Nicole Sandler’s daily fix of the latest news and fascinating guests with a healthy dose of snark and humor.
Today is President Obama’s 2nd Inaugural, MLK Day, the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the third anniversary of Citizens United and the end of Air America. Nicole talk about all of those, and speaks with Toi Hutchinson, running for Congress to fill Jesse Jackson Jr’s old seat. Plus Nicole Belle with Fools on the…
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President Obama went big on his proposals announced yesterday to make us all safer from guns. Nicole discussed the proposals and what we must do to help them become reality with pundit/columnist/ consultant to Mayors against Illegal Guns, Cliff Schecter. Plus Maysoon Zayid on unfairness in Israel/Palestine and Hollywood
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Nicole talks about our precarious fiscal situation with Congressional Republicans threatening not to raise the debt ceiling and thereby taking the nation into default. Economist Warren Mosler explains MMT and why this threat is frightening. Also, Amy Simon of She’s History and Crooks & Liars’ John Amato. Todays show runs long, as Nicole carries President…
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Nicole speaks with UK Progressive’s Denis Campbell about the differences between life in the UK & the US from healthcare to media to guns and beyond, and talks guns in the news with The Political Carnival’s GottaLaff
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Nicole talks about the tragedy of the suicide of Aaron Swartz and the sadness of the state of mental health care in this country. Truthout’s Jason Leopold tells us about an innocent man who died after over a decade in Guantanamo Bay, and Crooks & Liars’ Nicole Belle joins in for “Fools on the Hill”
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Nicole talks about Morning Joe’s TV meltdown. Plus Journalist Mark Taylor Canfield on the FBI labeling Occupy as a terrorist organization, Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin on Drones, Brennan, NRA, Gitmo & more, and comedian/actress Maysoon Zayid on the Oscar nominations
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Nicole talks guns again, the threats to our planet – especially in Alaska – with Shannyn Moore. She’s History’s Amy Simon and Crooks & Liars’ John Amato join in too.
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Nicole talks about guns on the 2nd anniversary of the Tuscon shooting that injured Gabby Giffords and killed 6 people. Guests are Congressman Alan Grayson and The Political Carnival’s GottaLaff. Plus Nicole reveals the details of a new big project
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Nicole speaks with pundit/columnist Cliff Schecter about Al Jazeera’s purchase of Current TV and where we’re headed on gun legislation, and Crooks & Liars’ Nicole Belle who returns for our weekly “Fools on the Hill” segment
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Nicole welcomes Congressman Alan Grayson back to Congress, and talks about newly sworn in Senators Warren, Baldwin, and others… AlterNet’s Joshua Holland talks about the cliffy deal, filibuster and more, and comedian/actress Maysoon Zayid joins in to talk about Current’s sale to Al Jazeera and more
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