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You may have noticed a continuing trend of Democratic candidates sheepishly rushing to some imaginary center, and how well that hasn’t worked! On this show, Richard Eskow, former head writer for the Bernie 2016 campaign explains how it seems candidates The post The Time is Now. Left-Populists: Unshackle Your Imaginations appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.
This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about campus protests, accusations of anti-Semitism, and media malpractice with Richard (RJ) Eskow, who has served as a chief writer and editor for the 2016 Bernie Sanders campaign; a Fortune 500 healthcare executive (those two things make an odd combination); a student activist; an economic consultant in more than 20 countries; a songwriter; and a musician. He is the host of The Zero Hour found at https://ThisIsTheZeroHour.com and his articles can be found at https://ZeroHourReport.com
[EU S14 E10] Debris From A Declining Empire This week's episode of Economic Update we discuss we discuss United Kingdom politician George Galloway by-election victory, and the raised minimum wage in UK. We will comment on Elon Musk's lawsuit against the NLRB, as Trader Joe, Starbucks, and Amazon also join to ask right-wing Supreme Court to gut regulation of business. We then look at US protectionism as the Biden administration raises tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, in an attempt to keep Chinese EV's from US markets. Then in labor news we discuss Starbucks' negotiations with unions and how Michigan's legislature killed "right-to-work" law after 58 years. Finally, we have an Interview Richard RJ Eskow on the current decline of the “US Empire”. Richard Eskow is a journalist and host of The Zero Hour. a syndicated radio and television program. A lead writer, speechwriter, and editor for Bernie Sanders' 2016 campaign, he was also a featured columnist at The Huffington Post. He worked for years in the corporate world, with governments and with multinational organizations as the World Bank, specializing in healthcare financing, policy, and information technology. The d@w Team Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a DemocracyatWork.info Inc. production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads and rely on viewer support to continue doing so. You can support our work by joining our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork Or you can go to our website: https://www.democracyatwork.info/donate Every donation counts and helps us provide a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world they can't get anywhere else. We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.info
New monologues from Richard Eskow, with an encore presentation of Richard Eskow's 2018 conversation with Jaron Lanier
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Troy N. Miller is the Executive Producer for "The Zero Hour with Richard Eskow" and West Virginia Organizer for Social Security Works
A progressive response to the COVID crisis. A labor movement game plan for the Biden administration. Plus, Bill Press on the GOP’s bleak future as the party of Trump. Richard Eskow on what he sees missing in the progressive response to the coronavirus pandemic and how to change that. Jeff Schuhrke on what the Biden administration needs to do to deliver for the working class. Plus Bill Press with Charlie Sykes on Donald Trump’s grip on the GOP. Richard Eskow The coronavirus pandemic is revealing long-term systemic failures in American politics and culture. Richard Eskow calls on progressives to recognize the enormity of the challenge and respond with uncompromising vision. Jeff Schuhrke On the campaign trail, Joe Biden promised to be the “best friend labor has ever had in the White House.” Now that he’s there, Jeff Schuhrke says labor leaders aren’t taking anything for granted in their fight to hold the new administration accountable to the needs of working Americans Charlie Sykes Bill Press with Charlie Sykes, one of the original “Never Trumpers,” on the GOP’s continued and dangerous embrace of Donald Trump. If you'd like to hear the entire episode, visit BillPressPods.com. Jim Hightower What the Texas Deep Freeze Revealed
It’s now less than 50 days from what we usually call election day. This year we call it the day the polls close. On January 28th 2017 the week Trump took officee I recorded this conversation with Mark Hertsgaard of The Nation, Richard Eskow of The Zero Hour, and Drew Dellinger of Planetize the Movement. Here’s what I wrote then: "Friday Donald Trump was inaugurated with dark talk of American carnage, and Saturday over 600 marches in every state and 66 countries drew millions with a declaration of resistance. He's got both houses of Congress and soon the Supreme Court. We've got each other. Where do we go from here?"
As the pandemic continues to impact nursing homes across the country the issue of elderly neglect is even more relevant. The Zero Hour host Richard Eskow sheds light on the issue.
