Background Briefing 01-2 by Progressive Voices

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Trump opens the government, accomplishing nothing but causing suffering to the American people.

Another member of Trump's inner-circle is indicted, and we learn that 30 members of Trump's White House - including Jared Kushner - could not pass security clearance, but received it anyway - proving again that the so-called President is most likely an agent of a foreign power.

We discuss another week of Republican immorality, treason and madness.

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the government shutdown, re-opening, and what’s happening next; we get the inside scoop from a structural engineer about the literal faults in Trump’s ridiculous wall; we hear the impact of using children’s access to healthy food as a political football; and get inspired by some moving legislation that will improve our democracy and help make sure every vote counts.

*Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Amy Patrick, structural engineering consultant, @TunedMassDamsel; Jim Weill, FRAC President, @fractweets; and Daniel Weiner, Brennan Center, @BrennanCenter.

Off-Kilter Episode #94 01-26-2019 by Progressive Voices

CORY DOCTOROW, has a lot to say about human nature, society, and technology. Speculative fiction - YA best-seller LITTLE BROTHER, and most recently the novel, WALKAWAY and graphic novel IN REAL LIFE. As a technology expert and activist, co-editor of Boing Boing.net, a special consultant to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and an MIT Media Lab Research Affiliate. We talk about the serious EU threat to the internet as well as the tragedy of human existence - that the world is run by people really good at kidding themselves. We just scratch the surface.

Nurse Talk 01-26-2019 by Progressive Voices

Richard Fowler 01-25-2019 by Progressive Voices

Attorney Jay Michaelson on the Supreme Court giving the go-ahead to the president’s decree-via-Twitter that Transgender members of our armed forces have got to go.

Also, the Rev. Gudjon Bergmann of the Harmony Interfaith Initiative. His new book is titled, Co-Human Harmony: Using Our Shared Humanity to Bridge Divides.

And Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Executive Director of T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, who says we are “living in Sodom.” Hint: she’s not talking about LGBTQ sexuality, but the true teaching of that scriptural story.

Karel Furious Five Jan 25 Gov Returns Today?

Today Leslie is joined by Political Strategist, and good friend, Brad Bannon.

They analyze President Trump caving by reopening the government, after the longest shutdown in history (37 days), despite ZERO funding for his border wall.

Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns.

He’s also a contributor to The Hill in Washington, as well as DailyCaller.com. He’s also a senior adviser to and contributing editor for Tiller4you.com, the social media network for politics.

He lectures in Political Science at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts.

His Twitter handle is @BradBannon and his website is www.BannonCR.com.