AmericasDemocrat.org Netcast - May 1st, 2016

Published: May 1, 2016, 12:21 a.m.

On May Day, union lawyer Tom Geoghegan says strengthening the labor movement is the key to rebuilding the middle class. Donald Trump boasts that he will defeat the Islamic State, but Middle East expert and former Ambassador Peter Galbraith says it would take 100,000 U.S. troops and billions of dollars to destroy a movement that will die on its own. And Bill Press talks with USA Today’s Susan Page about the Ted Cruz-Carly Fiorina ticket.

 

Tom Geoghegan

Labor lawyer Tom Geoghegan says the outlook for labor is terrible as long as Republicans control Congress, and that the way to end that control is to end gerrymandering.

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Peter Galbraith

Middle East expert and former Ambassador Peter Galbraith says it would take 100,000 U.S. troops to destroy the Islamic State, which he thinks is doomed in the long run because it is surrounded by enemies.

 

Susan Page

Bill Press interviews USA Today’s Susan Page.

 

Jim Hightower

Guess who is the biggest player in offshore bank scams.