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Each show features a common sense commentary from Texan populist Jim Hightower.
Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers That Ought To Be – consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses, and just-plain-folks.
Twice elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Hightower believes that the true political spectrum is not right to left but top to bottom, and he has become a leading national voice for the 80 percent of the public who no longer find themselves within shouting distance of the Washington and Wall Street powers at the top…
As political columnist Molly Ivins said, ‘If Will Rogers and Mother Jones had a baby, Jim Hightower would be that rambunctious child — mad as hell, with a sense of humor."
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Ralph Becker
Ralph Becker is Mayor of Salt Lake City, a Democratic island in a “red sea.” His advice to other Democrats? Develop our message on social justice and never stray from it.
Website
Dal LaMagna
Businessman Dal LaMagna says the company that made him rich was eventually sold for more than it would otherwise be worth because of the skill and loyalty of his employees. He says all corporations should be more socially responsible and rich guys like himself should be taxed on their income, not their capital gains.
Website
Twitter
Tom Perriello
An interview by Bill Press with Tom Perriello, former Congressman from Virginia, who says the President’s recent speech in Kansas is a message that can resonate with both independents and conservatives.
The Bill Press Show
Center for American Progress
Article source: http://addo.libsyn.com/americas-democrats-org-january-15-2012
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Kirsten Downey
 A one-time reporter who signed on to write the final chapter of a government report on the financial crisis says if it weren’t for Social Security, there would be as high an unemployment rate as during the Depression.
Kirstin Downey’s Website
Her book on Amazon
David Sirota
 David Sirota, a radio host, Democratic strategist and author, has written a book explaining how bad 1980s movies and TV shows like Rambo, Familiy Ties and the A-Team led to today’s culture of greed and militarism.
David’s website
Follow David on Twitter and on Facebook!
Joe Cirincione
 The President of the Ploughshares Fund, who warns that recent moves in the Persian Gulf by Iran could slide America into a conflict neither nation really wants.
The Bill Press Show
Ploughshares Fund
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James K. Galbraith
Economist James K. Galbraith says the Occupy Wall Street movement has struck a chord with a large portion of the American people and is expressing itself in ways that are deeply mainstream.
Professor Galbraith’s Website
The Predator State
Robert Brandon
Voting rights attorney Robert Brandon says the reason college students don’t vote is often because they don’t have information on how to register, not because they are apathetic.
Fair Elections Legal Network
More on student voting
Rob McCord
Pennsylvania State Treasurer Rob McCord talks about the importance of college tuition savings plans like the one in his state.
Pennsylvania Treasury
PA529 College Savings Program
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Fred Rotondaro
Fred Rotondaro of the Center for American Progress says his New Years Resolution is to do all he can to help people look hard at the state of the country … and vote accordingly.
Fred at Center for American Progress
Fred on Twitter
George Bruno
George Bruno, an immigration attorney, and an expert on New Hampshire politics, grades the Republican candidates on their immigration stances.
USA Group International
George Bruno on Facebook
Reverend Jim Wallis
Bill Press interviews Reverend Jim Wallis, the CEO of Sojourners, who maintains that it is Fox News that is responsible for “the war against Christmas.”
The Bill Press Show
Sojourners
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Fred Rotondaro
Regular guest Fred Rotondaro’s Christmas wish list is for the American people to take a good hard look at the Republicans’ “more-ridiculous–than-ever” policy statements. If they do, he says, President Obama could win by 30 or 40 million votes.
Fred at Center for American Progress
Fred on Twitter
Gordon Deane
Gordon Deane, who heads the union representing legal services workers, looks ahead to 2012 and the involvement of his members in political campaigns to forestall any further budget cuts.
NOLSW
About Gordon Deane
Bill Burton
Bill Press interviews former White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton. Now the chairman of Priorities USA, an independent organization supporting President Obama’s re-election, Burton says the Republican presidential candidates are offering a “frightening and catastrophic vision of government.”
The Bill Press Show
Bill Burton on Twitter
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