Brown's Ferry Nuclear Power Station" (March 22, 1975) by David Dinsmore Comey.



"Chumpcare" Will Make America Sick and Poor Again!

Article: "Global economy walking a tight rope, Bill Gross warns" by Adam Samson.

Article: "Outrage over $400 million tax break for health insurance executives under GOP Obamacare replacement plan" by Dan Mangan.

Article: "The GOP's Plan Is Basically a $600 Billion Tax Cut for Rich Americans" by Derek Thompson.

Article: "China gives green light for Trump branded massage parlours, bars and concierge services" by AP.

Article: "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights" by United Nations. "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control."

Video: Alan Grayson on the GOP Health Care Plan: "Don't Get Sick! And if You Do Get Sick, Die Quickly!"'.

Event: March 11th: "Blue State Ball 2017" by Minneapolis, MN.

Article: "U.S. Consumer Comfort Just Reached Its Highest Level in a Decade" by Austin Weinstein.

Article: "Chao says U.S. drivers may face more tolls to raise infrastructure funds" by Ashley Halsey III.

Bill: "H.R.610 - To distribute Federal funds for elementary and secondary education in the form of vouchers for eligible students and to repeal a certain rule relating to nutrition standards in schools." by Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4].

Article: "Rep. Derek Kilmer hosts town hall in Hoquiam" by Terri Harber.

Article: "Democrats squandered an opportunity" by Susan Ryan-Vollmar.



Talk Media News Segment:
- Victoria Jones


Article: "Republican Study Committee pushes two changes to ObamaCare bill" by Rachel Roubein and Jessie Hellmann.

Article: "GOP Health Bill Clears First Hurdles; Leaders Claim Momentum" by Erica Werner And Alan Fram.

Article: "Resistance grows in Senate to House ObamaCare repeal bill" by Jordain Carney.

Article: "Obamacare repeal seen as weakening mental health protections" by Brianna Ehley.

Article: "Democrats thwart progress on Obamacare repeal" by Jennifer Haberkorn, Paul Demko and Adam Cancryn.

Article: "White House: Don't call it Trumpcare" by Matthew Nussbaum, Jennifer Haberkorn.

Article: "GOPers



Preemptively Trash CBO Before It Scores Their O'care Replacement

" by Alice Ollstein.

Article: "Pelosi urges GOP to delay health care plan until CBO score is released" by Bryan Renbaum.

Article: "Ryan downplays intra-party opposition to ACA replacement bill" by Bryan Renbaum.

Article: "Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Louisville on Saturday" by Justin Sayers.

Article: "No plans for Trump visit to Louisville, says White House source" by Justin Sayers.

Article: "Trump Plans to Force AHCA Passage with Stadium-Sized Pro-Trump Rallies" by Lauren McCauley.

Article: "Panel Advances 2 Controversial Bills on EPA Science Transparency" by Jack Fitzpatrick.

Article: "David Friedman, Staunch Settlement Backer, Approved by Senate Panel as Envoy to Israel" by Amir Tibon.

Article: "Democratic lawmaker aims to block border wall funding with taxpayer dollars" by Rebecca Shabad.

Article: "McConnell on Mexico paying for the border wall: 'Uh, no'" by Madeline Conway.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Native Nations Rise to Protect Sacred Lands From the Fossil Fuel Industry
- Faith Gimmell, Resisiting Environmental Destruction On Indigenous Lands (REDOIL)


Article: "Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Tipis on National Mall Signal Days of Native Defiance and Action" by Lauren McCauley.

Article: "Shell abandons Alaska Arctic drilling" by Terry Macalister.

Site: Indigenous Rising.

Site: Indigenous Environmental Network (I.E.N.).



Article: "North Korea claims missile test success as China rejects US criticism" by Justin McCurry.

Article: "Ring of Fire" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Axis of evil" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Iran nuclear deal framework" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Israel decriminalises marijuana to emphasise 'treatment instead of criminal enforcement'" by Peter Walker.

Article: "Why Republicans Included A Tax They Hate In Their Health Care Bill" by Tierney Sneed.

Site: Let America Vote.

Article: "House Republicans Just Voted to Eliminate the Only Federal Agency That Makes Sure Voting Machines Can't Be Hacked" by Ari Berman.

Article: "Neil Gorsuch sides with big business, big donors and big bosses" by Zephyr Teachout.

Article: "California to weigh single-payer, universal health care plan" by Katy Murphy.

