Summary: Let's think outside of the box! This week on Talking Left, we tried to think outside the box to find solutions to some of our nation's most pressing problems... and made sure to celebrate people who are already doing so! First, we spoke with Dave Saldana, the Producer and Director of Keystone PipeLIES Exposed. Dave explained his theory on why we shouldn't be using climate change to try and stop the Keystone XL Pipeline. As we know, and talk about often on this show, climate change is pretty much the most important reason to block the tar sands pipeline, but we are never going to convince people to block it when they won't even accept the scientific facts about our environment. In his latest article, "Climate Change is a Loser," Dave explains many other facts about Keystone that could be used to convince "the other side" that it's a bad idea. Regardless of how we get there, if we can stop the pipeline, it will be a win for us, and a major victory for our planet. Next we heard from our great friend Brad Friedman, editor-in-chief of The Brad Blog and host of The Brad Cast on KPFK! Brad explained the latest court decisions on voter ID in Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Iowa, and why he believes we may have finally seen the "peak" of this type of GOP scheme. As he explained, the scary part is that one of these cases could end up before our very conservative Supreme Court - where the future of these laws in far from certain. For now, we should celebrate these victories, and keep pushing back against any attempt to limit our right to vote. Of course, this show wouldn't have been complete without talking about this week's FCC vote on proposed net neutrality rules. However, we may have a take on that vote that you won't hear anywhere else. Believe it our not, the proposed rules do provide a pathway to defining internet service providers as common carriers, and protecting a free and open internet for us all. Obviously, Chairman Wheeler backed down to public pressure, and made some big changes to these proposed rules. We now have four months to comment and let the FCC know that we won't accept an internet that's divided between the "haves" and "have nots." Be sure to leave a comment at FCC.gov, and make every internet user you know do the same! 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! Remember - Talking Left will soon be available on the Progressive Voices Channel on Tune In. We'll let you know when you can tune in to hear the show there. 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! As always, thanks for listening!
