Episodes
Wednesday Oct 24, 2012
Alternative Visions - Medicare-Medicaid - 10/24/12
Wednesday Oct 24, 2012
Wednesday Oct 24, 2012
This Wednesday Dr. Jack Rasmus will welcome guests from National Nurses United. The show topic will be the coming attacks on Medicare-Medicaid that will follow the November national elections. The discussion will raise questions, Is there really a Medicare crisis? How can Medicare be defended and expanded right now? How has Romney’s Massachusetts ‘Romneycare’ program really performed? What are the problems with ‘Obamacare’. How have Insurance companies and hospitals been exploiting the transition in 2012-13 to Obamacare? What’s ‘Medicare for All’?
Joining Dr. Rasmus will be Sandy Eaton and Donna Smith. Sandy is a retired RN with the Quincy Medical Center in Massachusetts, a member of the Board of Directors for the Massachusetts Nurses Association, affiliated with the union, National Nurses United, NNU, AFLCIO. Sandy is also a former chair of the Legislative Council of the NNU, a member of the national Steering Committee for the Labor Campaign for Single Payer Healthcare, and editor of the ‘Seachange Bulletin” addressing healthcare and labor issues. Donna Smith is a community organizer and legislative advocate for the National Nurses United and author of many essays on the healthcare crisis in America. Donna has appeared on the Bill Moyers show, in Michael Moore’s 2007 documentary film, SICKO, and on many national broadcasts and radio shows.
Wednesday Oct 17, 2012
Alternative Visions - Michael Albert - 10/17/12
Wednesday Oct 17, 2012
Wednesday Oct 17, 2012
Dr. Jack Rasmus will comment on the second presidential debate held on Tuesday and then introduce his guest for this week, Michael Albert. Michael is the co-founder of ‘Z’ communications, a progressive print and media publisher, and a key organizer for the ‘International Organization of Participatory Society, IOPS. His most recent work co-authored is the three volume book, ‘Fanfare for the Future’ published this summer. Michael and Jack will discuss alternative visions about how work can be organized on a more democratic basis and how that could prevent unnecessary hardship and economic crises such as are occurring worldwide today.
Wednesday Oct 10, 2012
Alternative Visions - What Next For Occupy? - 10/10/12
Wednesday Oct 10, 2012
Wednesday Oct 10, 2012
Jack’s guests for today’s show, ‘What Next for Occupy’, include Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, who will discuss recent developments and new directions for the Occupy Movement. Kevin and Margaret were both organizers for the 2011 ‘Occupy Washington DC’ movement. Kevin is an attorney active in 3rd party politics in the DC area and co-director with Margaret of the ‘Our Economy’ research organization. Margaret is an MD and health care advocate and a past Congressional Fellow for Physicians for a National Health Program.
Wednesday Oct 03, 2012
Alternative Visions - Defense Budget - 10/03/12
Wednesday Oct 03, 2012
Wednesday Oct 03, 2012
Dr. Jack Rasmus will welcome two guests to discuss the defense budget and the likelihood (or unliklihood) it will be part of the massive multi-trillion dollar spending cuts that are coming immediately after the November 6 election regardless who wins. How big is the defense budget really? What is it costing us? Can defense be provided with much less spending? Jack will welcome Michael Eisenscher, Co-Coordinator of US Labor Against the War, and Mike Prokasch of the ‘New Priorities Network’, both of whom have some ideas worth hearing.