Thomas Mann, co-author of "It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System collided With the New Politics of Extremism" joins D.R. Tucker and Betsy for a lively conversation on the self-destructing Republican machine, especially as it relates to climate change denial! The Brookings Institution Senior Fellow does not hold back in putting most of the blame on conservatives and Tea Party extremists for today's legislative logjam.
Category Archives: 2012
Thomas Mann: ‘It’s Even Worse Than It Looks”
- Thursday, 24 May 2012 20:23
- Written by Betsy Rosenberg
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Brad Johnson: Defund the Heartland Institute
- Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:54
- Written by Betsy Rosenberg
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The wheels are really coming off for The Heartland Institute. Brad Johnson, Campaign Manager for Forecast The Facts, is just back from the HI’s incredibly shrinking annual conference!
Rolf Sklar: KFC Stop Trashing Rain Forests
- Thursday, 24 May 2012 19:35
- Written by Betsy Rosenberg
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KFC and its parent company, YUM Brands, are the target of a worldwide Greenpeace protest. Forest Campaign Director, Rolf Sklar, tells us why.
Gabe Elsner: Checks and Balances
- Friday, 18 May 2012 05:55
- Written by Betsy Rosenberg
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The Co-director of a new watch dog group, Checks and Balances, joins The Green Front to talk about what they've unearthed from ultra conservative think tanks about plans to destroy our earth! Gabe Elsner digs up more dirt on the American Tradition Institute, a new coalition aimed at discrediting climate science and viability of renewable energy sources, in order to preserve the status quo dominance of fossil fuels and erode support for President Obama.
Alec Loorz: Kids Vs Global Warming
- Friday, 18 May 2012 05:54
- Written by Betsy Rosenberg
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Teen climate activist Alec Loorz of Imatter, brings us up to date on legal efforts to hold all three branches of government accountable for taking steps to reduce climate change.