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Obama, Republicans, and “Free Trade” Democrats Win Fast Track Authority: Let the Race to Bottom Begin

June 23, 2015 1

When Obama was campaigning for the presidency in 2008, he told workers and union members to their faces that if “American workers are being denied their right to organize and collectively bargain, when I’m in […]

RAGING MONDAY! Kevin Mahoney Joins Rick Smith to Rage on the TPP and Obama’s Attack on Progressives

May 12, 2015 0

It’s RAGING MONDAY once again! Kevin Mahoney, Editor Zero at Raging Chicken Press joins Rick to talk TPP and the President’s reaction to progressives criticizing his trade agenda. You can read Mahoney’s article on Raging Chicken […]

Obama Throws Punches at Bound and Gagged Progressives Over TPP

May 12, 2015 4

Editor’s Note: The U.S. Senate is voting on fast-track today. Call your Senators, Representatives, and sign the petition to say no to fast-track. Listen to Kevin Mahoney’s interview on the Rick Smith Show about Obama’s […]

#StopFastTrack: James Hoffa Calls Bullshit On Obama’s TPP Strategy

April 28, 2015 0

Teamsters President James Hoffa was in Hershey this week for the annual Pennsylvania Conference of Teamsters. At the conference, Hoffa was interviewed by Rick Smith, host of the Rick Smith Show, and at the beginning […]

Rick Smith Talks with Melinda St. Louis, Int’nat Campaign Director at Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch, about Stopping TPP | February 26, 2015

February 27, 2015 0

Melinda St. Louis, International Campaign Director at Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch joins Rick to talk about their campaign to stop Fast Track Authority of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement. Listen to Melinda’s interview […]

Fred Azcarate, Executive Director of US Action, Gives a Passionate, Fight-Back Speech at PA Progressive Summit | Audio

February 9, 2015 0

If the coffee had not yet kicked in for attendees of Saturday morning’s kick-off session at the PA Progressive Summit in Harrisburg this past weekend, everyone was wide awake by the time Fred Azcarate, Executive […]

Why Are People So Opposed to the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)? What, You Don’t Know What This Is? WATCH!

January 30, 2015 0

Robert Reich explains the TPP in under three minutes. Right here:

Rick Smith Talks with Phila Back about the Ultimate Corporate Power Grab – TPP | January 28, 2015

January 28, 2015 0

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Rick Smith Talks with Phila Back about the Ultimate Corporate Power Grab - TPP | January 28, 2015

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Phila Back joins Rick to talk trade and why giving President Obama Fast Track Authority is a bad deal for workers, consumers, and the nation. Listen to Phila’s interview HERE

Rick Smith Interviews Dan Long, Legislation and Political Action Coordinator in PA about the Mother of all Free Trade Deals | January 20, 2015

January 21, 2015 0

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Rick Smith Interviews Dan Long, Legislation and Political Action Coordinator in PA about the Mother of all Free Trade Deals | January 20, 2015

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Dan Long, CWA’s Legislation and Political Action Coordinator in Pennsylvania talks about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement and the need to stop Fast Track authority. Listen to Dan’s interview HERE

Today on the Rick Smith Show: Auditor General Talks Pension Crisis; Union Workers are Happier; Anti-Worker Legislation On Its Way; and the Need to Kill TPP

January 15, 2015 0

Here’s today’s line up for the Rick Smith Show: PA Auditor General Eugene DePasquale talks about the growing problem with Municipal pension and the need for the General Assembly to act responsibly. Steve Kreisberg, AFSCME’s […]