John Amato - The Nicole Sandler Show

Guns ‘n Borders

At least we're talking! The nation is finally talking about two important issues: comprehensive immigration reform and sensible gun safety laws. My show begins at 10am ET, which is when today Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Preventing Gun Violence started this morning. The first to speak was former Congresswoman and gunshot victim Gabrielle Giffords. We carried her brief but very moving statement live. Her husband, Mark Kelly also spoke So did NRA chief Wayne LaPierre, but I won't post the video of his statement here. He spouted the same bullshit he's been spewing as long as we've known his name. [...]

By nicolesandler|January 30th, 2013|Tags: Amy Simon, DREAM Act, Gabby Giffords, Gaby Pacheco, guns, immigration, John Amato, mark kelly, NRA|Comments Off

History Repeating

Nicole speaks with Nick Turse, author of "Kill Anything That Moves: The Real American War in Vietnam" (Hint: we've been torturing people for a long time). Plus Amy Simon of She's History and Crooks & Liars' John Amato

By nicolesandler|January 23rd, 2013|Tags: Amy Simon, Benghazi, Crooks and Liars, filibuster, Hillary Clinton, John Amato, Nick Turse, She's HIstory, torture, Vietnam, war|Comments Off

Fiscal End Times

Just about a year ago, I was reading about Modern Monetary Theory (or MMT). I know, quite out of character for me. But the Washington Post ran a big story about MMT, and it was being widely shared on the interwebs. I found it fascinating. Right around the same time, listener Sefantiza suggested I interview Warren Mosler on the show. Mosler, featured prominently in the Washington Post article, is an economist, president and founder of Mosler Automotive, and co-founder of the Center for Full Employment And Price Stability at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He briefly ran for President of the United States as [...]

By nicolesandler|January 16th, 2013|Tags: Amy Simon, debt ceiling, economy, fiscal, gun control, guns, John Amato, MMT, Mosler, Warren Mosler|Comments Off

It’s Come to Jesus Week for Guns in the US

Thankfully, this country seems to have reached the tipping point on guns. I say thankfully because we can't take another Newtown or Aurora or Tuscon or Portland or Ft. Hood .... Yesterday, on the second anniversary of the Tuscon shootings, former gun rights advocate and shooting victim, former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly announced the formation of a new group (PAC) called Americans for Responsible Solutions for the purpose of raising money to fight back against the NRA. Today, VP Joe Biden and his task force begin three days of meetings with different groups from all [...]

By nicolesandler|January 9th, 2013|Tags: Alaska, Amy Simon, Biden, guns, John Amato, Jon Stewart, NRA, Pebble Mine, Shannyn Moore, Shell, social security|Comments Off

Welcome to 2013

In the wee first hours of 2013, the Senate passed a stop gap bill to avoid raising taxes on 99% of the American people. The House, after some posturing and in-fighting followed suit less than 24 hours into the new year. That's not what I voted for... but it's also not as bad as it could have been. Then again, it ain't over yet. This quick fix made most of the Bush tax cuts permanent (I would have preferred for five years if they had to go to $400/450K). But on the plus side, it did extend federal Unemployment Insurance [...]

By nicolesandler|January 2nd, 2013|Tags: Amy Simon, Boehner, Fiscal Cliff, John Amato, Obama, Reid|Comments Off

12-12-12

On 12-12-12, Nicole talked about the latest crazy shooting rampage in Portland and the assault on labor in Michigan. Guests include Lisa Graves of the Center for Media & Democracy and John Amato of Crooks & Liars.

By nicolesandler|December 12th, 2012|Tags: ALEC, Crooks & Liars, guns, John Amato, Koch, Lisa Graves, Michigan, Portland, shooting, Snyder, unions|Comments Off

Activists Rule!

Nicole talks with @teachersabrina (Sabrina Joy Stevens) who crashed an ALEC meeting on education reform and Progressive Congress' Beth Becker who participated in yesterday's protest against Fix the Debt. Plus She's History's Amy Simon and Crooks & Liars' John Amato

By nicolesandler|December 5th, 2012|Tags: ALEC, Amy Simon, Beth Becker, Brubeck, Crooks & Liars, Fix the Debt, Fox, John Amato, protest, She's HIstory, teachersabrina|Comments Off

The Day Before Thanksgiving Double Header- from Walmart to the Fiscal Cliff..er.. Curb and Beyond

The Black Friday sales are weird. People subject themselves to crowding and pushing and manic people fighting over an item that will soon likely be forgotten anyway. They wait in lines at ungodly hours, all to save a few pennies. And low-wage workers are made to smile and help the angry mobs. In the past couple of years, the start time for Black Friday has inched ever earlier, now starting before Thanksgiving Thursday has ended. The losers in this scenario are those low wage workers who have no other recourse.... until now. Walmart workers are going on strike. More power [...]

By nicolesandler|November 21st, 2012|Tags: Amy Simon, Arne Kalleberg, Black Friday, Fox, jobs, John Amato, She's HIstory, strike, walmart|Comments Off

They Got a Thing Going On

That infographic should explain the whole sordid affair, or not. Seriously, I haven't delved into it until this point because, as salacious and intriguing as it is, it's really none of our business. Of course, hate wing talk radio would have you believe that the whole thing is tied into Benghazi because, well, you know, Obama. In the meantime, I'm waiting for the Lifetime movie to come out... The funny thing is that truth is, indeed, stranger than fiction because if anyone had floated a screenplay as implausible as this, they'd be laughed out of the industry! Meanwhile, this morning Luke [...]

By nicolesandler|November 14th, 2012|Tags: affair, Allen, Amy Simon, Broadwell, John Amato, Jon Sinton, Kelley, Petreaus, progressive, radio, scandal, She's HIstory|Comments Off

2012 FTW (For the Win!)

We dodged a big bullet in the form of Mitt Romney last night. American won a number of victories last night on a few fronts, but truly, our work is just beginning. Since President Obama will now have a second term - and a good majority in the Senate - we have a fighting chance to insure the longevity of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid - and the other ideals that make this nation great. But "fighting" is the operative word there, as the Republicans might be bad winners, they're certainly very sore losers. As we saw during this election [...]

By nicolesandler|November 7th, 2012|Tags: Allen West, Amy Simon, election, Elizabeth Warren, Fox, Howie Klein, John Amato, Obama, Patrick Murphy, Tammy Baldwin|Comments Off

Guns ‘n Borders

History Repeating

Fiscal End Times

Welcome to 2013

12-12-12

Activists Rule!

The Day Before Thanksgiving Double Header- from Walmart to the Fiscal Cliff..er.. Curb and Beyond

They Got a Thing Going On

2012 FTW (For the Win!)

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