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Populist Dialogues - Organizing for the Common Good

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Fri, 06/30/2017 - 9:10am
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Justin Kertson is a Solidarity Organizer with Jobs with Justice (JWJ). Justin talks about JWJ, campaigns he has been involved with like 15 Now (to increase the minimum wage to $15/hour) and describes current campaigns like "Bargaining for the Common Good" and "Taking Action Against the Trump Agenda", working especially with the immigrant community. ""Why Unions Matter" is another JWJ current effort. Attacks on workers, including so-called "Right to work " laws proposed both at national and states levels. Justin ends the program with a strong statement of JWJ support for public banking.

Populist Dialogues - What a Fair trade agreement would look like

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Fri, 06/30/2017 - 9:08am
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National Organizing Director of Citizens Trade Campaign, Elizabeth Swager, talks with us about corporate trade agreements, like NAFTA, CAFTA and many more. She draws the differences between these agreements and what progressive people and organizations would like. Progressives want policies which are fair and just for the people, no for multi-national corporations. She cites one specific example of how these agreements have elevated corporate rights over human rights.

Populist Dialogues - Social Insecurity 401ks and the Retirement Crisis

Submitted by Alexander Silva... on Fri, 06/30/2017 - 9:05am
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Guest James Russell is the author of "Social Insecurity, 401(k)s and the Retirement Crisis. The retirement crisis is that people are going over a fiscal cliff instead of being able to retire with financial security. James states that this is the result of moving from traditional pension plans to 401(k)s and explains how that has happened with what consequences.

In The Studio - Yolo Community Care Continuum

Submitted by Madeline Hamaguchi on Tue, 06/27/2017 - 3:39pm
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Episode #719

Madeline Hamaguchi hosts Michele Kellogg, Executive Director YCCC, and Debbie Woodsford, Director of Development for YCCC.

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topics discussed include: motivational interviewing, services to help live independent lives, help to get jobs for clients w/mental illness and the success it gives the clients, "The Farm" facility they have for training skills, a grant they received for The Farm.

Recorded: 06/15/17.

In The Studio - Greywater Showcase

Submitted by Cool Davis on Tue, 06/20/2017 - 9:43am
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Alex Silva hosts Leslie Crenna, of Water Wise Davis and Cool Davis.

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topics discussed include: Showcase July 12 at Senior Center, 5:30-7:30pm, types of greywater, various systems used to recover greywater and its uses, the event, guests and what attendees can expect, why greywater recycling is still relevant despite record rainfalls this past winter.