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Congressional Approval Trending to Zero

Fred Lundgren | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics
Fred Lundgren

Since 2001, Congressional approval has declined by an average of 4.17 percent each year. This trend line reaches zero by 2016.

WATCH: Colbert Mocks Right Over Nutty Conspiracy Theory

Posted 05.07.2013 | Comedy

Have you heard that the government is buying up billions of bullets in bulk so that when the feds inevitably go to war with the American citizenry, we...

Rhode Island Equality, Breakthrough NY and 20th Street Park on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 04.29.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week, we started out with an update from Cathy Marino-Thomas, President of Marriage Equality USA, about the recent win in Rhode Island and debates in Nevada and elsewhere.

Geraldo: Talk Radio Ruining GOP

The Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 04.29.2013 | Media

In an interview with HuffPost Live Monday, Fox News host Geraldo Rivera echoed Republican strategist Frank Luntz's controversial leaked comments about...

Bill Thompson on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 04.05.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week, I spoke to mayoral candidate Bill Thompson about ending pay-to-play, paid sick leave, affordable housing and a lot more. Listen below: Or...

Marriage Equality, Fair Elections and LGBT Culture in NYC on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 03.31.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week, I spoke to David Badash of The New Civil Rights Movement and photographer/activist Jenna Pope about the Marriage Equality debates at the Supreme Court.

John Liu and the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 03.28.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week, I was joined in the studio by NYC Comptroller and newly declared mayoral candidate John C. Liu. Topics include the controversial "stop & frisk," housing and LGBT politics.

Occupy the NRA, Organizing 2.0 & Marriage Equality on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 05.20.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week, I spoke to Jesse Smith Campoamor of 1199 SEIU and Karanja Gaçuça, Kanene Holder and Andrea Ciannavei of Occupy the NRA about stopping gun violence and two actions taking place in New York.

Scalia: Recuse or Resign

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.14.2013 | Politics
Brent Budowsky

Scalia has a right to believe voting rights are a "perpetuation of racial entitlement" for blacks and Hispanics, but should promote this repellent and biased view on conservative talk radio, not the court.

Save LICH Hospital & The Slant on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 05.11.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week I spoke to Linda O'Neil of New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), Brooklyn State Committeewoman Jo Anne Simon and District Leader Paul Newell about how to Save LICH (Long Island College Hospital) in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.

Robert Jackson, Transit Forward, a Million Hoodies and Moms Demand Action on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 05.04.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week I spoke to City Council Member Robert Jackson on education funding in NY and the recent lawsuit to restore $250 million to the city school b...

NAACP and Harlem Pride on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 05.04.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week I spoke to Scot X Esdaile and Marvin Bing Jr. of the NAACP and journalist Roy Paul about the NYC Mayor's race, Bing's IMPACT Leader of the Month award, civil rights work today and more.

Latinos Renew Protests Against Talk Radio Show

The Huffington Post | Posted 02.12.2013 | Latino Voices

A Latino group is re-launching a campaign against a talk radio show it accuses of fueling hate speech against Hispanics. The National Hispanic Med...

David Badash and WIN NYC's Rachel Eve Stein on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 04.14.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week on Yetta Kurland LIVE! I spoke with David Badash of The New Civil Rights Movement about marriage equality in the UK and Illinois, gays in the Boy Scouts, Ed Koch and more. Then we talked to Rachel Eve Stein of Women's Information Network NYC about women's empowerment in New York.

Sal Albanese, Staceyann Chin and Antonino D'Ambrosio, and The People's Recovery Summit on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 04.05.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week, NYC mayoral candidate Sal Albanese talked to me about why he's running, how things have changed since the '90s and how it should change in the next four years.

Jon Ward

Marco Rubio Slays Rush Limbaugh

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 01.29.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Marco Rubio's plan to appear on conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh's radio show Tuesday had seemed, a day before, like a bad idea. Limbau...

Marco Rubio's Conservative Talk Radio Charm Offensive

The Huffington Post | Jon Ward | Posted 01.24.2013 | Politics

Earlier this month, I asked someone close to Marco Rubio what they thought I should watch to see how the right reacts to his push for immigration refo...

Violence Against Women Act, Grindr & a Look Back at 2012 on Yetta Kurland LIVE!

Yetta Kurland | Posted 03.23.2013 | Gay Voices
Yetta Kurland

This week, I spoke to Sharon Stapel of the New York City Anti-Violence Project and Susanna Saul and Carmen Del Rey of inMotion, Inc. about the Violence Against Women Act. Then Catherine Abate of Community Healthcare Network spoke to us about on Grindr and public health.

Shouting About The Arts On Talk Radio

Howard Sherman | Posted 03.16.2013 | Arts
Howard Sherman

While the idea of all-arts talk radio, modeled on sports talk radio, may strike one upon first thought as rather absurd, I think my friend Pia Catton ...

The Demise of Boston Talk and the Ongoing Collapse of Corporate Radio

Dan Kennedy | Posted 03.05.2013 | Media
Dan Kennedy

What happened to talk radio in Boston? I would point to three factors. And I would suggest that none of these are unique to our part of the country. Boston may be on the leading edge, but these same trends could sweep away talk elsewhere, too.

The Prank That Sank

Jocelyn Greenky | Posted 02.09.2013 | Media
Jocelyn Greenky

What were those two DJs thinking? Answer: Only themselves. My heart sank when I read the news that the nurse tragically died after being a victim of...

The Crazy Base Won't Let the Republican Party Change

Bob Cesca | Posted 02.05.2013 | Politics
Bob Cesca

The bumper-sticker party of "these colors don't run" -- the party that practically branded the notion of American patriotism -- is only around half-sure that it doesn't want to abandon the United States. The other half is split between still making up its mind on secession and totally wanting to secede right away.

The Republican "Bubble" Is Yet to Be Popped

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 02.03.2013 | Politics
Joseph A. Palermo

Before the liberals write the GOP's obituary it would be wise to acknowledge the role other "bubbles" play in inventing new and ingenious ways to get people to vote against their own self-interests. Rather than one all-encompassing "bubble" that hermetically seals the Republicans inside their media universe, there's no shortage of other equally important bubbles that serve corporate power. These bubbles often overlap in influence and personnel and still possess the awe-inspiring ability to persuade public opinion on the problems of greatest magnitude facing the United States today. Although it was amusing on election night to see Karl Rove on Fox News refuse to accept the reality of President Obama's Ohio victory, we shouldn't be too quick to draw totalizing conclusions from the Democratic victories.

Will the FCC Finally Act to Enforce the Rule of Law and Protect Our Public Airwaves?

Sue Wilson | Posted 01.27.2013 | Media
Sue Wilson

In Milwaukee five right-wing talkers on two stations directly supported Republican candidates 15 hours a day, five days a week. But these are public airwaves, not Republican airwaves, so the Media Action Center filed a legal challenge with the FCC to deny WISN and WTMJ their licenses.

GOP Hopes Succumb to Fringe Politics

David Jenkins | Posted 01.06.2013 | Politics
David Jenkins

That Republicans failed to capitalize on such an advantageous political landscape, should be cause for honest reflection, not illogical scapegoating. Blaming the wrong thing will only guarantee similar failures in the future.