Unanimous Dissent

The White House issued a formal veto threat against recently-passed legislation that would allow the family of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for complicity in the attacks. Also, new reporting shows just active President Obama was in defending the CIA during its battle with the Senate investigators proving the agency’s use of torture. Then, Rachel Kurzius joins us to talk about Hillary Clinton’s collapse on Sunday, at the memorial service at Ground Zero. Is Clinton’s health now a legitimate campaign issue?Finally, the Federal Reserve proposes ways for Congress to strengthen oversight of the banking system. Recommendations included the revocation of special ownership privileges for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. We explain in the People’s Bulletin.

The White House issued a formal veto threat against recently-passed legislation that would allow the family of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for complicity in the attacks. Also, new reporting shows just active President Obama was in defending the CIA during its battle with the Senate investigators proving the agency’s use of torture. Then, Rachel Kurzius joins us to talk about Hillary Clinton’s collapse on Sunday, at the memorial service at Ground Zero. Is Clinton’s health now a legitimate campaign issue?Finally, the Federal Reserve proposes ways for Congress to strengthen oversight of the banking system. Recommendations included the revocation of special ownership privileges for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. We explain in the People’s Bulletin.

Republicans in Congress are already telegraphing their plans for a Clinton presidency. They will jam up the gears by launching endless investigations into her dealings. We explain why that might, actually, be a good thing. Then, the Two Sams get caught up on the Iran Deal. Can you blame us for not following it closely, though? It’s been non-story after non-story about the agreement, all year! Foreign Policy Journalist Derek Davison breaks down what has been rattling around the Right-Wing Echo Chamber for us.Finally, the rise of Wells Fargo, in the past few years, has been upheld as an example of Washington regulators winning the fight against reckless Wall Street firms. Unfortunately for that narrative, the bank was just caught fabricating over 2 million false accounts for customers--a fraud encouraged by compensation packages. Sound familiar?

Republicans in Congress are already telegraphing their plans for a Clinton presidency. They will jam up the gears by launching endless investigations into her dealings. We explain why that might, actually, be a good thing. Then, the Two Sams get caught up on the Iran Deal. Can you blame us for not following it closely, though? It’s been non-story after non-story about the agreement, all year! Foreign Policy Journalist Derek Davison breaks down what has been rattling around the Right-Wing Echo Chamber for us.Finally, the rise of Wells Fargo, in the past few years, has been upheld as an example of Washington regulators winning the fight against reckless Wall Street firms. Unfortunately for that narrative, the bank was just caught fabricating over 2 million false accounts for customers--a fraud encouraged by compensation packages. Sound familiar?

The man in charging of getting Democrats elected to the Senate, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is sounding the alarm, claiming that if the election were held today, Republicans would retain their majority. Find out how an influx of oligarch cash may save the GOP in November. And, the two Sams details a Department of Justice Inspector General report knocking the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for how it conducts certain sting operations. Finally, “What is Aleppo?” Gary Johnson got roundly mocked for asking that, in response to a policy question on the Syrian Civil War flashpoint. Although he was nominated for our Garbage Can segment for that gaffe, someone else related to the story got the toss. Kick off your shoes and find out who, folks: Friday is Garbage Can Day!

The man in charging of getting Democrats elected to the Senate, Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) is sounding the alarm, claiming that if the election were held today, Republicans would retain their majority. Find out how an influx of oligarch cash may save the GOP in November. And, the two Sams details a Department of Justice Inspector General report knocking the bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for how it conducts certain sting operations. Finally, “What is Aleppo?” Gary Johnson got roundly mocked for asking that, in response to a policy question on the Syrian Civil War flashpoint. Although he was nominated for our Garbage Can segment for that gaffe, someone else related to the story got the toss. Kick off your shoes and find out who, folks: Friday is Garbage Can Day!

A political contribution GOP nominee Donald Trump made to a Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi in 2013 is receiving scrutiny in the media as charges fly that it was evidence of a quid pro quo. Then, updates on the fight over the Dakota Access Pipeline: Security Guards sicced dogs on protesters, Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein vandalized some oil company equipment, and a judge stops part of the pipeline ahead of a final decision. Steve Horn joins us again to talk about Republican operatives’ financial ties to the project, and Democrats’ wishy-washiness. And later we mourn the death of for-profit college giant ITT Tech by predicting which predatory corporation will be the next to shutter. Also, what’s the deal with Conservative Never-Trumpers getting stuck in elevators?

A political contribution GOP nominee Donald Trump made to a Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi in 2013 is receiving scrutiny in the media as charges fly that it was evidence of a quid pro quo. Then, updates on the fight over the Dakota Access Pipeline: Security Guards sicced dogs on protesters, Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein vandalized some oil company equipment, and a judge stops part of the pipeline ahead of a final decision. Steve Horn joins us again to talk about Republican operatives’ financial ties to the project, and Democrats’ wishy-washiness. And later we mourn the death of for-profit college giant ITT Tech by predicting which predatory corporation will be the next to shutter. Also, what’s the deal with Conservative Never-Trumpers getting stuck in elevators?

