RUSS BAKER author of the definitive expose on President George Herbert Walker Bush, Family of Secrets, Comics DAVE SIRUS and KEVIN BARTINI and ZACK FORD, the LGBTQ editor for Think Progress.
Individual 1 is Full of Number 2- Episode 999
Jacki Schechner, editor-in-chief of The Committee To Investigate Russia, on the real reason Republicans refuse to stand up to Trump. Hint: Mafia ties. Visit InvestigateRussia.org.
Down With Tyranny’s Howie Klein on the real reason Nick Ayres can’t be White House chief of staff. Here’s a hint: It’s the same reason Larry Craig is no longer a senator.
Oscar’s Hart Disease- Episode 998
In America there are stricter standards for hosting the Oscars than sitting on the Supreme Court. Kevin Hart tells Academy Awards that he refuses to apologize for his long history of homophobia.Twitter has destroyed so many careers in comedy I can’t believe it’s not managing me.
Why Private Equity Is Public Enemy #1-Episode 997
We remember President George Herbert Walker Bush and try to forget President Donald J. Trump. Somebody needs to break it to Dan Quayle this doesn’t mean he gets to be president.
Guests:
Professor Rosemary Batt gives us a crash course on private equity, and how it destroys perfectly good companies by using debt to buy them up, and then pays off that debt by sucking these companies dry.
Who Ru(i)ns The World? Episode 996
Eight men control half the world’s wealth. They answer to nobody but themselves. Do governments still matter? Do Americans have any say in who governs them? Are all our politicians first vetted by secret groups like The Group of 30, Bohemian Grove, The Trilateral Commission and The Atlantic Council? Our guest Peter Phillips says yes. You don’t need to believe in conspiracy theories to know that when it comes to power and money, men will do anything to get more. Professor Phillips says the planet and capitalism can no longer coexist. His new books takes on the 17 money management firms that control close to 50 trillion dollars around the globe. He tells David why certain conspiracy theories are perfectly reasonable, including doubts on who really killed Martin Luther King.
Trump’s South of The Borderline Personality- Episode 995
Trump should seek asylum too, an insane asylum.
Comics Dave Sirus, Aaron Berg, Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling and Dr. Jay Sutay. Down With Tyranny’s Howie Klein. Constitutional Law Professor Corey Brettschneider. Congressman Ted Lieu’s Chief of Staff Marc Cevasco. And Single Payer Champion Geoffrey Ginter.