Rick Smith Show - 02-13-2018 by Progressive Voices

Carbon and Cabernet: Climate Change inside that bottle you will open with your valentine.

Wine is a magical product of culture, geology, weather and now Climate Change. We talk wines & vines with wine critics and vintners in the know.

Trump's infrastructure proposal scam shifts costs onto states and cities, guts clean water and clean air regulations; Puerto Rico suffers a new blackout; Sea level rise is accelerating; PLUS: Tesla and South Australia team up to build the world's largest virtual power plant... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

Trump thinks Food Stamp recipients should get, well, food, instead. Is the idiot right? Plus, the portrait matters, the movie matters, if all this matters so much, why are things still so bad? listen daily at reallykarel.com and support the show at patreon.com/karel

Leslie is joined by Scott N. Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union.

The two analyze President Trump's long awaited infrastructure plan, which was released this week.

Despite previous promises by Trump to invest in American jobs, the plan fails to even mention 'Buy America' preferences, which ensure domestic manufacturers and workers get the first shot at government procurement contracts.

The New York Times has documented how the plan prioritizes corporate profits over public benefits.

Additionally, Vox laid out how Trump’s newly proposed budget cuts transportation funding by $178 billion over 10 years, nearly offsetting his entire infrastructure proposal.

The AAM's website is www.AmericanManufacturing.org and their Twitter handle is @KeepItMadeInUSA. Scott's handle is @ScottPaulAAM.

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The BradCast 02-12-2018 by Progressive Voices

Melissa talks about her new job. Thriller authors can vie for this new female-friendly award, but not everyone is happy about it. And is girls being allowed into the Boy Scouts a move forward for women? Melissa explains why she doesn't think so.

Background Briefing 02-13-2018 by Progressive Voices

Perhaps a country born out of contempt and distrust for a King could never trust its own government, or each other.

Trust Issues Abound in the USA: The basics

I don’t trust the water, and billions are spent buying what we already pay to purify. The basics. Water.

The Olympics: Why I no longer care

#MeToo suing the company on behalf of the employees...victims, facilliatorators or both?

An Aetna director says never looked at records when approving or denying care, we don’t trust doctors, insurance companies. This is why. And what should happen to him?

Why we want more of the Lion story.