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Full Program
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Part 1
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We begin with the antidote to the just-published celebration of the wealthiest Americans, the Forbes 400 list, and speak with Shannon Moriarty, the Communications Director of United For a Fair Economy. They just published the “Born on Third Base” report which demonstrates how many of the billionaires that a lot of average Americans aspire to join, inherited their wealth |
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Part 2
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Then, following Mitt Romney’s categorization of 47% of Americans as victims, we explore the psychology of reverse victimization where many rich conservatives see themselves as victims of higher taxes that support freeloaders and a liberal mainstream media that does not appreciate their value. Robert Samuels, the president of the University Council joins us. He has an article at the Huffington Post, “Romney’s Victim Identification: What Really Drives Right-Wing Politics”.
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Part 3
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Then finally we discuss the so-called one state solution between Israel and Palestine with two authors who areb speaking at a forum “What Happens After Zionism?” Marcy Newman the author of “The Politics of Teaching Palestine to Americans” joins us along with Antony Loewenstein, the author of a new anthology “After Zionism: One State For Israel and Palestine”. We discuss their ideas for a new way forward in the stalled so-called peace process.
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MUSIC: Peggy Lee – Aint We Got Fun; The Kinks – Sunny Afternoon; Monsters of Folk – Goodway; John Lennon – Give Peace a Chance |
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