The Rick Smith Show Full Three Hour Show 6-13-2016

Cole Stangler, In These Times staff writer joins Rick to talk about his recent article titled, “How the Left Can Stop Trump”and to discuss the age old question of why working class voters vote against their own best interests.  

Thomas Bishop, Associate Research Director at Media Matters for America joins Rick to discuss the media coverage of the horrific mass murder in an Orlando bar and what, if any, responsibility our media has in these atrocities.

Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at the Raging Chicken Press and host of Out d’ Coup radio joins Rick to talk about the all-out attack on higher education as funding levels have been slashed through the bone and what it means for faculty members trying earn a living. 

Sue Goncarovs, Badass Teachers Association Meme Team Director joins Rick to explain how she came to request a White House Conference on EDUCATION & EQUITY and what she see as a value going forward.

 

Michael Flanagan, Badass Teachers Association Action Team Director joins Rick to talk about a potential White House Conference on EDUCATION & EQUITY and what it would mean for students, parents, educators, and education as a whole.