12/30/11

Year in Review Show: Janeane "Katherine Harris" Garofalo joins Sam to recap 2011. Plus segments from Sam's take on the Republican Clown Car from throughout the year!

12/27/11

Best of 2011: Bobby Kennedy shares views on capital punishment.  Bill Lazonick on history of corporate stock options and Rosen v. Rosen (faux movie reviewer meets real movie reviewer). Plus Sam Seder on the death of Osama bin Laden in May and Sam & Matt's first London Riot debate from August.

12/26/11 

Really interesting interview today with Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality.  He shares his theory that all growth has natural limits and economically we have reached ours.  The conversation considers the post growth period where the three D’s Debt, Depletion, Disaster are in play.  Despite the fact that no one is talking about this economic reality, it’s not all is doom and gloom, Heinberg outlines what he sees for our future.

Also, we’re kicking off our “Best of” shows a bit early…with a few of the Best of’s from the past year today! First up… Guy Lawson from Rolling Stone magazine joined Sam in June to report on the Stoner Arms Dealers, two Florida kids who armed Afghanistan. Then, we have a few segments handpicked by the Best of the Left!

12/23/11

Final live show of 2011! Cliff Schecter and Sam wrap up the year and rundown the payroll tax holiday. Actor and best Selling author, Isabel Gillies joins Sam for a movie review and proclaims Cleveland the New Brooklyn. A great song offering from listener Blank Squirrell and the final calls and IMs of the year!

12/22/11

Digby on Ron Paul, his racism, Libertarianism, Obama, 2012 election and more.  Media team from OccupyNH details their occupy model and plans for the NH primary.  Listen LIVE at Majority.fm, 11:30 am EST

12/21/11

Brian Beutler on Payroll Tax Cut antics.  Options and implications forRepublicans.  How unemployment insurance and Medicare Doc Fix factor in.  Response of Democrats.  Looking toward 2012 both parties weigh strategy.  And in the better half, Gingrich tells gays to vote Obama, Fundies hate Mormons and good work by the Occupy movement.  Majority.fm, live 11:30 am EST.

12/20/11

Jeff Clements on the Powell Memo.   The history and corporatist agenda that birthed Corporate Personhood.

12/19/11

Benlevi’s book Too Much Magic: Pulling the Plug on the Cult of Tech, Occupy Wall Street D17, Trinity Church and arrest reports. Plus Republican Clown Car, Myths about unemployment insurance and the cost of gas at the pump.  And GOP position on payroll tax cut and MTVs “Choose or Lose.”