#338 They’re dickholes, but they’re smart (Economics)
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Edition #338
Act 1: Rush Limbaugh wants you to get screwed – Young Turks
Act 2: Area CEO doesn’t have time for this crap – The Onion
Act 3: Inherent racism in Tea Party movement – Countdown
Act 4: Thomas Frank Part 1 – Moyers’ Journal
Act 5: New cereal for poor stays crunchy in water – The Onion
Act 6: Thomas Frank Part 2 – Moyers’ Journal
Act 7: David Brooks says to raise taxes on middle class – Counterspin
Act 8: Devastating quotes from top economists – Young Turks
Act 9: Make it rain – Daily Show
Act 10: Obama out to lunch on banker bonuses – The Progressive
Act 11: B of A attacked through YouTube – Daily Show
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Fire Departments Billing Homeowners to Put Out Fires! – Young Turks
Music:
Smile like you mean it – The Killers
Not enough time – Inxs
Look at you – My Morning Jacket
Hard luck story – Men at work
Happy meal – The Cardigans
Winter song – Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson
Young folks – Peter Bjorn And John
Where do I begin – The Chemical Brothers
Radio – One Ring Zero
Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before – The Smiths
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#335 They’re here, they’re discriminated against, they’re used to it (Rights)
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Edition #335
Act 1: First DADT hearing tomorrow – Rachel Maddow
Act 2: High court bans same-sex friendships – The Onion
Act 3: DADT popular in polls – Counterspin
Act 4: Dreaded Bliss in New Jersey – Daily Show
Act 5: They’re here, they’re discriminated against, they’re used to it – The Bugle
Act 6: Fight to serve – Rachel Maddow
Act 7: Be almost all that you can be – Colbert Report
Act 8: New law would ban loveless marriages – The Onion
Act 9: Praise for Obama on DADT – The Progressive
Act 10: Gays would get tattoos in the military – Wait wait, don’t tell me
Act 11: A few gay men and women – Daily Show
Act 12: Fight to serve 2 – Rachel Maddow
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Hermaphrodites Can’t Be Gay – Colbert Report
Music:
Move you – Anya Marina
The King of Carrot Flowers, Pts. 2 & 3 – Neutral Milk Hotel
Starring – Freelance Whales
Redemption Song – Bob Marley
Am I wrong – Love Spit Love
What difference does it make – The Smiths
Wild Night – Van Morrison
I was married – Tegan and Sara
Cat faces – Ugly Casanova
Don’t ask me why – Billy Joel
Old man – Neil Young
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#328 Corporations is people! (Supreme Court)
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Edition #328
Act 1: Supreme court blows up politics – It’s All Politics
Act 2: Corporate personhood floodgates – Thom Hartmann
Act 3: The story of the case for corporate spending – On the Media
Act 4: Congress, brought to you by – Wait wait don’t tell me!
Act 5: Ever-living vampires – Thom Hartmann
Act 6: Constitutional amendment – The Progressive
Act 7: Supreme court makes buying politicians legal – The Young Turks
Act 8: Barney Frank on fighting SC decision – Rachel Maddow
Act 9: Nader on corporate personhood – Thom Hartmann
Act 10: Special Comment on worst decision ever – Countdown
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Supreme Corp – Daily Show
Music:
God’s Radar – The Dixie Hummingbirds
Welcome to the machine – Pink Floyd
Tuesday’s gone – Lynyrd Skynyrd
Crash – The Primitives
Turtle (Bonobo Remix) – Pilote
Recorded live in Copenhagen – Theo Bard
Maple Leaf Rag – Scott Joplin
Drown – Smashing Pumpkins
Taking over me – Evanescence
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#325 Where religion and ignorance meet (Religion)
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Edition #325
Act 1: Conservapedia working on conservative bible – Colbert Report
Act 2: Hume on Woods and religion – Counterspin
Act 3: Interview on conservative bible – Colbert Report
Act 4: Exporting homophobia to Uganda – The Progressive
Act 5: Uganda be kidding me Part 2 – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Christmas billboard stirs seasonally inappropriate emotions – The Onion
Act 7: Kill the gays law hits major news in US – Thom Hartmann