July's Democratic primary debates were an opportunity for the progressive and more establishment factions of the party to hash out their differences and present voters with different visions going into the 2020 presidential elections.Bill Scher is a veteran of liberal politics who has been involved in left-of-center organizing since the early 2000s. Today, he's a regular columnist at Politico Magazine, where he often writes in defense of the Democratic Party establishment's approach to achieving legislation.Richard Eskow was a staffer on the Bernie Sanders campaign in 2016, and hosts a radio show where he discusses a number of issues including retirement security and his belief that the Democratic establishment is seriously out of touch.On this episode, they'll offer their reactions to the debate and their views on where the Democrats should go in 2020.Due to technical difficulties and limited time on the part of our guests, this episode will be short and sweet, but we hope you enjoy yourself and look forward to future episodes, where we'll do our best to retain our full-length format.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/extremelyoffline)
Independent, investigative news, reporting, interviews and commentary
Independent, investigative news, reporting, interviews and commentary
Richard Eskow, Campaign for America's Future & Host-The Zero Hour is in for Thom today talking about our social safety net including Senator Sanders' Medicare for All bill to make real health care a reality for all Americans...Plus, Nancy Altman from Social Security Works stops by as well...
Danny brings Bernie Sanders campaign writer, Richard Eskow, onto the show to talk about spirituality and politics. Richard Eskow is a freelance writer on politics, economics, and social issues. He is the former campaign writer and editor for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. Richard has been a longtime contributor to the Huffington Post and other online and print publications on the topics of politics and spirituality. Beyond writing, Richard Eskow has a background in data analysis, finance, and public policy, and was the head of an international health economics and consulting firm that worked for the US State Department and in over twenty foreign countries. He is currently the host and managing editor of The Zero Hour, a weekly three-hour talk radio program that is syndicated in Chicago and several other cities and is distributed online through iTunes.
I recently broke my two-year hiatus with a show of reflections on the election and the path forward. I couldn’t resist again this week, following the inauguration of Donald Trump and the millions around the US and the globe who marched yesterday. in protest. I discuss recent events and the meaning of the marches with: • Richard (RJ) Eskow (www.patreon.com/thezerohour), host of the syndicated radio show The Zero Hour, was a writer for Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign. • Drew Dellinger, Ph.D. (drewdellinger.org), founder of Planetize the Movement, is the author of the award-winning poetry collection, Love Letter to the Milky Way, and the upcoming book, Martin Luther King—Ecological Thinker: Toward a Cosmology of Connection. • Mark Hertsgaard (markhertsgaard.com), Veteran journalist, Investigative Editor of The Nation, and the author of seven books including HOT: Living Through the Next Fifty Years on Earth and On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency.
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, troublemaking and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, troublemaking and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com
A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from August 14, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. Cenk, Ben, Iadarola, and Richard Eskow hosting today. The outside possibility of Al Gore jumping into the presidential race is being leaked, despite the fact that his spokesperson denied it. Cenk doesn't believe that it's completely out of the question. Discussion of who would be hurt the most by Gore entering the race. A breathable bar in London allows patrons to take in their alcohol via the mist in the air filling the bar. The humidity is set at 140% and a moody pop electro soundtrack playing. The LA Reservoir will use 96 million reflective balls to sit on top of the water there to prevent much of the water from evaporating. Ball jokes throughout.
Richard Eskow is a writer, consultant, and musician, who is a senior fellow with a public policy group. In this episode, Richard discusses with host Vincent Horn a recent article he wrote for Tricycle Magazine called DNA Sutra. For the piece he had his DNA analyzed to have his ancestry traced all the way back to the “first mother”. He describes how the process has led him to a greater understanding of karma, the conditions that connect himself with his adversaries, and his greater connection to all of humanity. Episode Links: DNA Sutra ( http://www.tricycle.com/feature/dna-sutra ) 23andme ( https://www.23andme.com ) Tricycle Magazine ( http://www.tricycle.com )
Richard (RJ) Eskow has a rich history of engagement with public policy making, in the Eastern Europe transition to market economies, in addition to extensive technical work in health care and finance in the US. He recounts his experience being on the inside of policy discussions. This conversation provides an interesting contrast to Joe Sudbay's talk with Gaius Publius, on tactics conducted for an outside game.
In this 5 min clip, taken from Virtually Speaking Sundays — recorded live on Sept 8, 2013 — Richard — RJ — Eskow speaks with Jay Ackroyd about the quality of insurance under Obamacare. They make the point that deciding against a plan that requires you to pay $10–$15,000 out of pocket in the case of a medical emergency is a rational act. The full program is here.
Nicole talks about townhall meetings - recapping her experience getting arrested and encouraging people to show up and be involved this summer. Richard Eskow joined in to discuss Jeff Bezos buying the Washington Post. And Crooks and Liars John Amato talked about the right wing hypocrisy.
Nicole has a musical tribute to Harry Reid and his shock that the GOP will filibuster gun legislation. CAF's Richard Eskow on Obama's plan to cut Social Security, and GottaLaff too.
