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Astonishing, historic deluge inundates Dubai; Climate impacts will cost global economy $38 trillion a year by 2049, new study calculates; New lightbulb efficiency standards will save consumers money; PLUS: Biden Administration cracks down on toxic silica dust to protect workers' lungs... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

This time on Code WACK! What the heck is going on with Medicare for All in California? Can single-payer advocates overcome their differences and finally win health care for all in the Golden State? What’s the significance of two recent bills, Senate Bill 770, and Assembly Bill 2200, in achieving Medicare for All in California? To find out, we spoke to Dr. James G. Kahn, an expert in health policy and economics, an advisor to Code WACK! and editor and primary blogger of Health Justice Monitor, a health policy blog. This is the first episode in a two-part series. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

TRUMP SLEEPS, No jurors; Coachella Isn't Cool; Are the Arts over? Karel Cast 24-46 The first former President on trial for a felony and he…sleeps. Meanwhile they can't find impartial jurors, and how could they? The media has kept him in every part of our lives for eight years…you'd have to get Martians to be on the jury, or people from other countries, to find someone without an opinion of him. Subsequently, no jurors have been found. Coachella isn't cool, or fun, or innovative. It's a cash machine for a horrid person, so why do people go? Because they're idiots. Like the guys that destroyed part of Lake Meade National Park, idiots. Like the tow truck driver in SF trying to hook up to a car in traffic with people in it…idiots. There's just no shortage of idiots. I went to a Grammy mixer and met fabulous artists like Angela Winbush and Tommy Tutone as well as remixer and producer Chris Cox. What was the consensus? That it's getting harder and harder to make money in the music industry and arts all together. Is the age of artists over? Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember. https://youtu.be/X-gxZ872DRc

Leslie is joined by the International President of the United Steelworkers (USW), David McCall. The two explore the topic of restoring the United States' lost shipbuilding capacity. President McCall first details how the USW, alongside four other labor organizations, filed a petition last month requesting the United States Trade Representative (USTR) open an investigation into China’s non-market practices as it seeks to dominate the commercial shipping market. Next, Leslie and President McCall discuss how the loss of shipbuilding capacity poses a grave threat to America's national security. The pair also explores how the U.S. loss of commercial shipbuilding capacity has directly resulted in the loss of high-paying manufacturing jobs in the sector and across the supply chain. Finally, President McCall breaks down how the COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the danger of relying on foreign manufacturers to supply America's needs. President McCall previously served four years as International Vice President, leading negotiations that delivered wage increases, stronger job security and other gains for tens of thousands of workers in steel, tire and other key industries. McCall, a fourth-generation Steelworker, was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. His great-grandfather, grandfather, great-uncles, uncles and mother all worked at U.S. Steel’s Gary Works, and he walked his first picket line at age 7 during the USW’s 116-day, industry-wide strike in 1959. The website for the United Steelworkers is www.USW.org and their handle on X, Facebook and Instagram is @steelworkers.

Record ocean heat is bleaching coral reefs around the world; Biden raises royalties to drill and mine on public lands, the first update in a century; Innovation in Indiana: wireless EV charging roads; PLUS: Bizarre fish behavior is a marine mystery in Florida... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. Brad is first joined by Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, which fights to address the retirement income crisis by protecting and expanding America's Social Security system. Social Security Works is the convening organization of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition— a coalition made up of over 340 national and state organizations representing over 50 million Americans. Brad and Alex talk about the GOP's fight to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits, including former President Trump's comments in support of those cuts during a recent interview on CNBC. The 'Social Security Works' website is www.socialsecurityworks.org and their handle on X is @ssworks. Alex's handle there is @alaw202. Brad is then joined by Joshua Green of Bloomberg Businessweek. They discuss Joshua's new book, "The Rebels: Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and the Struggle for a New American Politics." The book is available for purchase here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586025/the-rebels-by-joshua-green/ Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His handle on X is @BradBannon. You can watch the show's livestream at any of the following three links: X: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ZkKzjVgApDKv Facebook: https://fb.watch/rtqUPJBuFA/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/cTU9T-4Wnl8?feature=share

