Political discussion radio program broadcast on Valley Free Radio, 103.3fm, from Northampton, MA
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: WHAT TO DO IF YOU THINK YOU’RE ON A NO-FLY LIST
Some With Histories of Mental Illness Petition to Get Their Gun Rights Back
British lawmaker shot dead, EU referendum campaigns suspended
A background guide to “Brexit” from the European Union
What’s the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America
Bernie Sanders pushes supporters to run for office
Our first half is dominated by the case of convicted rapist Brock Turner, and rape culture in general. Our second half is focused, of course, on the primaries.
Continue reading “Civil Politics (6/10/16): Brock (the Mocked) Turner”
Not many notes for this show, as our producer was somehow put in the moderators chair. Hope you enjoy!
Further Reading (Supplied by Sue!)
http://www.kxlf.com/story/32032319/trumps-casual-racism-toward-native-americans
https://www.foia.state.gov/Search/Results.aspx?collection=Clinton_Email
Starting off we talk about how the GOP Convention could work… and not work. Or work in weird ways.
In the second half its all about the Democratic Debate on 4/14.
Further Reading (wow a lot!):
Looks Like New York Republicans Haven’t Forgotten About Ted Cruz’s “Values” Dig
GOP’s convention Rules 37 and 38
GOP Delegate: Trump Primary Wins ‘Absolutely Irrelevant’ At Convention
Broad Stroke: Several online items have misleadingly claimed that Ted Cruz tried to ban dildoes in Texas
Democrats to sue Arizona officials over primary voting problems
Mayor Greg Stanton’s letter to DOJ – City of Phoenix
Lightning strikes more common in Texas than in-person voter fraud, says Cory Booker
Donald Blankenship Sentenced to a Year in Prison in Mine Safety Case
Peabody Energy Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Fact-checking Bill Clinton’s Philly defense of his controversial crime bill
Free Markets? Tesla Battles Car Dealers Over Right To Sell Cars
The conversation revolves around the heart of the political parties in the united states, and how the climate this year might drastically change them.
Further Reading:
How much money is behind each campaign?
How the GOP creates its convention rules
We Expect Women to Have Impostor Syndrome. That’s Why We Can’t Handle Hillary Clinton.
Girl asks Hillary Clinton: ‘As president, will you earn the same as a man?’ – video
The NH Primary and the Democratic dominates the conversation, and how this affects the candidates going into South Carolina.
Further Reading:
CNNPolitics – What is a ‘brokered convention’? Here is a (kind of) simple explanation
Wikipedia – Brianna Wu
The Trial of Henry Kissinger by Christopher Hitchens
We finally have an actual vote to talk about! The Iowa Caucus dominates our discussion. In the first half we talk about the Republican results, and then we move on to the Democratic side and focus on voting rights. At the end we touch on the scandal involving Toyota using race as a reason to increase the cost of a loan.
We review our year in news and politics, and speak about how this will affect the next year.
Further Reading:
Number Of Police Officers Killed By Gunfire Fell 14 Percent In 2015, Study
“In Self-Defense”. 1876 editorial cartoon by A. B. Frost. Depicts a caricatured former Confederates in the U.S. South with a knife and smoking gun in his hands standing over the corpse of an African-American toddler.
Gun control, Islam, immigration, and what would happen at the GOP convention if Donald Trump accrues enough votes. The second half is dominated by a conversation about gun control and different definitions of conservatism.
Further Reading:
Real Clear Politics Early Primary Polls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2DgwPG7mAA
The Panel discusses the Keystone XL Pipeline, and the important results of the 2015 election results. In the second half we expand our focus to speak about liberal vs conservatives and what they look for in government and it’s role.
Further Reading:
Bernie Sanders introduces a bill to legalize marijuana
Bipartisan marijuana banking bill in Senate
Ohio Bans Gerrymandering
Appeals Court Rejects Transgender Inmate’s Surgery Request