The Matthew Filipowicz Show

Coming up on today’s show, we have Gaius Publius from AmericaBlog back on the show to discuss what we have to worry about in the next round of fiscal negotiations.

We also have Rania Khalek back on the show to discuss how the US media falsely portrays rape culture as a foreign problem as evidenced by coverage of the Steubenville and India rape cases.

We'll also discuss a New York judge ruling that President Obama does not have to reveal why he believes can assassinate American citizens without a trial as well as the renewal of the NDAA and FISA.

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Category:The Matthew Filipowicz Show -- posted at: 9:39am EDT

Happy New Year, everybody!  The show is off this week for the holidays.  As such, we are running the Best of The Matthew Filipowicz Show with some of our favorite interviews, stories, and sketches!  All of us at the show hope you have a great holiday season and a happy progressive new year!

Coming up on today’s best of show, we have Ari Berman from the Nation Magazine back on the show to recap what happened on election day in terms of the GOP's War on Voting, and to discuss how the Supreme Court may gut the Voting Rights Act.

We also have activist and independent journalist Laura Gottesdiener here to discuss the horrific costs and consequences of placing prisoners in solitary confinement.

We'll also discuss how many states are threatening to secede after Barack Obama's reelection.

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Category:The Matthew Filipowicz Show -- posted at: 6:30am EDT

The show is off this week for the holidays.  As such, we are running the Best of The Matthew Filipowicz Show with some of our favorite interviews, stories, and sketches!  All of us at the show hope you have a great holiday season and a happy progressive new year!

Coming up on today’s best of show, we have Robert Naiman from Just Foreign Policy joining us from Pakistan where he is trying to draw attention to the U.S.'s horrific drone strike policy.

We also have Karen Higgens from National Nurses United here to talk about the coalition working to bring the Robin Hood Tax to the United States.

We'll also discuss Bill O'Reilly lamenting the fall of white America, Donald Trump calling for a revolution, and more.

Support the show with a click of the mouse!  Donate a post on your Twitter or Facebook today!

Remember, you can subscribe and podcast the show for free on iTunes, Sticher and at www.matthewf.net.  You can follow the show on Twitter and Facebook.  You call the listener hotline at 617-855-TMFS.  You can support the show by becoming a member.  We have new shows every Tuesday and Thursday.

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Category:The Matthew Filipowicz Show -- posted at: 6:30am EDT