On this episode of "Unanimous Dissent," the two Sams examine the state of the election after Labor Day, and what Congress has on its plate in the waning months of 2016, including trying to avoid a government shutdown. Then, Prof. Richard Wolff joins the show to discuss Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s economic solutions--or the woeful lackthereof. “Trickle-up” is needed, he says, not “trickle down.”Finally, the Two Sams talk about one of the greatest dunks in Basketball History, and how they were reminded of it by the Twitter reaction to a recent Matt Yglesias’ blog post, entitled “Against Transparency.” Frederic Weis lives!

On this episode of "Unanimous Dissent," the two Sams examine the state of the election after Labor Day, and what Congress has on its plate in the waning months of 2016, including trying to avoid a government shutdown. Then, Prof. Richard Wolff joins the show to discuss Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump’s economic solutions--or the woeful lackthereof. “Trickle-up” is needed, he says, not “trickle down.”Finally, the Two Sams talk about one of the greatest dunks in Basketball History, and how they were reminded of it by the Twitter reaction to a recent Matt Yglesias’ blog post, entitled “Against Transparency.” Frederic Weis lives!

President Obama last week hailed Lake Tahoe as “sacred” to the Washoe, a nearby American Indian Tribe. So it’s awkward, then, that his administration refusing to back down from approving of the construction of a pipeline that goes through Sioux lands described in the same terms. We discuss the Dakota Access Pipeline in the latest edition of The Sludge Report.Also, journalist and filmmaker Robbie Martin is on to react to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s decision to list kratom as a Schedule 1 substance--deeming the much safer opioid alternative to be more dangerous than opioid medication that kills thousands of people every year.Then, we’re joined by the host of a self-described “Anarcho-Comedy show,” Street Fight Radio. We talk to Bryan Quinby about Conservative Facebook, Flat-Earthers, and, sadly, the damn election.

President Obama last week hailed Lake Tahoe as “sacred” to the Washoe, a nearby American Indian Tribe. So it’s awkward, then, that his administration refusing to back down from approving of the construction of a pipeline that goes through Sioux lands described in the same terms. We discuss the Dakota Access Pipeline in the latest edition of The Sludge Report.Also, journalist and filmmaker Robbie Martin is on to react to the Drug Enforcement Administration’s decision to list kratom as a Schedule 1 substance--deeming the much safer opioid alternative to be more dangerous than opioid medication that kills thousands of people every year.Then, we’re joined by the host of a self-described “Anarcho-Comedy show,” Street Fight Radio. We talk to Bryan Quinby about Conservative Facebook, Flat-Earthers, and, sadly, the damn election.

Good news, bad news in the courts. Bad news: medicinal marijuana users don’t have Second Amendment rights. Good News: Scalia being dead means North Carolina’ Voter ID law will remain voided.Also, Americans’ hopes of an alternative to ISP conglomerates took a blow this month, after a federal appeals court ruled against an FCC municipal broadband initiative, and then commission said it wouldn’t appeal. Chris Mitchell, the Director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative at the Institute for Local Self Reliance explains to discuss the issue.And, it’s Friday, which means someone is going in the Garbage Can. Those vying for the dishonorable tossing include the Bloomberg Editorial Board, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, and the Federal Elections Commission.

Good news, bad news in the courts. Bad news: medicinal marijuana users don’t have Second Amendment rights. Good News: Scalia being dead means North Carolina’ Voter ID law will remain voided.Also, Americans’ hopes of an alternative to ISP conglomerates took a blow this month, after a federal appeals court ruled against an FCC municipal broadband initiative, and then commission said it wouldn’t appeal. Chris Mitchell, the Director of the Community Broadband Networks Initiative at the Institute for Local Self Reliance explains to discuss the issue.And, it’s Friday, which means someone is going in the Garbage Can. Those vying for the dishonorable tossing include the Bloomberg Editorial Board, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, and the Federal Elections Commission.

More hacked documents from within the Democratic Party were released by Guccifer 2.0. The latest batch includes a memo informing Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) staff how to handle the Black Lives Matter movement. Depressingly, it informs staff to not endorse any specific policy situations called for by the civil rights group. And Americans view labor unions more positively. That’s good news for non-union workers who, according to a study, would see their pay increase if more Americans were unionized. We talk with one of the co-authors of that study, Washington University Sociologist Jake Rosenfeld.Finally, the Fifteenth anniversary of 9/11 is around the corner. And--just in time for it--President Obama extended the State of Emergency declared by George W. Bush in September 2001. We discuss the extension in a Classified Session.