The Koch boys have been raised as billionaire royalty their entire lives. If you take a close look at their lives it almost looks like a scene out of The Truman Show where daddy and mommy and everyone surrounding them -- The butlers, the private teachers, the chauffeurs -- have them living in a delusional world -- an alternative reality -- since the time they were small children. So now they are genuinely surprised and I believe possibly even embarrassed when the real world -- the rest of the world -- the world outside the lifelong servants and yes men and their other billionaire friends -- the rest of the world -- you and me -- hold a mirror up to their faces and force them to look at who they really are.
Factory farmers and the chemical industry in America have been looking for ways to increase their profits as quickly as possible for decades. One of the ideas they came up with years ago was to inject cattle with hormones that would make them grow larger, fatter, and faster so that they could get more money for the same product. But as companies like Monsanto pushed this bovine growth hormone, they paid no attention and didn't seem to care what the consequences of genetically modified dairy products would be for the consumers. Joining me now to discuss some of those consequences, as well as how we got into this situation to begin with, is Chris Hunt from Sustainable Table.
Several protests took place at the end of March including protests to mark the 8th anniversary of the Iraq War as well as some to protest the government's treatment of Bradley Manning, the alleged Wikileaks whistleblower. Our good friend and fellow progressive radio host Mike Malloy not only attended both of these protests but managed to get arrested and he spoke with Ring of Fire's Sam Seder recently about the events that transpired over that weekend.
Congress might have been able to prevent a complete government shutdown last week but that won't stop President Obama from giving the GOP everything that they want when it comes to the budget. He's already discussing cuts to Medicare and Social Security, destroying a safety net that millions of Americans rely on. Mike Papantonio talks with Ed Schultz about why Obama always seems to cave to Republican pressure.
Thanks to the work of progressives like Lee Fang and Jane Mayer, Americans are starting to realize that our Democracy has been taken over by billionaires like the Koch Brothers. They can buy and sell politicians like children trading baseball cards and the American public is left with more pollution, less workplace protection, and more government corruption. Mike Papantonio talks with Robert Greenwald and Tanene Allison from Brave New Films, who have decided to expose the Koch Brothers in their latest film series -- The Koch Brothers Exposed.
We're approaching the one year anniversary of the BP oil spill [[leak, gusher) that poisoned the Gulf of Mexico and many Gulf Coast residents are still left hoping that either BP or the government will help them rebuild their lives. But as Mike Papantonio points out to Ed Schultz, those hoping to be made whole again could be waiting a very long time.
Tax day was only a week ago which means that the Republicans are out doing their yearly push for a flat tax or national sales tax. While touting the benefits and ignoring the burden it puts on the middle class, Republicans swear that this is the only system that could work in America. Mike Papantonio disagrees and he takes on the stooges at Fox over their lies and omissions.
Our democracy has been hijacked. Not just by greedy Republicans or by spineless democrats but by the corporations who are pulling their strings from behind the scenes. And we have a mainstream media system in America that has remained complacent and almost welcoming to these corporate elite who control the country. But all hope is not lost -- if we continue to fight, if we continue to expose the truth, then there is a good chance that we can make changes to this corrupt system. Mike Papantonio recently spoke with author Chris Hedges about some of the problems facing our democratic system.
John Boehner recently told an audience of millions watching ABC News that he thought repealing subsidies for big oil companies was certainly worth looking into, a stance that most Americans agree with. But the next day he had his staff send out a memo saying that he doesn't want to repeal the $4 billion in subsidies. Mike Papantonio appears on The Ed Show to talk about why John Boehner will always be the bagman for corporate America.
In an attempt to silence the birthers once and for all, President Obama released his long form birth certificate to the American public. But, as expected, it still isn't good enough for them. Mike Papantonio and Ed Schultz discuss why the birther crowd will never be happy, as well as the reasons behind the huge crowd that bought into the birther madness.
Our democracy has been hijacked. Not just by greedy Republicans or by spineless democrats, but by the corporations who are pulling their strings from behind the scenes. And we have a mainstream media system in America that has remained complacent and almost welcoming to these corporate elite who control the country. But all hope is not lost -- if we continue to fight, if we continue to expose the truth, then there is a good chance that we can make changes to this corrupt system, and Mike Papantonio recently spoke with author Chris Hedges about some of the problems facing our democratic system.
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Republicans have been quick to say that the U.S. cannot cut off support for Pakistan even though they were completely "oblivious" to the fact that they were harboring the most wanted terrorist in the world. Mike Papantonio and Ed Schultz discuss the reasons why the conservatives seem to love Pakistan.
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Mike Papantonio and investigative journalist Brad Friedman discuss how similar the US Chamber of Commerce is to the mafia. Brad was one of the targets of the US Chamber of Commerce's spying operations that were uncovered a few months ago and he's fighting back against this large, mafia-like group of businesses.
To give you an idea of just how much power right wing militia groups have gained since Obama took office, take a look at Republican US Representative Don Young from Alaska. Young recently signed a loyalty pledge to an Alaskan extremist group instead of to the United States. Mike Papantonio talks about this with author Cliff Schecter who has been following the activities of Don Young and has started a group to force Young to sign his loyalty BACK over to the United States.
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