Letters to Washington – December 9, 2010
-Ryan Singel, Wired.com, on Operation Payback. -Excerpts of Bernie Sanders’ filibuster on the Senate floor. -Former CIGNA Exucutive turn whistleblower Wendell Potter.
-Ryan Singel, Wired.com, on Operation Payback. -Excerpts of Bernie Sanders’ filibuster on the Senate floor. -Former CIGNA Exucutive turn whistleblower Wendell Potter.
Senator Bernie Sanders on financial regulatory reform. New 3rd party in North Carolina to challenge Democrats. Guests: Greg Rideout of North Carolina First Party & Betsy Muse of bluenc.com. Floridian columnist Mitch Perry on the Republican Senate Primary race in Florida. Medea Benjamin on her stretching an olive branch to Tea Party activists. We remember … Continued
The Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders tells it like it is. From the Media Reform Conference in Memphis, January 2006.
A ‘Right-Wing Coup’ at PBS & the CPB? A Roundtable Discussion on the Future of Public Broadcasting On Wednesday, Reps. David Obey (D-WI) and John Dingell (D-MI) called for an investigation of the Corporation Public Broadcasting. This comes following accusations that the CPB has been largely taken over by conservatives who are influencing programming and … Continued
Democracy Now! Hosts a Debate on the WTO Ruling Against GW’s Steel Tariffs; Rep. Bernie Sanders, FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein and Watchdog Chuck Lewis Speaking From The National Conference on Media Reform
In this episode, host Mitch Jeserich speaks about the future of the Democratic Party with Larry Cohen, chair of Bernie Sander’s new organization, Our Revolution. Cohen was a key member of Sanders campaign, and the former President of the Communications Workers of America union. and then, we hear from Dave Levanthal, a senior reporter for the Center … Continued
Hillary Clinton lays into Donald Trump following reports that he took a 900 million dollar loss on his 1995 taxes that he may used to avoid paying income taxes for nearly 20 years. Clinton asks “What kind of genius loses a billion dollars in a single year?” Hurricane Matthew bears down on Haiti, bring warnings of … Continued
“Biggest Crack in Glass Ceiling Yet”: Clinton Becomes First Female Major-Party Presidential Nominee; Hundreds of Sanders Delegates Walk Off Convention Floor in Protest of “Rigged” Election; “It’s a Bittersweet Time”: Some Sanders Backers Stay Inside DNC, Now Plan to Support Hillary Clinton; Danny Glover & Rep. Luis Gutiérrez on Sanders, Clinton and the Long Arch … Continued
“Biggest Crack in Glass Ceiling Yet”: Clinton Becomes First Female Major-Party Presidential Nominee; Hundreds of Sanders Delegates Walk Off Convention Floor in Protest of “Rigged” Election; “It’s a Bittersweet Time”: Some Sanders Backers Stay Inside DNC, Now Plan to Support Hillary Clinton; Danny Glover & Rep. Luis Gutiérrez on Sanders, Clinton and the Long Arch … Continued
Federal officials release partial transcripts of Orlando shooter phone calls. Senators debate gun control measures. The Dalai Lama addresses state lawmakers. San Francisco city and Pride officials detail security measures ahead of weekend festivities. Who’s funding Islamophobic groups in the U.S.? The Council on American Islamic Relations and a U.C. Berkeley Center reveal their findings. … Continued