The Matthew Filipowicz Show

Episode 221 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have the President of the Chicago Teachers Union, Karen Lewis, here to discuss Rahm Emanuel’s war on public education in Chicago.

We also have journalist Sarah Jaffe back on the show to discuss how a union in Oregon using collective bargaining talks to go after the big banks that wrecked the economy.

We’ll also discuss 19 people getting shot at a Mother’s Day Parade in New Orleans, the DOJ secretly getting journalist’s phone records at the AP, how we’ve passed the dangerous carbon milestone of 400 ppm and what that means for our species.

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Episode 209 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have author and historian Rick Perlstein back on the show to discuss how Chicago teachers and activists are fighting back against Rahm Emanuel’s Shock Doctrine school closings.

We also have Stanford professor Mark Jacobson here to discuss his study that found that New York State could transfer to 100% renewable energy by 2030.

We’ll also discuss the tar sands pipeline oil spill in an Arkansas neighborhood, and how we could be seeing a lot more spills if the Keystone XL Pipeline is approved.

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Episode 208 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Gaius Publius from AmericaBlog back on the show to give us the latest on the sequester and Grand Bargain madness.

We also have comedian and satirist Rick Overton on the show to discuss the intersection of comedy, politics and activism.

We’ll also discuss the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments for Prop 8 and DOMA, and discuss the massive protest in Chicago to protest Rahm Emanuel’s racist school closings.

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Episode 206 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have comedian and author Katie Goodman here to discuss how the actual members of both parties are more progressive than the politicians that represent them.

We also have Kenzo Shibata from the Chicago Teachers Union back on the show to discuss how parents and teachers are fighting back against Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s racist school closings and CPS’ banning of the book, Persepolis.

We’ll also discuss the 10 year anniversary of the United States invading Iraq and read the last letter from a dying veteran to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

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Episode 192 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Tracy Weitz from Advancing New Standards In Reproductive Health here to discuss their new study finding that abortions are just as safe when performed by nurse practitioners, physician assistants and certified mid-wives as when performed by physicians.

We also have Tyler Zimmer from the Occupied Chicago Tribune here to discuss the real effects of austerity when it comes to CTA fare hikes and service cuts.

We’ll also discuss how the economy is now heading into a double dip recession due to the lack of government spending.

Our writer-performer today is Tim Grimes.

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Episode 155 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Professor Noam Chomsky here to discuss Occupy Wall Street’s one year anniversary and how progressives and activists should approach the 2012 election.

We’ll also discuss Rahm Emanuel’s City Council Floor Leader threatening to take away Chicago Teachers’ right to strike, President Obama opening 38 million more acres of the Gulf coast for off-shore drilling, and Tar Sands Blockade activists climbing and occupying 80 foot tall trees to block the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

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Our writer/performer today was Tim Grimes.

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Matthew Filipowicz interviews Professor Noam Chomsky.
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Episode 154 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Chris Faraone from the Boston Phoenix back on the show to discuss his arrest at the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street, S17.

We also have Amanda Marcotte back on the show to discuss the problem of harassment and sexism that women continue to face online and in-person.

We’ll also discuss what the Chicago Teachers Union won and what progressives can learn from their victory.

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Episode 151 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate Cheri Honkala back on the show to discuss her campaign with Jill Stein and getting arrested while Occupying Fannie Mae.

We also have journalist and author Greg Palast back on the show to discuss his new book, Billionaires and Ballot Bandits: How To Steal An Election In 9 Easy Steps.

We’ll also discuss the Chicago Teachers Strike, how Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan support Rahm Emanuel’s efforts in busting the teacher’s union, where President Obama stands on the strike, and what progressives can learn from the CTU.

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Episode 150 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Kenzo Shibata from the Chicago Teacher’s Union here to discuss Rahm Emanuel and the looming Chicago teacher’s strike.

We also have Chris Faraone from the Boston Phoenix back on the show to discuss the protests outside the DNC in Charlotte, North Carolina.

We’ll also discuss Elizabeth Warren’s run for Senate and the embarrassing attempt by Democrats to add God and Jerusalem to the DNC platform.

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Our writer/performers today are Bob Rok and Tim Grimes.

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Episode 149 of the Matthew Filipowicz Show is now available to stream and download.

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Coming up on today’s show, we have Salon’s Josh Eidelson back on the show to discuss how the Democrats poor treatment of unions, and the choice of Charlotte for the DNC hurts them, even as Republicans adopt Scott Walker’s anti-union strategy in their national platform.

We also have activist Ron Seifert from Tar Sands Blockade here to tell the story of seven people who were arrested after chaining themselves to a TransCanada truck to block the Keystone XL Pipeline.

We’ll also discuss the Obama administration announcement that there will be no prosecutions in George W. Bush’s CIA torture cases.

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Our writer/performer today is Kate Ward.

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