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On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, about the devastating consequences of Speaker Mike Johnson blocking a vote to extend ACA subsidies and why it could hit working families hardest. Lawson also reacts to Donald Trump’s vile, tone-deaf response to the murder of Rob Reiner. Later, Aurelia Glass, policy analyst with the American Worker Project, joins Rick to discuss the report “Year 1 of the Second Trump Administration Made the Working Class Weaker,” and what it reveals about policy failures undermining America’s workers.

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On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick calls out the disgraceful response from Donald Trump following the death of Rob Reiner and his wife, exposing a complete lack of decency and reminding listeners that the GOP continues to mirror his cruelty and moral collapse. Later, Lori Wallach, director of Rethink Trade, joins Rick to break down Trump’s economic failures, soaring trade deficits, crumbling promises, and 49,000 lost manufacturing jobs in just nine months. Together, they unpack the real consequences of policies that put politics over working people.

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On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick sits down with Morris Pearl, Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, to unpack how private equity is dismantling America’s economy from the inside out, destroying jobs, gutting communities, and enriching a powerful few. They explore what real reform could look like and how policy can protect workers instead of profit hoarders. Later, Sarah Burris, Senior Editor at AlterNet.org, joins Rick to break down the latest developments in Trump world and what they mean for democracy, accountability, and America’s political future.

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On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Laura Packard, founder of Voices of Health Care Action, about the Senate’s failure to act as millions brace for massive spikes in health insurance premiums. Packard lays out what rising costs will mean for working families and why lawmakers are ignoring a looming crisis. Later, Rick Heldreth, Mid-Atlantic Region Vice President of the AFGE Council of Prison Locals, joins Rick to warn about the dangerous consequences of Trump stripping correctional officers of their collective bargaining rights threatening safety, staffing, and the stability of federal prisons.

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On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Will Bunch, national columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer, about the growing resistance to ICE raids and the fear, disruption, and community pushback unfolding across the country as federal agents escalate harassment tactics. Later, Randy Landreneau, President of US Inventor, joins Rick to explain how America’s patent system—originally designed to empower small inventors—has been twisted to advantage massive corporations. The result: innovators, entrepreneurs, and consumers pay the price while big companies tighten their control over ideas and markets.

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On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick reflects on his weekend trip to Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, a deep-red, Trump-voting region where candid conversations with working-class rural residents revealed both their struggles and the huge opportunity for outreach. Rick describes how Trump’s policies are quite literally harming the very communities that support him—and why Democrats must show up and speak to economic reality. Later, Sarah Burris, Senior Editor at AlterNet, joins the show to unpack Marjorie Taylor Greene’s sudden political “conversion” and to laugh through Trump’s absurd bid for a FIFA Peace Prize.

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On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Ed Wytkind, Interim Director of the AFL-CIO Technology Institute, about Elon Musk’s claim that work will be “optional” in 20 years. Wytkind breaks down what AI and automation really mean for workers, warning that without strong labor standards and worker voice, tech could accelerate inequality rather than progress. Later, Renee Saldana, Press Secretary for SEIU-UHW, joins Rick to discuss the California Billionaire Tax Act, an effort to save the state’s healthcare system as the Trump administration slashes $1 trillion in funding.

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