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Up Front – The gun lobby re-surfaces; new fracking rules for California; Medical Marijuana in court
The gun lobby’s starting to go public again in the wake of the Newtown massacre–we interview the founder of the Second Amendment Foundation, who says the solution is more guns in schools! Plus: the city of Oakland is going to court to try to block the Federal government from seizing the building that houses the … Continued
UpFront – Social Security Cuts loom in fiscal deal; Solutions to gun violence
They’ve almost got a fiscal deal in Washington, and there’s bad news for anyone who ever intends to retire: Barack Obama’s apparently willing to accept a cut to Social Security benefits. Dean Baker joins us to discuss the deal, and what the cut would mean. Plus: Scott Klinger on the roots of the extremely well-funded … Continued