Hour two starts with our favorite reporter, Sarah Burris of RawStory. She walks us through a number of relevant stories of the week and tells us a bit about what we can expect from the next week as well. Then we end the night with Political Analyst Bob Ney, who uses his experience as a former GOP congressman to help us understand the ins and outs of policy fights in DC.

Michael Flanagan of The Badass Teachers Association joins us to talk about education issues. @hiphyker @BadassTeachersA

After Rick begins the show with commentary on the concept of giving, and how misunderstood it is in the billionaire class, Jonathan Metzl, author of “Dying of Whiteness” joins us to discuss the impending SCOTUS decision on the ACA, and what the repercussions of that decision could be. Then Russia expert Olga Lautman offers some feedback on today’s Biden/Putin meeting, and how different it was from the now infamous Helsinki Summit in 2018.

Hour two starts with our weekly conversation with the Badass Teachers Association, then the show closes with former GOP congressman Bob Ney, who will walk us through the GOP circus and other relevant events in and around DC.

Scott Paul of the Alliance for American Manufacturing leads a discussion on deindustrialization in America, and how it has simply crushed opportunities for working Americans. @ScottPaulAAM @KeepItMadeinUSA

Scott Paul is the President of Alliance for American Manufacturing For more information visit: www.americanmanufacturing.org

We are joined by former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti for a response to Merrick Garland’s announcement about the Department of Justice’s new measures to confront and combat domestic terrorism and the white supremacist movements at the core of the threat. @renato_mariotti

Renato Mariotti is a former federal prosecutor and the Host of the #OnTopic podcast

Hour two starts with Keifer Buckingham of Open Society Foundations, who tells us about the global vaccine dilemma, and what we in the US can and should do about it, and why. Then the show closes with former GOP congressman Bob Ney, one of our favorite policy analysts and straight-talkers on what’s really going on in DC.