The Rick Smith Show

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On Tuesday of last week, Trump sent out a letter ordering a freeze on all federal aid spending, slashing everything from Medicare to school lunches. Then, two days later, he rescinded the letter. This is a perfect example of the Trump governing philosophy, which is "chaos for chaos' sake." We discuss this and more with former US Congressman Andy Levin and Ted Genoways of The Food and E...

Just days ago, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that basically cut off all federal funding for most of our safety net programs, instantly creating funding issues all over America. This is chaos by design, and it will be followed by massive cuts to many of the most vital domestic programs in American history. We discuss this and more with guests Randi Weingarten of The American Federation of...

After denying that Project 2025 was the Republican plan during the campaign, now that Trump has been elected, he is enacting policy after policy that comes straight from the Project 2025 playbook. This should surprise no one, yet many Americans are expressing surprise anyway, mostly due to the fact that they listen to right-wing media and its firehose of lies, and mainstream media is entirely popu...

Americans are beginning to understand that none of the campaign promises are ever going to come true, and as we come to terms with just how fooled we were, the awful policies begin. We discuss this and more with Alex lawson of Social Security Works and podcast host Rich Ojeda. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV:  www.freespeech.org Find us on: ·      DirecTV (Channel 348) ·      Dish (...

The Trump Administration just completed its first week in power, and the results are about as terrible as we expected. Working families are going to be Trump's primary target for the next four years, and they're getting started fast. We will discuss this and more with Jeff Hauser of The Revolving Door Project, and Union Attorney David Borer. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV: ...

After fuming about Biden's pardons and commutations, Trump himself just released aver 1500 J6 terrorists. And after saying repeatedly that drug dealers shot be executed, he also pardoned one of America's biggest drug dealers, proving once again that in Trumpworld, truth is much stranger than fiction. Our guest today is Ian Millhiser, Senior Correspondent at Vox. Don’t miss our daily TV sho...

We get it. There's a lot of anxiety out there right now, and most of it is justified. But in order to not fall for the distractions, we are going to intentionally look past the latest outrage and focus instead on the sleight-of-hand thievery going on just behind it. And some of our friends from The Center for American Progress and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) are going to help....

It was an Inauguration Day to remember - Elon did a Nazi salute, Trump took the oath of office without putting his hand on the Bible ... oh, and every J6 terrorist got a pardon, and Trump started his attack on federal workers and anyone who hasn't yet kissed the ring. We discuss this and more with Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing, and Sarah Burris of raw Story. Don’t miss...

Well, Dictator Day has arrived, and the Trump team is busy trying to make it look like it's the biggest Inauguration Day ever, but after moving the vent indoors to avoid those pesky drone images of what most believe will be the least attended inauguration in American history, we are preparing for the ceaseless spin machine to tell us not to believe what we can clearly see. And once it's ov...

As wildfires continue to burn in California, the Trump team is signaling that they may withhold aid to the region due to insufficient loyalty shown to Trump by California's leaders. We're not kidding - the loyalty tests are a real thing. Also, the incoming administration has begun its inquisition of current government employees, identifying and then firing anyone who isn't Trump-y enou...

So the Trump Administration hasn't even begun yet, and Congress is already trying to repeal the progress made during Joe Biden's historic four years. First on the chopping block is the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes a number of items relevant to working Americans, including the $35 per month cap on insulin. Prices on many things are about to go up, and way up. Big win for Big Phar...

Here we go again. Another promise made, and another promise broken, This time, it's Elon Musk, the DOGE-boi himself, admitting that his program probably won't be able to come up with the 2 trillion in cuts he promised during the campaign. So far, Trump and his new work wife have rolled back pretty much every campaign promise, so expect more of this going forward. But you can bet the mortga...

Another day of chaos theater from the soon-to-be President of The United States. After seeing this train wreck before, we've become accustomed to hearing and then ignoring the crazy things he says, so he goes bigger and crazier until we can ignore him no more. Today he's talking about annexing Greenland and Canada, invading the Panama Canal, and renaming the Gulf of Mexico. You just can&#3...

Today we're talking about business, and how so many Americans seem to think that running government "like a business" is something we should want. In fact, it was a motivating factor for many voters in the last election. Well, now that the corporate vultures are about to take control, we're all going to learn what running a country "like a business" really means, and we&#39...

Inauguration Day is approaching quickly, and Trump is already rolling back nearly all of his promises to working people. Project 2025 is now the Republican agenda, and it is already becoming legislation. So as the prices stay high and Social Security and Medicare get cut, will working families begin to regret our decision, or will we simply double down on our mistake by pridefully claiming that po...

December 20, 2024 As America braces for a Trump presidency, and as American legacy media cowers in the corner rather than do their jobs, we find ourselves right back where we were four years ago - at the mercy of a narcissist and his billionaire friends. And we're already enduring the daily nonsense cooked up by the incoming administration to distract us from their thieving. And unless America...

December 19, 2024 Wal-Mart - the largest employer in the world, has just started forcing workers to wear body cameras. They say it's for "safety" but working people know better. It'll be used as a means of control, and as a way to force people to work at a dangerous pace. Expect more and more of this as the Trump war on working families grows. We discuss this and more with Morris P...

December 18, 2024 The time will come, and very soon, when we all understand that our next batch of public servants have no interest in serving the public at all. As we enter into four years in which the wealthy will absolutely rob and pillage the working-class, there is very little that any of us can do about it. We discuss this and more with Lori Wallach of The American Economic Liberties Project...

December 17, 2024 The working-class voters didn't just elect Trump. We gave him the House, the Senate, and The White House - the legislative hat trick. And he's going to use it to absolutely decimate the very people who put him in office. We discuss what will happen, and what might happen, with former GOP Congressman Bob Ney, and Sarah Burris of Raw Story. Don’t miss our daily TV show on F...

December 16, 2024 The next four years are going to be an absolute war against working-class Americans - the very working-class American who voted for Trump, and also the ones that didn't. Prepare for the most corrupt four years in American history. It's going to be quite a ride. Today's guests are Michael Sainato of The Guardian and Ian Millhiser of Vox. Don’t miss our daily TV show on...

December 12, 2024 As each day passes, and the Trump administration gets closer and closer to power, they are beginning to reveal the truth - they lied about just about everything. The next four years will be a boom time for the super rich, and a bust for everyone else. We discuss this and more with Will Ragland of The Center for American Progress and Laura Packard of Health Care Voter. Don’t miss...

December 11, 2024 In this episode, and in several more to come, we are going to take a look at what the first 100 days of the Trump presidency might look like. Also, we will discuss China policy present and future, and discuss the arrest of the man who allegedly killed a corporate pirate on the streets of Manhattan. Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing is our guest. Don’t miss our...

December 10, 2024 As we get closer to a Trump presidency, we are learning more and more about the differences between Republican promises and Republican actions. After denying all knowledge of Project 2025 and swearing up and down that they won't cut Social Security and Medicare, now that they won, the GOP is full steam ahead on the Project 2025 agenda, and they are also admitting that they ar...

December 9, 2024 As every new days passes, we hear more and more about the extreme agenda promised by the Trump administration, and many of the moves he's promising (like revenge tariffs and mass deportation) are sure to wreak havoc on the American economy. We discuss this and more with Economics Professor Matias Vernengo ion Bucknell University. Don’t miss our daily TV show on Free Speech TV:...