Act 8: Prayer effort seeks right-thinking from liberals – NPR
Act 9: Killing people to make magic potions Part 1 – Young Turks
Act 10: Christ returns to NBA – The Onion
Act 11: Killing people to make magic potions Part 2 – Young Turks
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Uganda be kidding me Part 1
Music:
Blacking Out The Friction – Death Cab For Cutie
Redemption song – Bob Marley
God – The Dodos
Hate me – Blue October
Directions – Josh Rouse
Carol of the bells – United States Army Field Band and Soldiers’ Chorus
Gods gonna cut you down – Johnny Cash
Like a prayer – Rufio
You’re wrong – NOFX
Jammin – Bob Marley
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#323 Obama moves Hopelessly forward in Afghanistan (Podcast)
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Edition #323
Act 1: Rushing a decision on Afghanistan – Counterspin
Act 2: Obama mimics Bush on Afghanistan – The Progressive
Act 3: Bunker-buster averts doomed marriage – The Onion
Act 4: Report released on Afghanistan – Rachel Maddow
Act 5: Dan Rather on Afghanistan – Daily Show
Act 6: Jim Hightower discusses Obama’s war Part 1 – Ring of Fire
Act 7: Why aren’t there bigger protests – The Progressive
Act 8: Jim Hightower discusses Obama’s war Part 2 – Ring of Fire
Act 9: Moore and Feingold speak against escalation – Young Turks
Act 10: Lara Logan on Afghanistan – Colbert Report
Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
Cenk debates war escalation – Countdown
Music:
Trouble me – 10,000 Maniacs
Choke – The Cardigans
Celebration Guns – Stars
Million faces – Paolo Nutini
Oh Lately It’s So Quiet – OK GO
Everybody’s gone to war – Nerina Pallot
Up against the wall – Peter Bjorn & John
Meteor Show – Owl City
Ain’t no reason – Brett Dennen
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#311 Unexpected leadership, totally expected treachery (Podcast)
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Edition #311
Act 1: Nancy Peloci, you’ll burn in hell for this – Wait Wait don’t tell me
Act 2: Rebranding health reform – Countdown
Act 3: Franken kicks conservative ass – The Young Turks
Act 4: Much to commend, much to condemn – The Progressive
Act 5: Health care systems comparison – Rachel Maddow
Act 6: Even Republican voters favor public option – Ring of Fire
Act 7: The Word, You-Genics – Colbert Report
Act 8: Discussing healthcare working through congress – Mother Jones
Act 9: Stupid GOP don’t have plan for health reform – The Young Turks
Act 10: Healthcare fight within and without political parties – It’s all politics
Act 11: Lieberman to join filibuster against health reform – Rachel Maddow
Act 12: Joe Lieberman is a true independent – Colbert Report
iPhone/iPod Touch App Bonus Content:
Public Option Limited – Daily Show
Music:
He got game – Public Enemy
Close to me – The Get Up Kids
The wrestler – Bruce Springsteen
Who’ll stop the rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Harold T. Wilkins, Or How To Wait For A Very Long Time – Fanfarlo
Classical gas – Vanessa Mae
Oh my god – Ida Maria
White Blank Page – Mumford & Sons
Kelsey – Metro Station
Don’t let me down – The Stereophinics
Look what you’ve done – JET
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What’s race got to do with it?
In this month’s issue of The Progressive, Matthew Rothschild discusses racisms role in the current run for the presidency. It’s a topic I think most of us have thought about at some point during this election process. It’s a discussion you won’t hear coming from the candidates’ mouths. Well, not specifically. Obama has and will continue to steer away from the race discussion for fear of being tagged an angry black man. Even being as careful as he has been you’ve heard phrases like “uppity†and “elitist†coming from a handful of political analysts and pundits. There has been an ever present but most certainly subtle hint of racism.
However, what was once subtle is becoming more overt. It seems as though the Republican party brings out the worst in people. Now, at Palin rallies and McCain appearances we hear the audience shouting things like “terrorist†and “kill him†in reference to Barack Obama.
Read on for more details and a harrowing example of racism in the campaign playing out in the real world.
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