Episode
2/20 Richard Eskow FHFA Cripples Recovery & Ron Pollack, Affordable Care Marketplace
February 20, 2012
Richard Eskow, senior fellow with Campaign for America’s Future, on how the Federal Housing Finance Agency is crippling America’s recovery. Eskow explains
why Acting Director Edward DeMarco is the problem and why Obama can’t (or won’t) get rid of him. And Ron Pollack from Families USA talks about the new health care marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act. How will the new system work, who will regulate it and who will benefit.
Past Episodes
- Jan 21, 2025
- 1/21 Trump Day 1: Attacks, Lies, & Salutes
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam breaks down the biggest headlines out of the long weekend and discuss all the big moments from Trump's inauguration. First, he runs through updates on Trump’s expansive list of Day 1 executive orders hitting on seemingly everything from environmental and public health ...
- Jan 20, 2025
- 1/20 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025
Happy Martin Luther King Day! MR's compilation of MLK-related audio returns!
Excerpts include:
-A previously unheard speech from MLK on reparations, white economic anxiety and guaranteed income
-Dr. King’s first TV “interview” from the show “The Open Mind – The New Negro” in 1957, ...
Happy Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Heather Digby Parton, contributing writer at Salon.com and proprietor of the blog Hullabaloo, to round up the week in news. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the Supreme Court’s affirmation of the TikTok ban, Biden and Trump’s following ...