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Fri, 12 Feb 2010 - 54:50 minutes - 39.52mb
  
Would the U.S. be in better shape if American voters were more politically savvy? Dan looks at a few ideas designed to raise the I.Q. of the electorate. Also: Anonymous saviors on white horses.
Notes:
1. "What Fuels the Grass-Roots Rage" by E. J. Dionne for the Washington Post, February 11, 2010.
2. "Never Heard That Before" by Thomas Friedman for the New York Times, January 30, 2010.
3. "Budget fixes are simple-and unthinkable" by Fareed Zakaria for CNN.com, February 5, 2010.
4. "The Geezers' Crusade" by David Brooks for The New York Times, February 2, 2010.
5. "America Is Not Yet Lost" by Paul Krugman for The New York Times, February 7, 2010.
6. "Debt, deficits and jobs" by The (Eugene) Register-Guard Editorial Staff, February 3, 2010.
7. "The Perot Option" by David Brooks for The New York Times, January 29, 2010.
8. "Poll: 75% 'angry' at government" by Politico.com, February 8, 2010.
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Thu, 17 Dec 2009 - 54:34 minutes - 39.29mb
Should the U.S. expand unmanned military drone attacks into Pakistan's cities as part of the War on Terror? Dan discusses the ramifications of that while also discussing marijuana and climate change.
Notes:
1.“In Retrospect” by Robert S. McNamara
2.“U.S. Considering drone attacks on Pakistani city of 850,000: report” by The Raw Story, December 14, 2009.
3.“U.S. Mulls Predator strikes in Pakistani cities: report” by Agence France-Presse (AFP), December 14, 2009.
4.“Widening the Pakistan Drone War: On To-Do List, Or Nixed?” by Nathan Hodge for Wired magazine, December 14, 2009.
5.“Our friend! Our enemy!” by The Nation (Pakistan), December 16, 2009.
6.“Obama resisting drone strikes in Quetta” by the Daily Times (Pakistan), December 15, 2009.
7.“Pak warns of fallout as U.S. Seeks to extend drone strike: Report” by The Economic Times (India), December 14, 2009.
8.“Up to 56,000 more contractors likely for Afghanistan, congressional agency says” by Walter Pincus for The Washington Post, December 16, 2009.
9.“The Great War for Civilisation” by Robert Fisk
10.“The climate-change travesty” by George Will for The Washington Post, December 6, 2009.
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 - 50:59 minutes - 36.75mb
Dan wants an anti-corruption party to unify Americans who want a cleaner government. Also: jobs, Nazis, Bolsheviks, Socialists, lobbyists, Right-wing talk show hosts and Ben.
Notes:
1.“In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists'” by Robert Pear for The New York Times, November 15, 2009.
2.“Top Bailout Recipients Spent $71 Million On Lobbying In Year Since Bailout” by Sam Stein for The Huffington Post, November 5 ,2009.
3.“A Recovery for Some” by Bob Herbert for The New York Times, November 13, 2009.
4.“Recession intensifies GenX discontent at work” by Martha Irvine for the Associated Press, November 15, 2009.
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Tue, 8 Sep 2009 - 52:04 minutes - 37.50mb
Would your approach to life change if you knew that you couldn't affect anything your government did? Dan muses on whether those who stop following politics are happier. Also: showing photos of U.S. Casualties.
Notes:
1.“Rangel-ing: Charlie Pays 'Angels' in Ethics Probe” by Marcia Kramer for CBS 2 HD TV, September 3, 2009.
2.“An Inconvenient Patriot” by David Rose for Vanity Fair Magazine, September, 2005.
3.Full transcript of FBI whistle-blower Sibel Edmonds deposition on corruption/conspiracy.
4.“Key Democrat in Health Care Talks Receives Large Health Industry Contributions in 2009.” by Paul Blumenthal, for the Sunlight Foundation, September, 2, 2009.
5.“A Threat to Fail Elections” New York Times editorial, September 8, 2009.
6.“Elections for Sale” by Doug Kendall for the Los Angeles Times, September 8, 2009.
7.“The Chance for a Free Speech Do-Over” by Theodore B. Olson for The Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2009.
8.“Does this picture suggest glorious heroism or useless sacrifice?” by Roy Greenslade for the Guardian newspaper (UK), September 8, 2009.
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Wed, 8 Jul 2009 - 49:35 minutes - 36.00mb
A virus knocks KBANDEN off the digital "air" while causing Dan to be redundant and "Ben" to lose data. So in this hastily put-together show, Dan talks about stuff and "Ben" tries to compile it into a coherent show.
