Summary: It's federal alphabet soup day! F.A.A. - S.E.C. - N.L.R.B. - C.F.P.B. - E.U. - and typical G.O.P B.S.! {play}archive/TalkingLeft4-28-13.mp3{/play} Right click on this line, "save file as" to download the MP3 to your computer. If you haven't heard by now, the pro-austerity Reinhart-Rogoff study has been debunked! Not only that, but debt-obsessed billionaire Pete Peterson was behind the whole thing! On this episode we explained how all of that was discovered and what some leaders in the European Union are doing about it. After all that, we couldn't help but ask, why are the Republican austerity measures being reversed here in the U.S.?? After that, Shane-O helped us all understand what "Miranda Rights" really are, and how they came about in our nation. We discussed the legal and political implications of authorities delaying reading Tsarneav his Miranda Rights, and explained why this "exception" was used in the Boston Marathon Bombing investigation. To continue our discussion about Boston, Matthew Filipowicz, host of the Matthew Filipowicz Show, joined us to talk about the political reaction to the bombing and treatment of the suspect. Matthew gave us his brilliant take on the whole spectrum of reactions, and explained why we should be wary of anyone who exploits fear for political or monetary gain. Next, we were joined by David Bender, the political director of Progressive Voices, to talk about our political process as a whole. David wasn't surprised by the political backlash against Senators that voted against background check legislation. As he said, the Congress is obviously broken when they can't pass legislation that over 90% of voters support. And David's right - our system is broken - but with people like him fighting to keep people informed, we have hope that things will eventually turn around. And last, but certainly not least, we spoke with GottaLaff of The Political Carnival. As Laffy covers many major stories everyday, we wanted to speak with her about a few of the week's major headlines. Did you know that Dick Cheney's son-in-law is behind the deregulation of fertilizer plants like the one that just exploded in West, Texas? Or that President Obama recently took a stand to protect Planned Parenthood? Or that there's even more evidence of the on-going culture war in the Republican party? We talked about all these topics - so you can hear a bit about there here - but be sure you check out The Political Carnival to learn more! Thanks to Rocky Mountain Mike for writing and producing our incredible theme music! Please check out his amazing Sound Cloud! Thanks to We Act Radio - 1480AM WPWC, Radio or Not, Progressive Blend Radio, and SoFlo Radio - for helping to ensure all listeners have corporate-free, independent radio! And, of course, thanks to you, our listeners, friends, and family - for supporting us through all of our crazy shows, dreams, and political addictions!! You can also follow all of the news about upcoming topics and guests on our Facebook page and on Twitter @TalkingLeft. And you can subscribe to Talking Left free on iTunes and to our awesome new YouTube Channel! As always, thanks for listening!
