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Populist Dialogues - 17-25 - Nuclear Power, OR Bottle Bill Profiteering, Endangering Public Health

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Our guests are Chuck Johnson, Director of the Joint Task Fore on Nuclear Power, OR/WA Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Dan Meek, legal advisor to the Oregon Progressive Party.

Populist Dialogues - 17-24 - The Danger of Small Nuclear Reactors

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Chuck Johnson, Director of the Joint Task Force on Nuclear Power, talks with host David Delk about small nuclear modular reactors(SMR). Chuck explains the reasons for opposing the development of nuclear energy and the similarity between tradition nuclear plants and SMRs. We touch on the current difficulties of the nuclear industry with the bankruptcy of Westinghouse. And we look at the current status of SB990 in the Oregon legislature, written to override existing prohibitions in Oregon to building nuclear facilities within the state.

Populist Dialogues - 17-22 - Science in the New Dark Age

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Our guest is Dr. Martin Donohoe, adviser to Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility and author of "Public Health and Social Justice". The topic is "Science in the New Dark Age". What is the New Dark Age? What is science? How has science been attacked in the past? How has Pres. Trump attached science and with what consequences? What is the role of corporate lobbyists and the media in this present attack? After addressing that, we also talk about single-payer health care and more. We conclude with Dr.

Populist Dialogues - 17-21 - Nuclear Power, a 28th Constitutional Amendment and Public Banking

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Departing from the usual Populist Dialogues format, today we instead watch three shorter clips. The first clip is of an interview with David Delk by Jim Lockhart on Oregon bill SB 990 which would overrule existing Oregon law which prevents the building of nuclear power sites in the state; the second clip is an advocacy piece produced by David Delk for a 28th Constitutional Amendment; and the third clip is of Walt McRee, Chair of the Public Banking institute.

Libertarian Counterpoint

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• Occupational licensing regarding dentists is hurting poor people

• Tourists can buy weed in Vegas but can't smoke it anywhere

• Pre-crime in Georgia — persecuting alleged intent?

• Poor neighborhoods in Vegas getting destroyed by civil asset forfeiture

• Thomas Jefferson warned: a poorly educated society will not remain free. How does government monopoly K-12 schooling affect this?

• Are government entitlement programs Ponzi schemes?

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1. Duarte Nursery vs Corps of Engineers which resulted in a farmer settling for $1.1 million dollars in fines for plowing a field. Information can be found on Pacific Legal Foundations Web Site.

2. The lame stream media’s selective approach to first amendment rights. Should everyone have the right to protest and hold rallies or only those that are politically correct or supported by the left? Charlottesville Rally rally and the resulting violence. A libertarian perspective.