It’s a strange world we inhabit. The most sane person I knew is now the one least tethered to reality. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was a stalwart of our initial progressive talk effort, Air America. Bobby was smart and savvy. As a law professor, he could explain the economically and morally unsustainable nature of slavery, or as a leader of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), he could tell you about our troubles with water pollution. Then, inexplicably, he went off the rails and became an anti-vaxxer, followed soon after by his conversion to conspiracy theory super-spreader. It’s not often that I speak about newsmakers from my personal experience, but this is one of those rare times. I hope you’ll listen.

MONDAY MADNESS: Trump on Trial; Iran, Israel, US; $treaming Ripoff; Karel Cast 24-45 by Progressive Voices

Next time on The State of Belief: R. G. Cravens, author of the new book Yes Gawd!: How Faith Shapes LGBT Identity and Politics in the United States. We’ll talk about the ways religious affiliation – or no affiliation – informs the way members of this community see themselves, as well as the nation in which we all live. Dr. Cravens is Senior Research Analyst at the Southern Poverty Law Center. We’ll dig into several important recent reports that bear R. G.’s name, including the toxic feedback loop of anti-Trans pseudoscience being amplified by prominent religious right voices, and the very real attack on religious freedom manifest by attacks on LGBT-inclusive houses of worship.

Why does our society produce more poverty than other wealthy countries? Why don’t we - or why can’t we - change our incentives? Questions like this drive MARK RANK, in his books, POORLY UNDERSTOOD: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty, and THE POVERTY PARADOX:Understanding Economic Hardship Amid American Prosperity, and in his latest, THE RANDOM FACTOR: How Chance & Luck Profoundly Shape Our Lives and the World Around Us.

Another day in the United States of Serfs and Lords. Without a hint of irony, Traitor Trump and collaborator Mike Johnson propose "election integrity" policy that already exists. Republicans usher us from one fake crisis to another. Comedian Poppy Champlin calls to discuss the madness.

This time on Code WACK! Will California’s new single payer bill, CalCare, be a tough sell for the state’s legislature, even if most of the state’s residents want Medicare for All? What political hurdles must be cleared before such a bill would pass? And what would it mean for single payer efforts if Donald Trump is re-elected president this year? To find out, we spoke to Assemblymember Ash Kalra. As a longstanding champion of single-payer health care, Assemblymember Kalra introduced statewide legislation known as CalCare (AB 1400 in 2021 and AB 2200 in 2023), which would guarantee comprehensive, high-quality health care for all Californians as a human right. This is the second episode in a two-part series. Check out the Transcript and Show Notes for more!

ANSWER ME! I’ve Got Questions For You; Plus OJ Dies And Dr. Influencer? Karel Cast 24-44 OJ Simpson, who was found civilly liable for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, has died of prostate cancer. How should the media treat it? Sports star? Famous football player? Acquitted murderer? Felon? How should we publicly treat the death of people who, according to civil courts, have done terrible, terrible things. And what did his trial say about us? Do people under 40 today have it harder or easier than Baby Boomers did? That’s a question of the day and I want to read your comments below, so post them. Also; Would you go to a doctor who was an influencer? Who spent time online promoting themselves, their brand and their content? And in the movie Civil War out this weekend, the filmmaker doesn’t take sides. Should he? There’s two sides to EVERY story, a right and wrong one, and that’s it. Why do we act now like there may be two right sides? Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember. https://youtu.be/vWPhMc8u36o

March 2024 was the hottest March ever recorded, continuing a 10-month record hot streak; European court rules Switzerland's climate inaction violates human rights; Norfolk Southern settles East Palestine lawsuits for $600 million; PLUS: EPA cracks down on airborne pollution from chemical plants and toxic 'forever chemicals' in drinking water... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

