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Sasha Abramsky On Poverty In America

Sasha Abramsky Sasha Abramsky writes for the Nation Magazine, his new book is “The American Way of Poverty: How the Other Half Still Lives.” On today’s show Sasha talks about how bad things are getting for ordinary Americans, and how we can fix it. Then Activist Georja Umano talks about the plight of elephants in Africa, and how you can help by donating to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. Please subscribe to our show on iTunes and Stitcher, leave a review and share us with a friend.

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Lee Fang

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Lee Fang is the Nation Magazine investigative reporter who first broke the story on who exactly is financing the Tea Party. He is the author of “The Machine: A Field Guide to the Resurgent Right.” He reveals some startling history about the original Tea Party that will make you a hit at Thanksgiving.  Also Down With Tyranny’s Howie Klein talks about John Boehner’s alcoholism and his Rastafarian daughter.

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Highlights From “In Conversation” Part Two

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The Nation Magazine’s Lee Fang on the history of the Tea Party; Founder and Treasurer of the Blue America PAC’s Howie Klein on Speaker John Boehner’s future; Professor Adam Winkler author of  “Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America” talks to us about how powerful the NRA really is; Military Historian Andrew Bacevich gives us his surprising thoughts on Major General Smedley Butler and the Business Plot; And we wrap it up with Pulitzer Prize Winning Investigative Journalist Gary Cohn who has uncovered some disturbing news about the Pew Charitable trust.

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