It’s another busy day on the Randi Rhodes Show…
I’ll be joined by Greg Sargent who writes the Plum Line blog for the Washington Post. We’ll talk about the big story of the day: The DOJ has filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona over the constitutionality of its immigration law.
Jon Maddux, CEO of You Walk Away will explain how his company “empowers homeowners through intelligent strategic default”… Yep, they say you walk away from your mortgage!
And Jason Leopold, Deputy Managing Editor at Truthout.org will tell us about his newest investigative report: “Dangerous Cost Cuts at Alyeska Pipeline: ‘Yet Another Example of How BP Runs Things.'”
We had a last minute change in the show, as Congressman Raul Grijalva of Arizona joined us to talk about the Justice Department’s lawsuit against his state. Grijalva, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, is one of the only elected officials in Arizona speaking out against the immigration law. (Congressman Grijalva bumped Jason Leopold… he’ll join me Thursday on Randi’s show, and he came on my show tonight to talk about the story… see the blog post above for more!)
And legendary keyboardist Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones, Allman Bros Band, Eric Clapton and many more) joined in to tell us about the environmental website he co-founded, Mother Nature Network.
And, of course, your phone calls at 866-87-RANDI, 3-6 pm ET!
AALeon5,
Thanks for weighing in. My opinion is just that… my opinion. Luckily we’re still all allowed our own. Hopefully it’ll stay that way!
Nicole
Was listening this morning during the SB1070 discussion and could not get through to talk. I must say, where I usually tend to agree with you Nicole, I do not on the mandatory learning of English for all legal immigrants. I agree, however, that English should be the national language and that school-aged kids should be required to learn it, but think about our flawed immigration system which prevents swift family reunions where elderly adults wait years and years to be with their families here. It does not seem fair to force them to learn a new language just to be able to spend what little time they may have left to be with their loved ones. Yes, it is perhaps unfair for those who have to pay the costs of printing multii-language documents and computer software/programs in various institutions, but it really amounts to our government’s own irresponsible immigration policies over the generations that has created such a sociopolitical nightmare resulting in the tax payer getting the raw deal, as always. Also, many immigrants must rely on getting along in enclaves in rundown parts of cites, but find success as business owners speaking only their own languages and contribute greatly to society bringing in revenues from their communities. For them, it becomes quite unnecessary to have to learn English accept to save money for someone else. Finally, consider the racism that many immigrants face socially where there is perhaps very little personal incentive to want to become “so American” if in their minds it means forsaking their own cultures and values only to be more able to communicate with people who despise them. Historically, there’s the exploitation and discrimination of many, followed be being marginalized and treated as second class citizens, and then they’re expected to become fully integrated into society. Not cool in my opinion.
Anyway, my two cents. 🙂