The Rick Smith Show for 6-7-2017

Greg Palast, investigative reporter, author, and filmmaker of the recently released movie:  The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: A Tale of Billionaires and Ballot Bandits joins Rick to discuss what Americans should be focusing on to make sure elections are safe and how the GOP pushing their nationwide Crosscheck system is dangerous to democracy.

Celeste Drake, AFL-CIO’s Trade & Globalization Policy Specialist joins Rick to discuss what the Trump administration should be doing with regards to renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement and how a change in the basic premise of least restrictive trade barrier will do to raise wages and grow a global middle class.

Marc Stier, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to talk about his organization’s participation in a massive rally at the Pennsylvania state capital demanding a budget that funds vital programs for the state’s most vulnerable and funds education and investment in the future.