Summary: Let's get radical! This week on Talking Left, we got into President Obama's Economic Mobility speech, the life of Nelson Mandela, and how we all need to be a little radical to radically change the world. First, we spoke with Kymone Freeman, co-owner of We Act Radio, about the real history of Nelson Mandela. In the wake of Mandela's death, the major news media will try to re-write history to make him seem less radical than he really was - but we can't let that happen. Nelson Mandela may have had made some compromises in his life, but he was all about fighting racism, inequality, and oppression, and he spent 27 years in prison to prove it. Many great leaders in our history shared these same qualities, but history was re-written to make their stories more "family friendly." In order to make change, sometimes you have to fight for it, and you have to celebrate the people who were willing to do so - even when they weren't perfect. Next we spoke with Justin Duckham, the Chief Washington Correspondent for Talk Radio News Service. Justin told us about what happened in Congress since we last spoke, and what we can expect for the rest of the year. Congress refuses to do anything to help the working class - like extend unemployment benefits, pass immigration, or raise the minimum wage - but, as Justin pointed out, they're perfectly fine with increasing funding to search for extraterrestrial life. You have to wonder.... And, we had the honor of speaking with Michael Artz, the Associate General Council of AFSCME, about the Detroit bankruptcy case, and its effect on public workers. AFSCME has been leading the fight to save Detroit's pensions and union contracts, and they're not giving up, despite the ruling this week that the bankruptcy can proceed. This fight isn't just about Detroit, or unions.... it's about saving the promises we made to the middle class, protecting our commons, and standing up to corporate power. Please join the fight at StandWithDetroit.org, and stand up and speak out before your city is next. 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, 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!
