US WORLD REPORT Tom Osborne

If someone asked you, "Does this cell phone make me look fat?" How would you answer? Tell the truth or tell a white lie? Seems pretty unimportant... right? But when it comes to government or politics it can take on a whole new dimension and right here in the United States that's just what has happened. Join Tom Osborne and company as they try to make sense of the last four years.

These are tumultuous times and US World Report, now in its 6th season is back on the air. With our new US president Joe Biden in the White house, it’s no longer business as usual. We hope you enjoy the show’s new format with Moderator Tom Osborne, and  co-hosts Mary Saliba and Dr. David Kanervo. There’s a new executive producer as well. USWR welcomes back Feisal Khan.

VIOLENCE:  FIRE IN AMERICA
Indifference, Silence, Injustice, Anger, the language of the unheard,Police reform, judicial reform, fifty years and where’s the progress? Is it protest or chaos? Mean streets or safe streets?  Military or national guard? Do we go to the street or stay home?Join the US-World Report team as we weigh the consequences of hiding in fear, or living in faith, marching with hope, or sitting safely in silence.  These are the stakes as we explore the topic, Violence in America.

RU Losing Your Mind (Airdate) 05/30/20
For many millions of Americans there is a virus that affects not just our bodies, but for some, our minds.  For some forty million life is out of control. We are overwhelmed with anxiety and depression.  As we panic over our fears for the safety of our families a toxic rage sets in. When our loved ones die visits are denied. We panic over thoughts that our family will be infected if we go to work, where our next pay check is coming from if we don’t, if we can’t get our medication, if our children can’t go to school?  Who do we trust if we can’t trust our government? As the fury of not getting straight answers builds so does our rage. From that rage now comes violence in our streets, where police are given license to shoot first and ask questions later.  Where do we go for help?  Join the US World Report team as they attempt to answer the question:  Are we losing our minds?

TROOPS AT RISK (airdate) 05/23/20
 
This memorial day as we mourn our losses and honor our dead we are reminded of the living who have cheated death.    Among those are soldiers who paid the highest price for our security.  They now face a worldwide plague on the frontlines at home, one that does not respond to AK47s or airstrikes: homelessness, misinformation, finding a doctor you can reach, endless red tape and paperwork that does not apply to you, like coming up with a home address when you are homeless, and those behind the desk who simply want you to go away.  Listen to Michael Sulsona, veteran, leader of veterans, as he raises his voice to guide us through the endless hurdles of bureaucracy and confusing information and tells us what vets need and how you can respond.

Who’s Holding Down The Fort? Airdate 05/16/20
Who is essential?  Who is absolutely necessary? They are the People who make our towns and cities run, the faithful brace of health care workers, the transit workers who take us where we need to go, the grocery store checkout clerks, those who mind the malls, the diner, those we ask into our homes to fix our plumbing, the factory and plant workers who spend more time together than they do with their own families, those who are forced to choose between keeping their jobs and protecting their health.  They are the people who live paycheck to paycheck and are not getting one, who are on unemployment and food stamps for the first time in their lives, households who are pushed into bankruptcy. They are the immigrant population, people of color who are most at risk, people who played by the rules, who worked regular jobs, paid their taxes, and now are one of thirty million who are out of a job because of a crisis no fault of their own, They are the people we put in harms way to serve us, who don’t want to contaminate the community they serve, and who don’t want to be contaminated. They are the people who call us to answer the question, how much is life worth in our society?  Join US World Report Radio as our team takes on these questions in one of the most perilous times in our nation’s history.