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Storm Ciaran latest to rapidly intensify before slamming into U.K. and France; Human activities are making the Earth saltier, and not in a good way; U.S. greenlights fifth major offshore wind project; PLUS: Biden launches massive investments in America's farm country to boost resilience and fight climate change... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

Background Briefing 11-02-2023 by Progressive Voices

The BradCast 11-01-2023 by Progressive Voices

THIS TIME ON Code WACK! We're taking a closer look at what the millions of people being kicked off Medicaid can do about it. What’s being done to help them? And what else could we do to make sure people don't get stranded without health insurance coverage? To find out, we spoke to Loretta Alexander, who recently retired as the health policy director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. Ms. Alexander has over 40 years of experience in health care. This is the second episode in a two-part series with Loretta.

Backgorund Briefing 10-31-2023 by Progressive Voices

The BradCast 10-31-2023 by Progressive Voices

Shocking Figures Don't Add Up For You; Kylie at $300? Karel Cast #273 We suck at math, and that's not an accident. Because if most of us really paid attention to the Math of America we would see how the numbers add up for a very few, and actually work against you every single day. You won't believe how much you have to earn now to have a house, anywhere in the USA and how few of you earn that number. Plus, Kylie is coming to Vegas this week. And you can stand and watch her for….$300. That's right. If you want to sit, $550. She's worth $120 million dollars and the hotel company she's working for is worth over $26b dollars, with a b. But you need to pay $300 to stand and see her. It's all so ridiculous. 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 #LGB

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 is first joined by Paul Lisnek, Legal Analyst for WGN-TV in Chicago, to discuss the trials and tribulations of Donald Trump. Then Kimberly Scott, the Publisher of DemList, previews Election Day 2023, which will be held on November 7th. Paul Lisnek is a multi-Emmy, Cablefax, Telly and Beacon Award winning television host and analyst. He's been the political analyst for WGN-TV since 2008, appearing on all the station’s newscasts discussing political issues of the day. He is the host of Politics Tonight on CLTV, on which he interviews the leading political figures in the city, state and country, and also serves as a fill-in anchor. Paul has interviewed presidents, governors, s

Today, we look at the Clown Car Caucus. Not a funny Clown Car, like at the circus. More like a Stephen King Clown Car. Many more Zeroes than Heroes. Let’s take a look.

Americans STOP Criticizing #Israel Look In Mirror; Plus How are You Coping Karel Cast #272 Israel has made mistakes in Gaza, but Hamas wants to kill them all. You can't have peace that way. But for Americans to criticize Israel is rich indeed. We live in the ultimate example of occupied territory. We came here, removed the indigenous people, put them in the worst places (like Gaza and West Bank), don't give them a real say in our government and don't share our resources. We do not give them back any of their land en masse, we tortured them, killed them, committed Genocide against them. The same with African Americans. We stole them from their homeland, sold them like cattle, made them live in squalor and then enjoyed the benefits of their work without sharing any of it with them. If Americans want to act sanctimonious when it comes to how Israel should treat Palestinians they had best first look in the mirror and assess how they as a people, how we as a people, treat those who this land originally belonged t

The GOP are Now EOP Enemies Of The People Karel Cast #271 With the election of their new speaker and the other massive crimes against the United States, the GOP has become the EOP, the enemy of the people. So the question becomes, why are they allowed to govern, to run; those that support them are unAmerican. This is an unAmerican party. Why aren't they broken up and replaced? I have been attacked for actually saying what scientists are telling us we MUST do to save the planet. Are some people just truly too stupid to exist? What do we do with a nation and world filled with selfish self-destructive idiots? And it's Halloween weekend, do you believe in ghosts? What do you find scary? 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 c

Powerful Category 5 Hurricane Otis slams into Mexico and the history books; Demand for fossil fuels will peak by 2030, IEA projects; Big Oil doubles down, acquiring new fossil fuel reserves; PLUS: New Republican House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson is a climate science denier (of course)... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

The Student Debt Crisis Center takes over the airwaves of 'the Leslie Marshall Show,' where they discuss how things are going as we're almost one month back into student loan repayments. They share updates on what borrowers need to know, what they’re currently up to at SDCC, and some tips and tricks for borrowers with Parent PLUS loans. This episode's SDCC hosts are President and Founder, Natalia Abrams, Managing Director, Sabrina Calazans, and Policy Advisor, Spencer Dixon. The Student Debt Crisis Center (SDCC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that centers the needs and voices of borrowers, and partners with allies, to impact public policy and end the student debt crisis. The SDCC website is StudentDebtCrisis.org and their handle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook is @DebtCrisisOrg.

Now that COVID protections have ended, what does that mean for the millions of people getting booted off Medicaid in the country? Where does that leave our nation’s most vulnerable, including children and people with chronic diseases or mental health issues? To find out, we spoke to Loretta Alexander, health policy director of Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. Ms. Alexander has over 40 years of experience in health care. This is the first episode in a two-part series with Loretta.

All or Nothing With Us, Or Against Us; Plus Meta and Mental Health; Taco Tuesday on Karel Cast #270 Blind allegiance is what most want when it comes to Israel and Hamas. If you speak out against the war, you are speaking out against Israel and thus are against them and for the terrorist. That was exactly what was said in the USA after 9/11. You're either with us, or against us. And how did that turn out of the USA, exactly? Not good. 19 years in Afghanistan only to loose, and destroyed Iraq for no reason at all. Is it right to criticize war when so many lives were lost in Israel? Well, the head of the UN thinks it is; Ireland thinks so. Are they wrong? CA says Meta is ruining kid's mental health. Are they? And what role do parents play in this? And it's Taco Tuesday, so let's make beans the vegan way! 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 al

Rising sea levels threaten Florida property values and its economy; 'Superfog' triggers massive, deadly vehicle pileup in Louisiana; New study confirms hurricanes really are undergoing rapid intensification more frequently, due to global warming; PLUS: Melting of the huge West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have already passed the point of no return... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

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 is first joined by Sarah Jones, Editor in Chief of PoliticusUSA, to discuss the failure of House Republicans to choose a permanent Speaker.  Then, Bob Deans, Director of Strategic Engagement at the Natural Resources Defense Council, previews November’s U.N. climate talks at COP28.  The website for PoliticusUSA is www.PoliticusUSA.com and their Twitter handle is @PoliticusUSA. Sarah's handle is @PoliticusSarah. The website for the NRDC is www.NRDC.org and their Twitter handle is @NRDC. Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Messenger.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicag

The ONLY Two Words Left Regarding Israel and Hamas Karel Cast #269 A Lot has been said about Israel and Hamas. And a lot of people are getting in trouble for their views if they are not 10000% Pro-Israel. So, I may be getting in trouble for my views, because I truly believe the only two words that President Biden or the world should be uttering now are…. Also, how much money would it take you to be wealthy? How much money would you have to make to FEEL wealthy. The numbers are astonishing. And could those numbers be why the housing market is declining? We finish with my trip to LBC and the honor bestowed upon me and my thoughts on it. What a week it was. 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 Vega

The BradCast 10-19-2023 by Progressive Voices

Background Briefing 10-19-2023 by Progressive Voices