Kill Bills No Bull Zone

Program Summary April 18, 2016

Hear former Rep. "Kill Bill" Otto of the old 9th District House seat discuss during the 2nd hour Kansas statehouse affairs after these pre-recorded news programs.

Latest Counterspin (30 min.)  See: http://fair.org/

Description:  This week on CounterSpin: Media are talking about the Panama Papers—the prodigious database leak from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, that specializes in shell companies popular with those looking to hide money from the law. But to the extent that they treat it as Shocking Transgressions of the Rich and Powerful, the press are missing the point. Mossack Fonseca is not a unique operation; there’s nothing special about Panama; and most of what’s going on is—if not “perfectly legal”—legal, anyway. We talk about using the Panama Papers to push for real change with investigative economist James Henry, author of The Blood Bankers: Tales from the Global Underground Economy.

Free Speech Radio News (30 min.)  See: http://fsrn.org/

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Workers protest and strike nationwide, including 40,000 from Verizon
Week-long Democracy Spring protests in D.C.; more than 600 activists arrested
Occupy-style Nuit Debout movement persists in Paris’ Place de la République
Yale University announces $10 million divestment from fossil fuel projects
For the first time, elections for UN Secretary General include public campaigns
Uncertainty and legal limbo further complicate refugee trauma at Idomeni camp