Dr. Arjun Makhijani joins the hosts of Democracy's Edge. 
Dr. Makhijani got his Ph.D. at Berkley and now works in Takoma Park, Maryland at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Reseaarch of which he is president.

A recognized authority on energy issues and nuclear issues in particular, Dr. Makhijani is the author and co-author of numerous reports and books on topics such as nuclear defense systems, radioactive waste storage and disposal, nuclear testing, disposition of fissile materials, energy efficiency, and ozone depletion.  He is the principal editor of Nuclear Wastelands: a Global Guide to Nuclear Weapons Production and Its Health and Environmental Effects, published by MIT Press in July 1995, and subsequently nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.


The banksters succeeded in bringing misery to the whole world without using any nukes.  But just in case the crony capitalists and globalists don’t do us  in completely,  maybe we ought to pay a little more attention to the real thing; nuclear weapons, nuclear waste, and nukes in space.  After all look what happened when we weren’t watching the bond traders and bucket shop bozos?  Should we worry or Should we stop worrying and learn to once more love the bomb? And since we’re broke, what is this costing us?

Hosts Diane Kamp and Dave Zollinger cough up fur balls of truth each week from the baloney digested throughuot the week from the Fat Cat News.

Stephen Zarlenga of the American Monetary Institute at monetary .org is the author of "The Lost Science of Money".  Stephen and his colleagues are dedicated to de-mystifying money because  “If it had to be summarized in one sentence it is that by misdefining the nature of money, special interests have often been able to control a society’s monetary system, and in turn, the society itself.”

The Teamster and the Rancher, Dave and Di, ask Zarlenga about the details of the "American Monetary Act" that they have proposed.   Should we incorporate the Federal Reserve into the Treasury?  And they ask him to explain the difference between banking and money. And should there be such thing as a moral economy or moral and just money?

The Feral Cats of Freedom on Democracy's Edge Talk Radio are searching for new ideas to either fix or replace or political and economic system.  What do you think of Zarlenga's ideas?

 Democracy's Edge Independent Alternative Talk Radio discusses how the government can speed the recovery of the economy.  Caller "Robert", a small business man has his ideas.  Lady Di calls him the anti-Thain.  John Thain is the latest not so whiz kid of Wall Street that got caught on his $35,000 commode taking a dump on all of us.  He took bailout money and gave 8 billion in bonuses to his "top managers" aka "made men".

Each week for three hours the Feral Cats of Freedom cough up fur balls of truth from the baloney they've digested throughout the week from the Fat Cat News.  Join them online at kmmsam.com to whack through the misinformation from the Corporate media. 

In the 2nd Hour, Diane and Dave interviewed Hedy Epstein.  She talked about what life is like for Palestinians.  She talked about the terrible weapons used in the latest Israel attacks.   Regular caller "Vinnie" tells us what these new weapons used in Gaza are.  Frightening stuff.  He is followed by our Elizabeth Darrow, activist, Art Historian and "Dr. Doom."
We here from other callers in the 2nd half hour.

Democracy's Edge Talk Radio welcomes Hedy Epstein for a talk with co-hosts Diane Kamp and Dave Zollinger.  Hedy is a holocaust survivor and lifelong human rights, peace, and social justice activist.
She began speaking to audiences in 1970 on various topics including her Nazi Holocaust experiences, work at the Nuremberg Medical Trial, and five trips to Palestine since 2003.

Hedy gives us a glimpse of the lives of the Palestinians and her hopes for some sort of peace with the appointment of George Mitchell as special envoy to the Middle East.

Rick Perlstein, journalist and author of "Nixonland:  The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America" joins Diane and Dave on Democracy's Edge Talk Radio to talk about from where this divide in American politics came.

Perlstein takes us through the chaotic and turbulent period in America from 1964 to 1972.  He chronicles the stories of ordinary Americans and also Richard Nixon and his climb to power through the polarization of the voters.

Brillliant investigative journalism and superb insight are hallmarks of Perlstein's books. 

Join Diane Kamp and Dave Zollinger every Saturday from 2-5PM Mountain Time.  Now live streaming at kmmsam.com.

 James Hoffa stumps for Barack Obama in Montana and takes the time to talk to Dave and Di over at Democracy's Edge Talk Radio in Bozeman, Montana.  Join the Feral Cats of Freedom as they cough up fur balls of truth from the baloney that we all have digested throughout the week from the Fat Cat News.   This interview deals with the truth about unions and having a voice in the workplace.  James Hoffa is head of the Teamsters Union.  And the first Teamsters local was right here in Montana.  Hoffa is clear and articulate and a refreshing change from politician speak.

Join the Feral Cats in resisting the malarkey fed to us by the Fat Cat News, the Corupulent Corporate Press and the Bloviators of Blather.
Sam Pizzigati is an Associate Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies. He is a veteran labor journalist who has written widely on America's increasingly unequal distribution of income and wealth, with articles and op-eds appearing in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and a host of other newspapers and magazines.  He also edits Too Much, an online weekly on excess and inequality.
www.toomuchonline.org

Sam’s  1992 book on the history of political struggles around tax justice, The Maximum Wage, explored alternative approaches to fighting inequality. His book, Greed and Good: Understanding and Overcoming the Inequality That Limits Our Lives (Apex Press 2004), exposes how the massive economic inequality that has developed over the last generation has undermined nearly every aspect of our lives. Greed and Good also offers a strategy for closing the widening gap between us. www.greedandgood.org. 

The Feral Cats of Freedom interview Stephen Zarlenga of the American Monetary Institute.  Stephen Zarlenga draws on 35 years of experience in the world of finance, securities, insurance, mutual funds, real estate, and futures trading. He has published 20 books on money, banking, politics and philosophy.

Stephen and his colleagues are dedicated to de-mystifying money because
“If it had to be summarized in one sentence it is that by mis-defining the nature of money, special interests have often been able to control a society’s monetary system, and in turn, the society itself.”

So money started out being a way to exchange goods.  And problems arose when people just wanted to make money from money?  Is that one of the problems?  Usury?  Interest?  Making money from derivatives or paper and not making money from investing in a cure for cancer?  

Should there be such thing as a moral economy or moral and just money?
Should we start by putting the Fed to bed?

Francis Moore Lappe who came to fame with her seminal book "Diet for a Small Planet" joins the  Feral Cats of Freedom, Dave Zollinger and Diane Kamp on news radio KMMS in Bozeman, Montana.  She discusses her new book "Getting a Grip" which continues to explore where democracy is flourishing.  Her last book "Democracy's Edge" inspired Diane and Dave to find out more about what democracy is and where we can find it.  It's a positive look at what ordinary citizens can do to take back their freedoms by acting at a local level. 

Frankie Moore Lappe is a gift to us in these challenging times.