Notes:
1.“Vince Lombardi Politics” by David Brooks for The New York Times, June 30, 2009.
2.“Cap and Confuse” by Paul Greenberg for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, July 2, 2009.
3.“Washington Post Publisher Acknowledges Mistakes on 'Salons'” uncredited by The Washington Post, July 5, 2009.
4.“The Washington Post's 'Salon' Mess May be Brazen, but it's not Shocking” by Jonah Goldberg for The Los Angeles Times, July 7, 2009.
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Tue, 23 Jun 2009 - 56:10 minutes - 40.47mb
Dan rails against legislators who have close ties to the industries they are supposed to be regulating and reforming. He also addresses one of the under-appreciated environmental problems he believes we can fix.
Notes:
1.“Kabul's K Street Project” by Bruce Falconer, for Mother Jones magazine, June 9, 2009.
2.“Key health care senators have industry ties” by Larry Margasak and Sharon Theimer, June 12, 2009.
3.“Reporter: NSA spied on own wives and girlfriends” by David Edwards and Muriel Kane for The Raw Story, June 19, 2009.
4.”Could we be the generation that runs out of fish?” by Johann Hari, for the Independent, June 5, 2009.
5.“The Axemaker's Gift” by James Burke and Robert Ornstein
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Thu, 21 May 2009 - 53:08 minutes - 38.27mb
Has the idea of implementing real health care reform in the U.S. already been compromised by powerful special interests? Dan thinks so. Also, Nancy Pelosi, CIA oversight and partisan witch hunts.
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1.“Democrats seek compromise on health care reform plan” by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar for the Associated Press, May 14, 2009.
2.“Obama Praises groups' Promises” by Darlene Superville for the Associated Press, May 17, 2009.
3.“Congress Plans Incentives for Healthy Habits” by Robert Pear for The New York Times, May 9. 2009.
4.“Proposal would require all to have health insurance” by the Associated Press, May 15, 2009.
5.“Fiscal Suicide Ahead” by David Brooks for The New York Times, May 15, 2009.
6.“Republican Newt Gingrich calls for Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi to resign” by Huma Khan and Jonathan Karl for ABC News, May 20, 2009.
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Wed, 25 Feb 2009 - 53:18 minutes - 38.41mb
Why is it that U.S. foreign policy seems to stay the same no matter who is running the country? Dan compares the Bush and Obama policies in the Middle East trying to find a way to "win". Also: Riffin on the News.
Notes:
1.“Mission Impenetrable” by William Pfaff for The International Herald Tribune, February 18, 2009.
2.“U.S. Concedes Afghan Attack Mainly Killed Civilians” by Richard Oppel Jr. for The New York Times, February 21, 2009.
3. The Center for a New American Security
4.“No Escape from Iraq for years to come” by Thomas Ricks, for The Washington Post (Syndicated), February 17, 2009.
5. Global Security Newswire entry on missing nuclear material by Katherine McIntire Peters, February 24, 2009.
6.“Bunning says he might sue if GOP backs another” by Roger Alford for The Associated Press, February 24, 2009.
7.“GOP punishing members who cross party lines” by Rachel Oswald for The Raw Story, February 24, 2009.
8.“New chapter in attempt to reform Security Council” by Edith M. Lederer for The Associated Press, February 18, 2009.
9.“Taxing Pot could become a political toking point” by Eric Bailey for The Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2009.
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Wed, 11 Feb 2009 - 01:02:28 minutes - 45.03mb
Will Government efforts to combat the current economic downturn bear fruit? Dan gives his viewpoint. Also: Should Press and media prohibitions on showing the realities of war be relaxed?
Notes:
1.”Bailout Is a Windfall to Banks, if Not to Borrowers “ by Mike McIntire for The New York Times, January 17, 2009.
2.“Wall Street’s Socialist Jet-Setters” by Maureen Dowd for The New York Times, January 29, 2009.
3.“If Spending Is Swift, Oversight May Suffer” by Robert O'Harrow Jr. for The Washington Post, February 9, 2009.
4.“U.S. Taxpayers Risk $9.7 Trillion on Bailout Programs” by Mark Pittman and Bob Ivry for Bloomberg News, February 10, 2009.
5. Big Budget Government expenditure data quoted in the show provided by Bianco Research.
6.“Family members of fallen soldiers urge President Obama to reverse photo ban on flag-draped coffins” by Daily News Staff Writer for The New York Daily News, February 10, 2009.
7.“4,000 U.S. Deaths, and a Handful of Images” by Michael Kamber and Tim Arango for The New York Times, July 26, 2008.
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