Air Date: 5-12-2017
Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: The DISASTER That Is Donald Trump's Tax Plan - @DavidPakmanShow - Air Date: 04-27-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: You're a Disaster - Dragonette
Ch. 4: Act 2: Corporations stashing their profits abroad - Economic Update w: @profwolff - Air Date 12-2-16
Ch. 5: Song 2: Ennio 08-08 - Silence Is Sexy
Ch. 6: Act 3: Vanessa Williamson on Why Americans are proud to pay our taxes - @offkiltershow - Air Date 4-21-17
Ch. 7: Song 3: Petit - The Little Prince - David Ari Leon
Ch. 8: Act 4: The People's Budget from the Progressive Caucus in Congress - The Zero Hour w: @RJEskow - Air Date 5-6-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Political Prisoners - The Undercover Hippy
Ch. 10: Act 5: Spread the Word about The People’s Budget via @USProgressives (Congressional Progressive Caucus) - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 11: Song 5:
Ch. 12: Act 6: Taxes equals freedom - Jacobin Radio - Air Date 4-18-17
Voicemails
Ch. 13: Systematic racism through housing during the New Deal - Kevin from Louisiana
Ch. 14: Competing liberal values re: free speech - Trent from Salt Lake City, Utah
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 15: Final comments recommending episodes #908 and #987 on racism in housing policy and my thoughts on the current debate over free speech
#908 Unfair housing, unfair society
#987 The double helix of racial and economic inequality
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Check out The People's Budget at cpcbudget.org and spread the word.
Visit the Progressive Caucus website and follow @USProgressives on Twitter for updates.
EDUCATE YOURSELF
The Democrats are getting ready to govern again (The Week)
This new budget points the way forward for Democrats (The Washington Post)
The People’s Budget, Not Trump’s Budget, Will Help Working Americans (Common Dreams)
The People’s Budget, not Trump’s budget, will help working Americans (Economic Policy Institute)
The People's Budget: Progressive Proposal Aims to Un-Rig Failed Economic System (Common Dreams, 2015)
Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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