Article: "SB 562. Californians For A Healthy California Act." by Senators Lara and Atkins.

Article: "Tommy Douglas" (father of Canadian Healthcare) by Wikipedia.

Site: Indivisible.

Site: Our Revolution

Law: "Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act" (HIPAA), 1996.


The Big Picture: GOP Wants to Take Away Your Healthcare & Make the Rich Richer...

Big Picture Interview: Let Health Care Explode?
- Farron Cousins, Ring of Fire Radio/DeSmog Blog

/Trial Lawyer Magazine




Big Picture Panel: Pruitt Doesn't Know Carbon Dioxide Causes Climate Change
- Sarah Badawi, Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC)


- Angela Morabito, StandUnited.org



Big Picture Fact: Does American Beef Cause Cancer?

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

Thom's Website: http://www.thomhartmann.com

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Judy Collins Concert at La Mirada Theater Saturday March 18

Info: http://lamiradatheatre.com/current_events/concerts/judycollins





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Wednesday March 8



12-1 Dave Emory, "For the Record #939 The Trumpenkampfverbande, Part 13: Unsettling In (German Ostpolitik Part 4)

Detailed, annotated written description for this program available at:



http://spitfirelist.com/for-the-record/ftr-939-the-trumpenkampfverbande-part-13-unsettling-in-german-ostpolitik-part-4/



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1-2 Dave Emory “For the Record #940 - The Trumpenkampfverbande, Part 14: Unsettling In, Part 2 (German Ostpolitik, Part 5 )



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2-3 Ralph Nader Radio Hour

With Edward Balleisen, author of ‘Fraud: An American History From Barnum to Madoff ‘and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Hedrick Smith, http://www.reclaimtheamericandream.org

Also heard on KPFK Saturdays, 10am

http://www.ralphnaderradiohour.com



3-4 “ Project Censored”

The Project Censored Show is a weekly public affairs program that airs Fridays from 1-2 P.M. Pacific time on KPFA Pacifica Radio. Produced by Mickey Huff and Peter Phillips. From KPFA. http://projectcensored.org/



4-5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Issues Of The Day And Your Calls
- Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District)

Site: International Women's Day 2017.

Article: "Strike for women's rights - sexual, racial and economic justice are at stake" by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor.

Article: "House Republicans reveal bill to repeal and replace Obama's healthcare law" by Jessica Glenza, Ben Jacobs.

Article: "Trump to reporters: 'Nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated'" by Tom Cahill.

Tweet: "Don't worry, getting rid of state lines, which will promote competition, will be in phase 2 & 3 of healthcare rollout. @foxandfriends" by Donald J Trump.

Article: "This week: GOP tries to move ahead with ObamaCare repeal" by Cristina Marcos And Jordain Carney.

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.

Article: "'Medicare for All' Only Way for Trump to Keep Healthcare Promises" by Deirdre Fulton.

Article: "Toyota, Moving Northward" by Paul Krugman, July 25, 2005.

Article: "Koch Brothers Lobbyist Attends Collective Bargaining Bill Signing" (Iowa) by Joyce Russell.

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

Article: "Reps. Pocan and Ellison Introduce Right to Vote Constitutional Amendment".

Site: Billionaires for Bush.

Article: "Democrats End Sit-In After 25 Hours, Drawing Attention to Gun Control", June 23, 2016 by David M. Herszenhorn and Emmarie Huetteman.

Article: "Patricia Randolph's Madravenspeak: The fatal 'con' in conservation" by Patricia Randolph.

Article: "Workshop on Biological Extinction" by Vatican.

Article: "U.S. House sanctions killing hibernating bears, wolf pups in their dens on federal refuges in Alaska" by Wayne Pacelle.

Article: "What happens if you lie to Congress" by Ivan Levingston.

Article: "Report: Trump furious that Sessions recused himself" by Brooke Seipel.

Article: "Thomas Eagleton" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Rep. Ted Lieu to Introduce Bill Requiring a Psychiatrist in White House" by Democracy Now!

Tweet: "Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!" by Donald J Trump.

Tweet: "Is it legal for a sitting President to be "wire tapping" a race for president prior to an election? Turned down by court earlier. A NEW LOW!" by Donald J Trump.

Tweet: "How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!" by Donald J Trump.

Article: "Mark Levin to Congress: Investigate Obama's 'Silent Coup' vs. Trump" by Joel B. Pollak.

Article: "Republican elders call for new national carbon tax to replace federal regulations" by Oliver Milman.



