What is democratic socialism? On WMNF’s MidPoint we heard sections of a speech from independent Senator Bernie Sanders who is running for president as a Democrat. He spoke last Wednesday (June 12, 2019) at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. We also heard a critique of democratic socialism from Florida’s senior U.S. Senator, Marco Rubio…. Read more »
Economic Policy Institute: Young Workers Face Low Wages
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Poor People's Campaign travels to Tallahassee Monday
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Fake news: POTUS’s economic version (spoiler – there’s no 3%)
AP FACT CHECK: So where is Trump’s 3 percent growth? By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday praised an America that is “roaring back” just as his government was releasing figures showing a year of economic growth well short of what he told people to expect. Trump’s… Read more »
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Progress Florida Says Florida’s Outlook Is Not As Bright As GOP Leaders in Tallahassee Claim
Radioactivity 1 10 18 Welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—how well is the state of Florida doing when it comes to protecting the environment? How are average workers doing? Is the state creating good paying jobs? How well are we educating children? Providing health care for those who need it? We’ll hear from… Read more »
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MidPoint for Thursday, Jan 4 – State Sen. Darryl Rouson and Marijuana Policy Project’s Morgan Fox
With the announcement by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he is rescinding an Obama-era policy that had discouraged federal prosecutors from bringing charges of marijuana-related crimes in states that have legalized sales of the drug, MidPoint spoke with Morgan Fox from the Marijuana Policy Project. We followed that up with a discussion with St. Petersburg… Read more »
House passes tax overhaul; protest in Tampa before Senate vote
On Tuesday, the U.S. House passed the most sweeping rewrite of the nation’s tax laws in more than three decades; the vote was mostly along party lines, 227 to 203. The House now sends the bill to the Senate for an expected vote Tuesday evening. The $1.5 trillion bill would provide steep tax cuts for… Read more »
How to participate in Toys for Tots
There’s still time left – but not much – to donate toys to needy families through the Toys for Tots program. WMNF News spoke with Pete Osman, president and CEO of the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation., who says the demand for toys is still going up despite the economic recovery for many well-off Americans. Listen:… Read more »
“Rick’s Recession” website critical of Florida governor Scott
The Great Recession was supposed to have ended years ago, but many Floridians are still struggling; a new web campaign called Rick’s Recession draws attention to people still suffering economic hardships under Governor Rick Scott. WMNF News interviewed Blake Williams, communications director with the group that organized Rick’s Recession, For Florida’s Future. Listen:
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Are Republican Tax Cuts Setting the Stage for Another Depression? And Politifact Announces Its Lie of the Year
Radioactivity Wednesday 12 13 17 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up— We’ll talk with an historian who will tell us how large tax cuts for wealthy interests led to the Great Depression. He says Republicans are making the same mistakes that they did in the Roaring 20’s. And Politifact has named… Read more »
Women’s Show 12/6 We Must Save Our Country from Attack Within: Tax Reform Bill + the on Attack on the Environment
Congratulations to #MeToo for winning Time Person of the Year- This is not only a moment, but a movement that is absolutely at the right time to try to save this country. For starters, all of us, not only women, need to save this country from the tax reform abomination that is racing through Congress…… Read more »
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Towers in the Sand A History of Florida Broadcasting
Radioactivity 12 4 17 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity- coming up we’ll talk about how the tax bill in Washington will affect Medicare—the program that provides medical coverage for millions of Floridians. And we’ll talk about how John Morgan’s announcement that he will not run for governor next year as a Democrat- how that will… Read more »
Women’s Show 11/30 We are under Attack: Borosage on Tax Reform & McSherry on Net Neutrality
Make no bones about it, the people of this country are being attacked. I wouldn’t worry so much about Russia. I would worry about the Trump administration and his allies in DC. First, Tax Reform. Call it what it is – a tax heist, a blatant, bold, in-your-face plan of reverse Robin Hood – steal… Read more »
USF Adjunct Faculty Members: Low Pay, No Benefits Say They Need a Union
WMNF’s Radioactivity 11 28 17 Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up—low paid college professors. While some full time professors, administrators and coaches are doing well, adjunct professors at colleges are living on the edge of poverty. We’ll talk about that in a moment. A few weeks ago the Tampa Bay Times… Read more »
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RNC Spokesperson Touts GOP Tax Bill
Radioactivity 11 17 17 Good morning, welcome to WMNF’s Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. We’re going to talk about the GOP tax plan today- We’ll talk with a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee. Yesterday the House in Washington passed the Republican tax plan. Now it moves to the US Senate. For weeks pro-tax plan ads… Read more »
MidPoint for Thursday, Nov. 16 – PR consultant and Democratic Party activist Bill Carlson
Bill Carlson is the president of the Tampa-based public relations firm Tucker/Hall, and is considering a candidacy for Tampa City Council in 2019. He’s been a leading activist for strengthening relations between Tampa Bay and Cuba, and went on his tenth trip to the Communist island last month with several leading officials in the region,… Read more »
