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Leslie is joined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. The two discuss how solar manufacturing in the United States is booming, thanks to public policy! They also break down how fast clean energy manufacturing is scaling up in America. The AAM website is AmericanManufacturing.org and their Twitter handle is @KeepItMadeInUSA. Scott's handle is @ScottPaulAAM.

Trump Indictments Sad, Montana Youth Win, Are You Invested? Karel Cast #241 Donald J. Trump now faces over 150 criminal acts, in four indictments from Georgia, NYC, Florida and Washington DC. Not to mention three more civil cases pending. And while many on the left rejoice, including me in some small ways, there really should be a sense of national shame and sadness that people, and party, still support this criminal. Then Montana youth win a climate victory, could their lawsuit be the template for future climate change litigation? And there’s a reason things are so out of control in the USA, and it all starts with you and me. Do you feel a sense of ownership in your country, your neighborhood, the planet? Are you truly invested? Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Kare

This time on Code WACK! How do Medicare Advantage plans use pre-authorizations and claim denials to maximize their profits at the expense of senior citizen’s lives? And how are health insurers getting away with this? To find out, we spoke to Diane Archer, founder and president of Just Care USA, an independent digital media hub, covering health and financial issues facing boomers and their families. Miss Archer is the past chair of the Board of Consumer Reports, currently serves as a senior advisor at Social Security Works and as a member of the board of the Center for Health and Democracy. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

This time on Code WACK! How do Medicare Advantage plans use pre-authorizations and claim denials to maximize their profits at the expense of senior citizen’s lives? And how are health insurers getting away with this? To find out, we spoke to Diane Archer, founder and president of Just Care USA, an independent digital media hub, covering health and financial issues facing boomers and their families. Miss Archer is the past chair of the Board of Consumer Reports, currently serves as a senior advisor at Social Security Works and as a member of the board of the Center for Health and Democracy. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad takes on the environment and the economy during today's show! First, he's joined by Bob Deans, Director of Strategic Engagement at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). They discuss the deadly heat that has been induced by climate change, as well as how it helped to supercharge the deadly 'fire-hurricane' in Maui, Hawaii. Then, noted Economist, Dr. Rob Shapiro, joins Brad to breakdown new economic data, which points to 'Bidenomics' beating economists' predictions. Dr. Shapiro also discusses his latest blog, titled, "Oops! Ron DeSantis’s Economic Program and Critique Make the Case…for Bidenomics." (Link --> https://www.sonecon.com/oops-ron-desantiss-economic-progra

Background Briefing 08-14-2023 by Progressive Voices

The BradCast 08-14-2023 by Progressive Voices

Mark Riley The Intersection Hawaii Wild Fires. Voting Age Raised To 25. Abortion And Kentucky by Progressive Voices

Netflix Painkiller Hurts; Being THAT Vegan; Trump's Week Ahead Karel Cast #240 Netflix new series Painkiller shows how the Sackler's from Purdue need to be in jail as much as Donald Trump; they have killed millions and haven't paid any personal price. But the show did one thing for me, made me very, very grateful that I was able to quit opiates and walk away because I was on that spiral. And, am I THAT vegan? But what would you do if someone or some thing you loved was dying and no one was really doing all they could to help it? Also Donald Trump's week ahead, Hunter Biden's prosecutor and more. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember. The Karel Cast App is free and is the best w

Next time on State of Belief: getting ready for the Parliament of the World’s Religions, convening in Chicago on August 14th. In an age of growing diversity, but also of fragmentation, across all faiths and belief systems, the theme of this year’s Parliament couldn’t be more fitting: A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom and Human Rights. You’ll hear from Parliament Executive Director Rev. Stephen Avino, Sara Rahim and Phyllis Curott. What’s the potential for religion to truly serve as a shield, and not a bludgeon? How can we best come together not in a struggle to find shared dogma, but rather around the universal values offered by every faith tradition and values system?

In her new book THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE TOWN: Reimagining Discarded America, MICHELLE WILDE ANDERSON, Professor at Stanford Law School and Stanford School of Sustainability, explores vicious cycles in Stockton CA, Lawrence MA, Detroit MI, and Josephine County OR - four communities left behind by the modern economy. As local economies shrink, government is underfunded. As underfunded government delivers less to citizens, they lose faith in government and in each other. Coming back gets harder and harder, but it is not impossible. She tells the tough and inspirational stories of “People who” - in her words - “are working their asses off on some of the most important issues in the country.

Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. CDC data finds that suicides reached all-time high in 2022 Clarence Thomas is a kept man Republicans Are Pissed That Merrick Garland Did Exactly What They Asked We discuss the madness.

Leslie is first joined by Vincent Perrone, Teamsters International Trustee and a member of the Teamsters National Negotiating Committee for the UPS contract. He's also the President of Teamsters' Local 804 in New York. The two discuss the historic new UPS contract won by the Teamsters. Highlights of the tentative 2023-2028 UPS Teamsters National Master Agreement include: - Historic wage increases. Existing full- and part-time UPS Teamsters will get $2.75 more per hour in 2023. Over the length of the contract, wage increases will total $7.50 per hour. - Existing part-timers will be raised up to no less than $21 dollars per hour immediately, and part-time seniority workers earning more under a market rate adjustment would still receive all new general wage increases. - General wage increases for part-time workers will be double the amount obtained in the previous UPS Teamsters contract — and existing part-time workers will receive a 48 percent average total wage increase over the next five years. - Wage i

The BradCast 08-10-2023 by Progressive Voices

Background Briefing 08-10-2023 by Progressive Voices

Paradise Lost as Hawaii Burns; Amazon Prime Should Refund Us Karel Cast #239 The sadness of the Hawaii fires is materialized in one tree. How can we ignore this still as Paradise burns? On the East Coast the water off Florida is boiling, Hawaii is burning and what are our governments doing? What are we doing? Are we spectators to our doom? Then Amazon Prime repeatedly fails at the #1 thing they charge prime members for, so why and how are they getting away with it? And President Biden wants $24b more for Ukraine, is this the new Afghanistan? And when do we say enough is enough and start using that money for domestic issues? Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember. The Karel Cast

Devastation on Maui after deadly wildfire outbreak; Record ocean heat wreaking havoc on marine life; U.S. hit with record number of mega-disasters in 2023; PLUS: President Biden permanently protects Grand Canyon's lands from uranium mining... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

This time on Code WACK! How does the way health insurance works discourage patients from seeking care in the first place? What other challenges do physical therapists face when dealing with a variety of insurance plans and regulations? To find out, we spoke to Ariel Wynne, a physical therapist and board certified pelvic health clinical specialist in Chicago. Ariel recently opened her clinic, Ground Floor Physical Therapy, which specializes exclusively in pelvic floor physical therapy for all genders. This is the second episode in a two-part series. Check out the Show Notes and Episode Transcript for more!

Background Briefing 08-08-2023 by Progressive Voices

The BradCast 08-08-2023 by Progressive Voices