There are Tipis on the National Mall
- Alberto Saldamando, Indigenous Environmental Network

Article: "Tipis on National Mall Signal Days of Native Defiance and Action" by Lauren McCauley.

Article: "Taking NODAPL To The White House: Standing Rock Sioux Tribe To Lead Historic March On Washington" (March 10) by Native News Online.

Article: "Protesters mark anniversary of Berta Caceres' murder".

Article: "Chomsky: World Indigenous People Only Hope for Human Survival" by TeleSur.

Site: Black Lives Matter

Site: 350.org

Book: "Man's Rise to Civilization: The Cultural Ascent of the Indians of North America" by Peter Farb.

Site: Friends of the Earth

Site: Sierra Club



Article: "Under #ACA, Medical Bankruptcy Continues" by AJM.

Article: "NBC's Andrea Mitchell Ejected From State Dept. Room Asking Tillerson About Russia, China, Ukraine" by Tim Hains.

Site: Our Revolution

Site: Progressive Democrats of America

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


The Big Picture: GOP Leadership Doubles Down on "DumpsterCare"

Big Picture Interview: Here's Why DumpsterCare Is very Bad
- David Dayen, The Nation/The Intercept/Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street's Great Foreclosure Fraud

Big Picture Panel: Trump's Travel Ban Is Challenged
- Travis Korson, Madison Strategies
- Charles Sauer, The Market Institute

Big Picture Fact: We Can Now Seal the Planet w/Plastic

Thom's Website: http://www.thomhartmann.com



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

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March 7, 2017



12:05-1 Vaccine Update



Article: “Almost All Vaccines Contaminated with Toxins and Linked to Side Effects”

By Jefferey Jaxen http://vaccineimpact.com/2017/study-almost-all-vaccines-contaminated-with-toxins-and-linked-to-side-effects/



Article: Medical Freedom at Risk in 2017 as Many States Seek Laws for Mandatory Vaccines” by Barbara Loe Fisher http://vaccineimpact.com/2017/medical-freedom-at-risk-in-2017-as-many-states-seek-laws-for-mandatory-vaccines/



Video: Dr. Paul Thomas “Insane that Media Does Not Want a Commission on Vaccine Safety”

http://vaccineimpact.com/2017/dr-paul-thomas-insane-that-media-does-not-want-a-commission-on-vaccine-safety/



Video: Barbara Loe Fisher, “Vaccine Culture War in America”

http://www.nvic.org/NVIC-Vaccine-News/March-2015/the-vaccine-culture-war-in-america-are-you-ready.aspx



Video: Dr. Offit ‘interview’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRAJdyPNWnA





1-2:30 Mark Ian Barasch “The Healing Path” Part 1 of 2

Originally from Sounds True, but not in current catalog. New and used copies of the book can be found at bookfinder.com -- http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?st=re&ac=pg&qi=KLzZU25ZziA,ElEeiY.wJLceaXw_1488486129_1:1:3:1:0&bq=author%3Dmarc%2520ian%2520barasch%26title%3Dhealing%2520path%2520a%2520soul%2520approach%2520to%2520illness%2520arkana



INTER PROGRAM MUSIC: Enya, ‘Less Than A Pearl’ from “Amarantine” CD



OUTRO MUSIC: “The Witch is Dead” from “Wizard of Oz” movie



2:30-3 Naomi Klein: "Change the System, not the Climate"

Her book: 'This Changes Everything, Capitalism versus the Climate.'

Leap Manifesto. <https://leapmanifesto.org/en/the-leap-manifesto/>

Naomi Klein was recorded at the Grand Conference: Change the System, not the Climate! in August 2016 in Montreal, Canada. Link to the film <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjDXjVIdLnA>

From TUC Radio, 1 (707) 263-2654, http://www.tucradio.org



COMEDY CUT: ‘Monolithic Oil’ from National Lampoon “That’s Not Funny That’s Sick” LP



3-3:30 The Bioneers "Eco Schools: Educating for Sustainable Communities"

www.bioneers.org



3:30-5:55 The Thom Hartmann Program



Jason Chaffetz, "Americans should forgo iPhones to afford healthcare"... What!?

Article: "House Republicans reveal bill to repeal and replace Obama's healthcare law" by Jessica Glenza, Ben Jacobs.

Article: "Trump backs House Republican healthcare plan, aims to cut drug prices" by Susan Heavey.

Article: "iPhone or health care? GOP rep says that may be your dilemma" by Alfred Ng.

