A. 1st Segment: A Conversation with Michael Kotick

Michael Kotick is a candidate running for the US House in California’s 48th District in this upcoming mid-term election taking place in November.

Tonight we have a conversation with Michael about the mid-term elections, his district & how he plans to transform it if he goes to Washington.

We also discuss education, debt and his feelings towards immigration.

B. News of the week / The Social Status of the Union

I. What is the Devin Nunes Memo that has the world going crazy?

II. Violence in Kabul is so extreme, residents are carrying 'in case I die' notes

III. Our Immigration situation continued...

IV. We also discuss and break down segments of Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Was it accurate or was it just full of hot air? What are some of the key points that the President made in his speech and what was the Democratic response?

C. 3rd Segment: The Need for Greed aka Depending on the Wealthy!

I. Donald Trump and The Republican party are bragging that the stock market is doing well and that jobs are coming back to America! The reason why is because through their tax cut, they were able to provide corporations and wealthy Americans an incentive to create more jobs.

II. This week a few CEOs of big companies came together to form a healthcare company for their employees which Republicans are using as an example of how the benevolence of the wealthy are what we as Americans should base our economic security off of.

III.Is this system okay in Democracy such as ours? Should we depend on this rich to throw us scraps or should we be relying on ourselves?

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