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What's Been Done and What's Been Won Bob Ostertag
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Bob Ostertag is a lifelong musician, writer and filmmaker. Maureen Taylor is a lifelong soldier for the poor in Detroit, Michigan. Together, they bring you discussions of politics, environment, and culture, drawing on the social networks of an internationally touring musician and writer, with the perspective and wisdom that can only come from a life lived among those with the least.
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Police Violence: A Long-Term Perspective
A special edition devoted to recent police violence. Maureen Taylor brings to the table the experience of 30 years in social work in Detroit.
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Truth Commission in Washington DC
Maureen Taylor and Bob Ostertag welcome special guests Rick and Michele Tingling-Clemmons from Washington DC.
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Introducing Season Two
Maureen Taylor and Bob Ostertag catch up on events since the close of Season 1, and discuss the special guests coming in Season 2.
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Maureen's Lawsuit Against the Billionaire President Catches Fire
Groups from around the country add their names and voices to Maureen's lawsuit against the billionaire president. Meanwhile, yet more victories are won in the fight to make utilities affordable for the poor.
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Not Water Assistance, Water AFFORDABILITY
Maureen reports on the decision by both the Detroit city government and the Michigan state government to have NO WATER SHUTOFFS for the duration of the pandemic. A major victory for low income people, She then explains the difference between "assistance" and "affordability" – affordability meaning that low income people are are billed for the basic necessities of life on the basis of income, and the coming attempt to take the affordability model national.
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Maureen Taylor Sues Donald Trump
Maureen Taylor and two more black women in Detroit sue Donal Trump for violating the Voting Rights Act, through his repeated insistence that the only votes that should not be counted in Michigan are the votes from the overwhelmingly black precincts.