The Student Debt Crisis Center takes over the airwaves of 'the Leslie Marshall Show,' where they detail the President's latest announcement on student debt cancellation, the important deadline at the end of the month, and the latest Senate hearing focused on Mohela. They'll cover updates and, as always, talk about what actions folks should take and the available programs. This episode's SDCC hosts are President and Founder, Natalia Abrams, Managing Director, Sabrina Calazans, and Policy Advisor, Spencer Dixon. The Student Debt Crisis Center (SDCC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that centers the needs and voices of borrowers, and partners with allies, to impact public policy and end the student debt crisis. The SDCC website is StudentDebtCrisis.org and their handle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook is @DebtCrisisOrg.

OK BOOMER! Is 21 too young for 65? Arizona Goes Medieval Karel Cast 24-43 Arizona is going to enforce an abortion law from…1864…and that speaks volumes for who these people are; they are medieval leftovers, religious zealots, misogynist, subservients…Handmaid Tale much? OK BOOMER is the battle cry of GenX, Y, Z, Alpha and Millenials, but why do they consider it an insult and what, exactly is their beef? Russel Simmons 21 year old daughter is dating a 65 year old…is that too far of an age difference or is there such a thing? What's really on my mind today? Caring when you shouldn't. Putting emotional energy in to someone or something that doesn't care about you. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.

Leslie is joined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union. First, Scott explains how high interest rates and trade deficits are stifling U.S. factory jobs growth. Second, Leslie and Scott move across the globe to discuss China, where U.S. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, is wrapping up a five day trip. Scott begins this discussion by highlighting how Beijing's economic success remains tied to U.S. market access, and how that offers America leverage. Next, Leslie and Scott discuss the increasingly high risk that China will flood the globe with EVs and green tech thanks to their government subsidized overcapacity in both industries. During her current trip to the Communist nation, Secretary Yellen says that the concern about excess capacity is shared by many other countries in addition to the U.S., both developing as well as rich ones. “This is not anti-China policy,” she said. “It’s an effort for us to mitigate the risks from the inevitable global economic dislocation that will result if China doesn’t adjust its policies.” Finally, Scott shares the advice he provided to a panel convened last week by the Washington International Trade Association (WITA) about Chinese auto imports. To summarize, he encourages the U.S. not to wait for China’s heavily subsidized car to arrive here. But instead, to be PROACTIVE! For over 16 years, Scott Paul and AAM have worked to make American manufacturing a top-of-mind issue for voters and our national leaders through effective advocacy, innovative research, and a savvy public relations strategy. Their website is www.AmericanManufacturing.org and their handle on X is @KeepItMadeInUSA. Scott's handle is @ScottPaulAAM.

Buckle up! It's going to be a hyperactive hurricane season; New study finds half of the Colorado River's water is used to grow feed for cattle; Good news for CA snowpack, for now; PLUS: Disney's Tomorrowland says goodbye to Yesterdayville... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

It’s a strange world we live in. The latest weirdness comes, of course, from the internet, where we find “farmers” trying to get you to fertilize their crop of conspiracy theories. In this short commentary, you’ll hear about how important it is to broaden your news sources, lest you become an unwitting accomplice.

REPENT! The End is Neigh! NYC Shakes, Eclipse; 911 Triggers Karel Cast 24-42 The eclipse today has brought out the wack jobs including MTG. Have we gone that far back in time that we now accept thinking from the Middle Ages? Well, in a word, yes. Plus, NYC shakes and you would think the Empire State Bldg was in rubble…why doesn’t anyone understand tectonics? As 911 enters its seventh year and 100th episode, a favorite character has come out as Bisexual. And that was it. Triggers triggers triggers. But why? Isn’t being Bi a more natural state of being human? And what’s really on my mind today? Money, and I’ll tell you why. Watch on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcast. Subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com The Karel Cast is heard three times a week on all your favorite streaming services and the video can be seen on Youtube. Karel is a history-making #LGBTQ talk show host currently living in Las Vegas with his pup Ember.