Public Citizen has a new report on U.S. corporate support for GOP legislators writing voter suppression bills. PLUS: Greg Palast on the latest with Georgia’s anti-voting law. Hosted by Kris Welch. photo: Element5 Digital via Unsplash
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There Are Thousands of Cyntoia Browns: Mariame Kaba on Criminalization of Sexual Violence Survivors; From EPA to TSA, Agencies Devoted to Nation’s Health and Safety Are Going Unfunded During Shutdown; Public Citizen: Frightening Prospect If an Authoritarian Like Trump Declares State of Emergency; Facing Mass Deportation, Haitians Sue Trump to Preserve Temporary Protected Status; National … Continued
There Are Thousands of Cyntoia Browns: Mariame Kaba on Criminalization of Sexual Violence Survivors; From EPA to TSA, Agencies Devoted to Nation’s Health and Safety Are Going Unfunded During Shutdown; Public Citizen: Frightening Prospect If an Authoritarian Like Trump Declares State of Emergency; Facing Mass Deportation, Haitians Sue Trump to Preserve Temporary Protected Status; National … Continued
Ralph welcomes back president of Public Citizen, Robert Weissman, for an update on the Trump agenda and what they are doing to fight it. Also, aviation expert William McGee tells us what’s really going on in the airplanes you fly with his book, “Attention All Passengers: The Airlines Dangerous Descent and What You Can Do … Continued
Ralph talks about the institutional corruption behind the practice of gerrymandering with David Daley, author of Ratfucked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy. Then Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen tells us what he thinks President Obama should do in the final days of his administration.
Thousands of veterans are headed to Standing Rock, North Dakota this week to express solidarity with water protectors in a moving way – simply by putting their bodies on the line as protection. We’ll speak with Ashleigh Jennifer Parker with Veterans for Standing Rock about why this is an important fight for vets. And, Donald … Continued
Swamp people/ Tandy Beal/ Marc Bamuti Joseph!!!
There’s good news, and there’s bad news: bad news first—Trump’s transition team. Public ‘Citizen has the skinny. And now the good news! Tandy Beal and Company brings “NutzRemixed’ to San Jose, not a moment too soon. PLUS!!! the brilliant Marc Bamuti Joseph with the world premier of his newest performance piece, “pelota”. There’s joy, y’all. … Continued
Ralph talks to the President of Public Citizen, Robert Weissman, about that organization’s storied history fighting and winning against the perfidies of corporate power. And in our listener question segment, Ralph defends his position on autonomous cars and talks about what he might do differently if he had it to do all over again.