Article: "Trump incorrectly blames Obama for release of 122 'vicious' Gitmo detainees" by Mallory Shelbourne.

Tweet: "Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my "wires tapped" in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!" by Donald J Trump.

Tweet: "Is it legal for a sitting President to be "wire tapping" a race for president prior to an election? Turned down by court earlier. A NEW LOW!" by Donald J Trump.

Tweet: "How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!" by Donald J Trump.

Article: "Mark Levin to Congress: Investigate Obama's 'Silent Coup' vs. Trump" by Joel B. Pollak.

Article: "Comey



Asks Justice Dept. to Reject Trump's Wiretapping Claim

" by Michael S. Schmidt, Michael D. Shear.

Article: "Fox News Viewers Uninformed, NPR Listeners Not, Poll Suggests" by Kenneth Rapoza.

Article: "Law prof. Lawrence Tribe: Falsely accusing Obama of wiretapping 'qualifies as an impeachable offense'" by David Edwards.

Documentary: The Brainwashing Of My Dad.

Article: "Rand Paul: GOP healthcare plan won't pass" by Mallory Shelbourne.

Article: "Jason Chaffetz: Poor People Should Stop Buying iPhones If They Need Money For Health Care" by Hayley Miller.

Article: "What It Really Means To 'Defund' Planned Parenthood" by Laura Bassett.

Article: "4 GOP senators just threw a wrench in the Republican plan to repeal Obamacare before it was even released" by Bob Bryan.

Tweet: "Don't worry, getting rid of state lines, which will promote competition, will be in phase 2 & 3 of healthcare rollout. @foxandfriends" by Donald J Trump.

Article: "New study finds 45,000 deaths annually linked to lack of health coverage" by David Cecere, September 17, 2009.

Article: "Repealing Obamacare could lead to a massive windfall for America's super-wealthy" by Eric Pianin.





GOP Has Released the ObamaCare Replacement - Ouch!
- Neil McCabe, Breitbart News

Site: Matthew McLaughlin.

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.

Article: "'Medicare for All' Only Way for Trump to Keep Healthcare Promises" by Deirdre Fulton.



Article: "Selling Health Insurance Across State Lines Won't Save Money" by Peter R. Orszag.

Article: "Republicans Just Made It Easier For Companies To Exploit Workers" by Dave Jamieson.

Article: "How Much Health Care Can You Buy For The Price Of An iPhone? This Much" by Adam Weinstein.

Article: "Preamble to the Constitution of the United States".

Article: "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights" by United Nations. "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control."



Talk Media News Segment:
- Patrick Gavin

Article: "Obamacare replacement bill is a revised version of the current law" by Bryan Renbaum .

Article: "Hoyer: Obamacare replacement bill would strip millions of their insurance" by Bryan Renbaum.

Article: "Americans have to choose between new iPhone or health care: Chaffetz" by TMN.

Article: "Spicer mum on source for wiretap claims" by TMN.

Site: Donald Trump Betting Odds.

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".



Earth Day Encourages Support for Science
- Kathleen Rogers, Earth Day Network/March For Science

Article: "United States Environmental Protection Agency" by Wikipedia.

Article: "LA Smog: the battle against air pollution" by Sarah Gardner.

Article: "Cuyahoga River Fire" by Michael Rotman.

Book: "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson.

Article: "Superfund" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The White House copied and pasted a paragraph from an ExxonMobil press release into a Trump statement" by Zoë Schlanger.

Article: "Flint water crisis" by Wikipedia.

Event: "April 22 is Earth Day".

Article: "In ancient China doctors were paid when their patients were kept well, not when they were sick" by Peter Vidani.



Article: "Trump has not spoken to FBI director about wiretapping claims, Spicer says" by Meghan Keneally.

Article: "Trump claims credit for ExxonMobil investment plan launched four years ago" by Chris Mooney and Steven Mufson.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976

Article: "Donald Trump's magic formula for creating jobs is the same as it is for everything else-lie" by Mark Sumner.


The Big Picture: Is It Time to Get Out of the Stock Market?

Big Picture Interview: Will There Be A Stock Market Correction or Crash?
- Professor Richard Wolff, Capitalism's Crisis Deepens Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown/Democracy At Work

Big Picture Panel: Should You Pick Between An iPhone or HealthCare?
- Sam Sacks, The District Sentinel
- Bryan Pruitt, RedState

Big Picture Fact: How Single Payer Could Save $150 Billion?

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



Thom's Website: http://www.thomhartmann.com



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