The Rick Smith Show

Max Bergman of the Center for American Progress joins us to discuss the situation in Ukraine, and to dispel much of the social media noise about the true state of the crisis on the ground. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch TV, and the show runs every night in prime time on Free Speec...

Scott Paul of The Alliance for American Manufacturing joins to discuss recent and massive investments in American manufacturing by companies like GM and Intel, and largely due to the legislation designed to encourage companies to make products domestically again. Call-in at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow ? Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show stre...

Senator Sherrod Brown joins the show ti discuss the massive investment by Intel to build cutting-edge factories in Ohio, and what those family-sustaining jobs will mean for American working families. Call-in at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow ? Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch...

On this day in labor history, the year was 1921. That was the day Sid Hatfield and 22 other defendants went on trial for the murder of detective Albert Felts. Hatfield was Chief of Police in Matewan, West Virginia when the United Mine Workers came to Mingo County to organize coal miners. The Stone Mountain Coal Company moved to smash union activity. They brought in Baldwin-Felts detectives to evic...

Senator Sherrod Brown joins the program to talk about Intel’s $20 billion investment in Ohio, and what it means for American manufacturing and job creation. We also discuss two new reports on the Russian threat abroad, and the income inequality problem here at home. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow.  Our guests tonight are: US Senator  Sherrod Brown  (D-OH) Scott Paul  of the Alliance for Amer...

Senator Sherrod Brown joins the program to talk about Intel’s $20 billion investment in Ohio, and what it means for American manufacturing and job creation. We also discuss two new reports on the Russian threat abroad, and the income inequality problem here at home. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow.  Our guests tonight are: US Senator  Sherrod Brown  (D-OH) Scott Paul  of the Alliance for Amer...

Senator Sherrod Brown joins the program to talk about Intel’s $20 billion investment in Ohio, and what it means for American manufacturing and job creation. We also discuss two new reports on the Russian threat abroad, and the income inequality problem here at home. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow.  Our guests tonight are: US Senator  Sherrod Brown  (D-OH) Scott Paul  of the Alliance for Amer...

Jack Lobel of Voters of Tomorrow joins us to talk about the issues that matter to America's youth, and what they plan to do to make those plans reality. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch TV, and the show runs every night in pri...

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins the program to talk about the corporate corruption in the judiciary, and we discuss the growing union movement in America, and we also talk about the importance of the youth vote and its critical role in 2022 and beyond. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow. Our guests tonight are: US Senator  Sheldon Whitehouse  (D-RI) Professor and Organizer  Lewis Jones Jack Lob...

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins the program to talk about the corporate corruption in the judiciary, and we discuss the growing union movement in America, and we also talk about the importance of the youth vote and its critical role in 2022 and beyond. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow. Our guests tonight are: US Senator  Sheldon Whitehouse  (D-RI) Professor and Organizer  Lewis Jones Jack Lob...

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse joins the program to talk about the corporate corruption in the judiciary, and we discuss the growing union movement in America, and we also talk about the importance of the youth vote and its critical role in 2022 and beyond. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow. Our guests tonight are: US Senator  Sheldon Whitehouse  (D-RI) Professor and Organizer  Lewis Jones Jack Lob...

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) joins the show to discuss the flood of dark money polluting our judicial system and how that money is used to buy decisions favorable to corporate entities, decisions that are often disastrous for working families in America. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube &am...

Max Burns of The Daily Beast breaks down the current stories coming out of DC, and helps us work through the lunacy so we can get the the heart of the issues that matter to America's working families. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube &...

School boards are becoming the Wild West, the 1/6 commission heats up, Citizens United does exactly what it intended to do, and new documents reveal a 2020 election plot to have the National Guard seize voting machines. Just another day in America’s new normal. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow. Our guests tonight are: Stuart Stevens  of The Lincoln Project Max Burns  of The Daily Beast Healthc...

School boards are becoming the Wild West, the 1/6 commission heats up, Citizens United does exactly what it intended to do, and new documents reveal a 2020 election plot to have the National Guard seize voting machines. Just another day in America’s new normal. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow. Our guests tonight are: Stuart Stevens  of The Lincoln Project Max Burns  of The Daily Beast Healthc...

Scott Dworkin of The Democratic Coalition joins the show to talk about the 1/6 commission, the DOJ and recent revelations about criminal investigations into the True family and businesses, and what we need to do to stop the slide toward authoritarianism that the GOP is creating. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11...

Stuart Stevens of The Lincoln Project joins us to discuss the irreparable harm Trump has done to the Republican Party, and why there may be no way to recover any portion of it in the future. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch TV, an...

On this day in labor history, the year was 1933. That was the day 6,000 workers at Briggs Manufacturing in Detroit walked off the job and sparked a strike wave of 15,000 auto body workers. Briggs made auto bodies for Ford, Chrysler and Hudson in four Detroit-area plants. Their pay and working conditions were considered among the worst in the nation, inspiring the adage, “if poison doesn’t work, tr...

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On this day in labor history, the year was 1959. That was the day the Susquehanna River flooded several mines throughout the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania. It marked the virtual end to coal mining in the Northern Anthracite Region, whose coalmines provided some 11,000 jobs. Knox Coal Company, owned by reputed mobster, John Sciandra, ordered workers to illegally excavate underneath the river to ge...

Jordan Zakarin of More Perfect Union joins us to talk about the King Soopers strike, and other labor related stories from around the country. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch TV, and the show runs every night in prime time on Free...

Journalist Sarah Burris of RawStory breaks down a massive news week, and even bigger news that just dropped today. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch TV, and the show runs every night in prime time on Free Speech TV starting in Janu...

Kim Cordova of UFCW Local 7 in Denver, Colorado joins us to talk about the strike at King Soopers stores and what needs to happen to create a sustainable work environment for hard working families. Call-in at  1-866-416-RICK  (7425) to join the show. Want more #RickShow? Go to  https://www.thericksmithshow.com The Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch...

One small step for the Senate, one giant leap toward autocracy for America. We’ll discuss voting rights and workers’ rights and what we need to do now that the Biden agenda is fully off the rails. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow.  Our guests tonight are: Jordan Zakarin  of More Perfect Union Everett Kelly  of The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Kim Cordova  – President, UFC...

One small step for the Senate, one giant leap toward autocracy for America. We’ll discuss voting rights and workers’ rights and what we need to do now that the Biden agenda is fully off the rails. That and more on tonight’s #RickShow.  Our guests tonight are: Jordan Zakarin  of More Perfect Union Everett Kelly  of The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) Kim Cordova  – President, UFC...