Only someone with a personal worth of $40 billion would think that wasteful government spending is how you’d label healthcare for veterans, cancer research, humanitarian aid, and preserving our national parks. Our guest, LuAnn Bird, has been battling the people who are bashing the budget programs that take care of fellow Americans. We’ll also catch up with filmmaker Mary Mazzio whose documentary about the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa fighting against a big company’s oil pipeline continues to be sought out for screenings around the country.

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