Nicole gives the latest on the Akin debacle within the GOP, along with their right wing platform adopted just in time to get hit by Hurricane Isaac! Guests are Deborah Newell Tornello of TSANewsBlog.com and the Campaign for America's Future's Richard Eskow on the future of Social Security
Aired 09/04/11 I am currently focusing the show on the breakdown and restoration of the American Dream. Recent guests include Rob Johnson, Richard Eskow, Drew Dellinger, Jacob Hacker, Paul Pierson, and David Cay Johnston. Today I'll be joined by VAN JONES, co-Founder and President of REBUILD THE DREAM. Learn more at rebuildthedream.com Introducing the American Dream Movement, Jones said, "It is the American Dream that the GOP's "slash and burn" agenda is killing off. We need a movement dedicated to renewing the idea that hard work pays in our country; that you can make it if you try; that America remains a land committed to dignity, justice and opportunity for all. Right now, this very idea is on the GOP chopping block. And we must rescue it now -- or risk losing it forever. America will not make it through this crisis healthy and whole if -- at the first sign of trouble -- we are willing to throw away our teachers, police officers, firefighters, nurses and others who make our communities and country strong. Their daily work is essential to the smooth functioning and long-term success of our nation. An attack on them is an attack on the backbone of America. Nobody objects to politicians cutting budgetary fat. But the GOP program everywhere is so reckless that it would actually cut muscle, bone and marrow, too. This approach is both shortsighted and immoral. We should rise up against it -- in our millions." VAN JONES is Co-Founder and President of REBUILD THE DREAM, and a co-founder of three other successful non-profit organizations: the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change and Green For All. Jones served as the green jobs advisor in the Obama White House in 2009, and is currently a senior fellow at the Center For American Progress and a senior policy advisor at Green For All. He holds a joint appointment at Princeton University, as a distinguished visiting fellow in both the Center for African American Studies and in the Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. He is the author of The Green Collar Economy. http://ourfuture.org/conference 10 CRITICAL STEPS TO GET OUR ECONOMY BACK ON TRACK I. Invest in America's Infrastructure II. Create 21st Century Energy Jobs III. Invest in Public Education IV. Offer Medicare for All V. Make Work Pay VI. Secure Social Security VII. Return to Fairer Tax Rates VIII. End the Wars and Invest at Home IX. Tax Wall Street Speculation X. Strengthen Democracy
Edition #451 Gabrielle Giffords Shooting Part 1 Help Progressive Organizations win $1,000,000 by becoming a daily voter! www.bit.ly/ProgressiveSlate Act 1: Giffords shooting 9/11 tapes Act 2: Are you happy now? – The Progressive Song 2: Mad World – VSQ Film School: Cult Classics and Indie Favs Act 3: Sheriff Dupnik’s press conference comments Act 4: Violence outbreak affects the nutty – Countdown Song 4: Sick As a Dog – I Don’t Know What I’m Doing Act 5: Giffords interview prior to shooting – Young Turks Song 5: How to Save a Life – Unravel – The String Quartet Tribute to the Fray Act 6: Right-wing downplays threats to Democrats – Media Matters Act 7: Thinking of other tragedies – It’s all politics Song 7: You Talk Too Much – Carnival Time – The Best of Ric Records, Vol. 1 Act 8: Politics and violence – Rachel Maddow Song 8: Forbidden Curiosities – Stages Act 9: When ‘nut’ ain’t enough – Mumia Abu-Jamal Song 9: Glycerine – Sixteen Stone Act 10: The guy is crazy but that’s not all – Jimmy Dore Show Song 10: I Hear the Bells – Haughty Melodic Act 11: Is Jared Loughner conservative or liberal? – Young Turks Song 11: Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before – Strangeways, Here We Come Act 12: Even after Tucson, don’t limit speech – The Progressive Song 12: Speak to me/Breathe – Pink Floyd Act 13: False equivalence of violent rhetoric – Counterspin Song 13: Nothing Else Matters – Inquisition Symphony Act 14: Does Megyn Kelly watch her own network? – Media Matters Act 15: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Angriness – Colbert Report Song 15: (Don’t Fear) The Reaper – Agents of Fortune Act 16: On aggressive rhetoric – On the Media Song 16: Jar of Hearts (Live At Ocean Way Studios) – The Ocean Way Sessions – EP Act 17: Richard Eskow responds to claims shooting was not political – Young Turks Song 17: Crazy – St. Elsewhere Act 18: Special comment renouncing violent rhetoric – Countdown Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content: Limbaugh: Democrats Behind Loughner – Young Turks Sources: The Progressive Countdown The Young Turks Media Matters It’s all politics Rachel Maddow Mumia Abu-Jamal Jimmy Dore Show Counterspin Colbert Report On the Media Produced By: Jay! Thanks for listening! Check out the Best of the Left iPhone/iPod Touch App in the App Store! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at Podcast Alley or Review the show on iTunes.