Last night Bernie Sanders officially kicked off his organizing effort with 3500 gatherings around the country, and even got some media attention! Plus a step in the right direction in Cincinnati, as the cop who killed Sam DuBose was indicted for murder. Harvey J, Kaye and Heather "Digby" Parton guest!
Nicole recaps some of the troubling news dominating the headlines this week, from 35 of Cosby's victims, to the Republican candidates' quest for coverage, and everything in between. In hour two, the Gliberal Goddesses reconvene to continue the discussion.
Today Nicole turns the injustice-o-meter toward our original victims, Native Americans. Dave Johnson joins from the Campaign for America's Future to tell us about the latest land grab from Native Americans, this time with the land going to a foreign corporation! Plus media strategist and trainer Joel Silberman turns a spotlight on the media. Join the chat at radioornot.com/live-broadcast-chat from 10-12ET.
Nicole is disgusted at the state of our "news" media, especially regarding its non-stop coverage of Donald Trump, and the lack of news about actual news, like last night's movie theater shooting in Louisiana. Julianna Forlano guests. For Flashback Friday, we go back to 1994 with Sheryl Crow.
Today, Nicole is joined by two classy gentlemen, Driftglass and Gaius Publius (filling in at the last minute for Howie Klein) to discuss everything from Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump and more
Proving the old adage "Trust No One," there are two news stories that rely on deceptively edited videos to smear a person (Sandra Bland) and an organization (Planned Parenthood). Fellow Americans, you've reached a new all-time low. Deborah Newell Tornello is back for another installment of Oy, FloriDUH, and a political novice - Dr. Alina Valdes - runs for Congress.
Since you can get all the Donald Trump "news" you can digest from anywhere else, we'll ignore the asswipe here. There's plenty of other things about which to get angry. For instance, Wes Clark suggests putting Muslims in internment camps! Cenk Uygur agrees with my assessment of the BLM protest at Netroots. Plus, @GottaLaff is back. Don't worry, I'll still piss someone off today
Nicole recaps the BlackLivesMatter action at Netroots Nation this weekend with regular guest Joel Silberman who happens to sit on the Board of the Netroots Foundation. Plus candidate for Alan Grayson's House seat, Susannah Randolph joins in too.
Today, Nicole speaks with author & UWGB professor Harvey J. Kaye about Scott Walker's bid for the presidency. Jeff Sharlet returns to discuss his latest for GQ in which he embeds on Skid Row to learn about yet another cop killing of an unarmed black man. Plus the latest on the Iran deal, the RoN auction and more!
Nicole recaps the latest news with commentary from Heather "Digby" Parton, and Deborah Newell Tornello returns with another edition of the Oy FloriDUH files. Plus the latest news, info and snark...