Episode 35 - October 9, 2010
Episode 35 - October 9, 2010
Left / Right Populism: Part VI
Can principled people on the left and right clean up our democratic institutions?
Left / Right Populism: Part VICan principled people on the left and right clean up our democratic institutions?
- Case-study from Electoral Politics: David Sirota on Tea-party-backed candidate for US Senate in Colorado, Ken Buck.
- Shared Left/Right Populist Anger: CNN interview with David Sirota explains Bush & Obama failure on Financial Bailout.
- MUSIC: Ryan Harvey, "It's Not Just Bush"
- Historical Context of Tea Party: We've seen this before in past decades. Kevin Drum exposes how the Tea Party follows the same broad contours of past right-wing spasms during Democratic Party presidencies.
- Prosecute Bush: An example of a "nation of laws," Iceland is holding its leaders accountable for financial meltdown.
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