One hundred million Americans don’t vote, but they would vote if Democrats stopped courting Wall Street and began catering to the needs of workers. The Democrats must become the party of Labor and they must stop taking money from Wall Street so that our government can start taxing it away from Wall Street. If you disagree, that’s fine, but go be a Republican. There’s no more room in the tent for you.
Guests:Comic Benji Aflalo, Comic Aaron Berg, Comic Kevin Bartini, Down With Tyranny’s Howie Klein, Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling, and PETA’s Emil Guillermo.
Many academics and futurists say love between Man and Robot will pose serious legal and philosophical issues much sooner than we think. But would non reproductive sex with machines dramatically reduce carbon emissions? With the Earth’s population approaching an unsustainable ten billion, can $12,000 sex robots provide all the release, emotional connection and companionship humans crave without bringing more resource dependent life into this world? Comedian Joe DeVito reports on third wave Digisexuals, an emerging sexual identity causing men and women to fall in love with their bionic sex toys. Should Robo-cathouses be legal? And does a sexual robot deserve consent?
Jacobin’s Eric Blanc, The Nation’s Professor Pedro A. Noguera, Comedy Writer Jon Ross, Comedian Kevin Bartini and Comedy Writer Dave Sirus.
Topics: Prince Philip’s collision, Ivanka’s collusion, After divorce Jeff Bezos could lose bezollions, After Michael Cohen’s latest revelation Donald Trump now supports smoking gun control, Los Angeles teachers strike out at billionaires trying to corporatize our public schools, what exactly is a charter school and how do we get rid of them before they destroy our children?
Jacki Schechner, editor-in-chief of The Committee To Investigate Russia. Guardian Columnist and Executive Editor of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, Alissa Quart, whose latest book is “Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America.” Constitutional Law Professor Professor Corey Brettschneider, author of “The Oath and The Office: A Guide To The Constitution for Future Presidents.” Down With Tyranny’s Howie Klein. And then Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling tries to makes sense of all this.
I’m sorry, but I think Jeff Bezos’s wife is only entitled to $70 billion, NOT $75 billion. If that makes me a horrible person, then so be it. Comics AARON BERG, DAVE SIRUS and KEVIN BARTINI. From The Washington Post, HELAINE OLEN. ZACK FORD the LGBTQ editor for Think Progress.