Full Three Hour Show for December 3, 2015

Irwin Aronson, Labor Attorney and Rick Smith Show regular joins Rick to discuss the latest news swirling around about the Pennsylvania budget impasse and what the rumors potentially mean for workers, consumers, and taxpayers.

Mary Bottari, Deputy Director at the Center for Media and Democracy joins Rick to talk Tale of Two Cities approach to Climate Change.  One city, Paris, France world leaders meeting to work toward preventing further climate destruction.  While in Scottsdale, AZ corporate special interests and their wealth class partners seeks to derail the Paris talks.

Abe Amoros, Pennsylvania Legislative Director for LIUNA joins Rick to discuss Pennsylvania budget news as the big Pennsylvania Society Gala in New York City nears the question of a budget being passed in time for party time looms large.

Marc Stier, Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joins Rick to talk about the 8 things he would like to see in the Pennsylvania budget this holiday season.  

 

Michael R. McSorley, Author of We’ll See joins Rick to talk about his struggles with addiction, crime, and desperation and how he turned his life around in his recently released memoir.