Progressive Voices

Bad news for consumers: Trump's EPA rolls back fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks; Department of Justice sues California for blocking sale of federally-owned lands in California; Exxon's lawsuit to prevent states from investigating its climate change denial is thrown out of court; PLUS: Environmental groups launch campaign to 'Boot Pruitt'... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

The Final Edition Show #254 04-03-2018 by Progressive Voices

Rick Smith Show - 04-03-2018 by Progressive Voices

Facebook built a monster its creators chose not to control. Tom talks about giving up your privacy for the comfort of connection. Also: Trump's war on Amazon and Pediatrician Jill McCabe sets the record straight about her husband’s firing at the FBI.

Andrew Ellis, LA Chair of Climate Reality and a plant biologist, shows us 4 possible futures based on how humanity eats.

She's a wife, mother, nurse, and the author of the new book, "Women Put Yourselves First and Be Happier." CaDori talks with Melissa about what it was like growing up with A DOZEN siblings and how that forged her personality into adulthood. CaDori also discusses how the loss of her son inspired her to speak up for herself ... and what code names nurses have for regular people like us!

During today's show I discuss why I believe that we are currently at a crossroads in 'America v. Trump.'

I also discuss the disturbing trend of Sinclair Broadcasting Group, a right wing media corporation, buying up a huge percentage of local news stations across the country and making them conform to news coverage that is positive toward President Trump. This even includes having dozens of stations that they own all read the same script about 'Fake News,' verbatim! (https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/how-americas-largest-local-tv-owner-turned-its-news-anc-1824233490)

Background Briefing 04-02-2018 by Progressive Voices

Women’s history month is over, thank heavens. But we didn’t emerge unscathed. As often happens lawmakers used the month to get a little news glow by doing something awful in the name of protecting women from something terrible.

Gary Alan sits down with his guest Celebrity Speakers & Entertainment Bureau President Bruce Merrin celebrating over 42 years in Show Biz. Bruce and I will cover his 42 plus years working with of the top talent in and out of the Biz, like Johnny Carson, Michael Landon President’s Reagan, and Clinton as well as the great one Muhammad Ali and Jackie Robinson to Astronaut’s Buzz Aldrin, Jim Lovell Journalist Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein and more. So listen in to The Express for an hour of great talk with my friend Bruce Merrin.