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No, Canceling Student Loan Debt Is NOT Regressive
It's MMTime and this month Jeff Epstein and I debunk the bogus claim that canceling student loan debt would be "Regressive." -Labor and Digital Rights Orgs call on the FTC to stop the Amazon/iRobot merger.
Seattle Teacher Strike, Amazon Workers Dying In Warehouses
-Amazon workers are dying because of warehouse conditions. -Big Tech spends millions to sabotage Antitrust. Go to antitrustsummer.com NOW! -Lauren Ashcraft joins and she's about to have a baby!!
Amazon's Most Dangerous Merger Yet, Seattle Strike Victory
A comedian gets his news on live with guests ranging from musicians, activists, comics, journalists, authors and everything in between. w/ Ron Placone
Twitter Whistleblower, FB Censoring Abortion Info, Teacher's Strike
A comedian gets his news on live with guests ranging from musicians, activists, comics, journalists, authors and everything in between. w/ Ron Placone
Starbucks Union Confront Schultz! National Public Bank Movement
A comedian gets his news on live with guests ranging from musicians, activists, comics, journalists, authors and everything in between. w/ Ron Placone
Matthew Hoh - Green For Senate To Make Ballot
Matthew Hoh went from being a Marine to being an Anti-War activist to being a Green Candidate for Senate in North Carolina.
Texas Shooting/Detroit Building Their Own Internet
-Mike Elk from PayDay Report talks Gerrmandering and other foul play in PA election. -Krish Mohan joins the show and we talk Texas shooting. -Detroit is building their own Internet Provider. -The NoHo Stripper Strike is leading to a Union effort.
Cross Platform Data Sharing And Why It's Dangerous w/ Dr. Olivia Snow
Dr. Olivia Snow is a PhD and Tech Research Fellow at UCLA and NYU. She is also a dominatrix. Her work deals with online safety, privacy and security. Something she's had her own extensive experience with, most recently when her Doordash account was canceled.
Expatriate Episode 2: Path I'm Choosing And Why
For episode 2 of the special series, Expatriate, I talk about the path I'm choosing and why. These are some of the things to consider when thinking about what route you might want to go.
Starbucks Illegal Union Busting/Reflection On Nina Turner's Loss
- How to navigate a Post-Roe world and free resources to help. - Reflection on Nina Turner's loss and what needs to happen next for electoral politics.
Expatriate: How to Leave the US Trailer
A new podcast series under the GetYourNewsOnWithRon banner. You can get it right here! Pilot coming soon!
Taking Back Our Communities w/ Shameka Parrish-Wright
Shameka Parrish-Wright is an activist who spent much of her childhood battling homelessness in Cincinnati. Now, she is running for Mayor of Louisville and his up against 11 other candidates and the status quo corruption.
Crypto and MMT: Are They In Opposition?
For this month's MMT segment, Jeff and Ron discuss Cryptocurrency and MMT. Are they in opposition? Simpatico? Or a little bit of both?
Dissecting The "Don't Say Gay Bill" And IPCC Report
- Deep dive into the "Don't Say Gay Bill". - Cross-platform surveillance - What it is and why it's dangerous.
Moving Towards A Moneyless Society
Moneyless Society is a podcast and organization committed to sustainable living and moving towards a moneyless society. We talk about what the means, regenerative farming, a General Strike and more! Super fun chat!
Stripper Strike In NoHo, ANOTHER Dangerous Internet Bill, Antarctica
-Antarctica was 70 degrees warmer than usual this week. - The SMART Act might be the most dangerous policy proposal to the Internet yet.
The State Of Academia w/ Sabby Sabs
Sabby Sabs is a commentator and podcaster who has been on the show before, but this episode she and Ron talk about their past lives as academics and the state of high education in the US. Shout-out to Aspenfallen for recommending this!
How Goldman Sachs Is Profiting BIG TIME Off Russia/Ukraine
Jeff Epstein joins the show for our monthly MMT segment. Topics: -How Goldman Sachs is profiting off of Russia/Ukraine! - How "Free market economics" got us into this mess!
Ken Bone - Going Viral And Evolving Politics
Ken Bone went viral after asking a question at one of the 2016 debates. We talk about how he got there in the first place, what his "15 minutes" of fame was like, and how his politics have evolved.
Dr. Fadhel Kaboub - Climate Reparations, Climate Change and MMT
Dr. Fadhel Kaboub is an Economics Professor at Denison University and the President of the Global Institute for Susatainable Prosperity. We discuss Climate Change and MMT, the latest IPCC Report, and the society transformation necessary to adapt.
LEAKED Amazon Anti-Union Audio, Worst Drought In 1,200 Years
- As the Staten Island Warehouse attempts to Unionize, Anti-Union Audio from Amazon leaked! - Publishers are trying to get copies of Maus out of digital libraries. Maus was recently banned by the TN School Board.
Debunking Right-Wing MMT Smears
It's MMT Monday! MMT Economist, Stephanie Kelton, was recently covered in NYT and some economists went off on MMT. Here's how they're wrong.
GetYourNewsOnWithRon: Dangerous Earn IT Bill Could Become Law, Starbucks Workers Fired For Trying To Unionize
-Starbucks workers in Memphis fired for trying to Unionize -Gigi Sohn has to go through second hearing for FCC Nomination -Dangerous Earn IT Act could become law, ACT NOW!
Fatima Iqbal-Zubair: How Redistricting Sabotages Grassroots Candidates
Fatima Iqbal-Zubair is running for State Assembly District 65 in California - Ron's district. Sadly some tech issues slowed the chat today but we covered a lot of ground from drilling to redistricting to corruption in politics to, you guessed it, Municipal Broadband!
Jill Stein - Future Of 3rd Parties, Climate, and More!
Jill Stein joins the show today and we talk everything from 3rd Parties to climate to her FEC Battle and so so much in between! Also, there may be a special announcement for Ron's Boston show!
GetYourNewsOnWithRon: Everything You Want To Know About Earthships w/ Chad Riden
Earthships are houses made from recycled materials for off-grid living. Chad Riden is a comedian from Nashville who started work on his own Earthship shelter. Ron asks Chad a ton of questions about the process. How does running water work? Can you get Internet? Everything Earthships!
Status Coup Drops Flint Bombshell, Comcast Trying To Sabotage Gigi Sohn
Savage Joy joins the show and we talk: -The Free Test rollout. -Comcast is playing dirty to try to stop Gigi Sohn's FCC Confirmation. -Status Coup drops bombshell revelations in Flint's water crisis.
From The Military To Being Assaulted By Cops - Joy Damiani
Joy Damiani is a musician, anti-war activist, and veteran. She escaped a cult reform school by joining the military, where she was sent to Iraq. She found solace in music and anti-war activism. This is her story.
Will CA Get Single Payer Healthcare? Red Lobster Makes Employees Work Sick
A comedian gets his news on live with guests ranging from musicians, activists, comics, journalists, authors and everything in between. w/ Ron Placone
Jen Psaki Stepping In It Gave An MMT Lesson
Happy New Year! It's #MMTMonday and Jeff Epstein joins the show. Good news for us, Jen Psaki ACCIDENTALLY gave an MMT lesson to the US.
Debunking The Hill's Net Neutrality Piece, 2021 Send Off
Thanks for another year! On today's episode, the final of 2021, Ron dissects a Net Neutrality piece from the Hill and gives a 2021 send off.
Year In Review w/ Tara Reade
Tara Reade is the author of "Left Out" and host of the new podcast, "The Politics of Survival." In this last interview of 2021, Ron and Tara reflect on the past year: Biden, the pandemic, health care, strikes, Assange, it's all in here!
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