The economic and political system kills people, in big numbers and, sometimes, one at a time. This week, I look at the killing, big and small, with my guests. In …
Episode 36: The Grim Reaper Fails—For Now
Massive people activism dealt the Grim Reaper of the U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, a giant middle finger…from his own caucus. But, it ain’t over. I use this moment to talk …
Episode 35: From The Bench and On-Line, Amazon and The Supreme Court Gear Up To Screw The People
In this week’s podcast, my guests help us understand how Amazon and the Supreme Court have a common mission: to undercut the standard of living of millions of people. Amazon’s move …
Episode 32: Upbeat Stuff…Wage Theft, Election Theft, CEO Theft, War Crimes
It’s an action-packed podcast. I look at the daily stealing of workers’ wages, to the tune of billions of dollars—right in time for an annual deep-dive to look at a …
Episode 30: You Can Own A Bank. Really.
Why do we let Wall Street run wild with our money? We don’t have to. With my guest Marc Armstrong, I dig into the idea of a public bank–a bank …
Episode 29: ACA Repeal Waves Goodbye to 3 Million Jobs & $1.5 Trillion
Here is something almost no one is talking about but I take it up in this podcast: the repeal of Obamacare, along with its immoral tossing millions of people off …
Single-Payer, “Medicare For All”
The House vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act is done. I have a piece posted on CNN.com moments after the vote that argues that it is time for us …
Episode 28: Die or Organize!
People die at work, and people revolt and organize. All in sharp focus the last few days, I looked at the toll at work of sick, injured and killed workers—and …
Episode 27: 100 Days of Craziness, Bigotry and Bad Stuff
I dig into the Top 10 really bad things that have happened so far in Donald Trump’s reign, focusing on workers, and the issues we care about in the political …
Episode 26: Forget ISIS—Uber Is A Greater Threat To Your Security
Uber or Isis: Which is really a greater threat to the security of millions of people in this country, and around the world? In conversation with national taxi workers advocate …