Our guest, Mark Dimondstein, president of the American Postal Workers’ Union, tells us how the forces of privatization are trying to cripple the Post Office, and what we can do about it. We discuss the latest report on how drone attacks are actually losing us the “war on terror.” And Ralph explains why he has never owned a credit card.
Because BP proved we can trust them in our Gulf waters the FAA is now going to trust BP with drones over the arctic. Drones are unmanned and so apparently is the FAA. From my partners over at AFP…
US gives BP first license to fly drone over land (via AFP)
Cautious US aviation regulators announced Tuesday they have given oil company BP the first commercial license to fly a drone aircraft over land. The Federal Aviation Administration gave BP and unmanned aircraft system (UAS) builder AeroVironment permission…
On Thursday President Obama delivered a major address on national security. He touched on Drones, Gitmo, Civil Liberties and Perpetual War. We discuss this and much more with Ben Armbruster who is National Security Editor for ThinkProgress.org at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. If national security issues like Gitmo and Benghazi seem confusing we promise after today’s show you will understand everything you need to know. Also Paul Dooley, Jeremy S. Kramer, Mike McShane, and Hal Lublin. And new music from Will Ryan And The Cactus County Cowboys.
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Kim Kardashian’s Kosher sperm, Marco Rubio, Drones, Christopher Donner, and the current state of our schools. Jimmy Dore, Stefane Zamorano and Laura House.
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross.” — Sinclair Lewis
Originally broadcast June 11, 2012. General Smedley Butler, The Business Plot, Progressive Causes, Drones, Habeas Corpus, Civil Liberties, and The Clash are covered in this free wheeling discussion featuring Record Producer and Political Activist Howie Klein and Comedians Rick Overton, Kevin Rooney, Jeremy S. Kramer Eddie Pepitone and Frank Conniff.