Did McDonalds Really Do That?! Plus Common Sense Not Defined by Party Lines

First Hour:

Daniel Marans with Take Action News describes how Elizabeth Warren is still standing up to big banks, and explains the significance of Rand Paul's filibuster. Rep. Brandon Dillon joins Buck Geno from Work in Progress to discuss Right to Work in Michigan.

Second Hour:
Hal Donahue with What Vets Need to Know brings Annessa Fetchen, a veterans service officer who files claims for veterans and their families, to discuss why the upper level of Veterans' Administration is backlogging the local offices, and how to solve the problem.Ten minute world labor news feature, Solidarity News. Ed Malaga, president of the DC American Federation of Musicians, discusses why unions are important for musicians, including a lock out in Minnesota.

Last Hour:
Ed Coyle from the Alliance for Retired Americans talks about what budget cuts mean for the lives of seniors in real world terms.

What is McDonalds doing? Calvin Skinner from the Guest Workers Alliance reports that they're about to protest at a Pittsburgh McDonalds. He says students who paid thousands to come to the US and work in a cultural exchange environment are being exploited by McDonalds in shocking ways.

Berry Craig from the Kentucky Labor Institute follows this up with why and how we need to use the media to draw attention to these kinds of issues.