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Jeb Bush Super PAC got $1.3 million from Chinese company: The Intercept

An explosive new series of reports by The Intercept has found that “a corporation owned by a Chinese couple made a major donation to Jeb Bush’s Super PAC Right to Rise USA” in March of...
Bernie Sanders in Kissimmee, Florida. By Seán Kinane

Bernie Sanders delegates from Florida reflect on DNC

On MidPoint we spoke with two local delegates who just returned from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia; Jessica Vaughn (Hillsborough County) and Amos Miers (Pinellas County) were Bernie Sanders delegates from Florida. Welcome to WMNF’s...

A conversation with Congresswoman Gwen Graham on the DNC, changes in water quality standards to allow more toxic chemicals

BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Thursday our guest  was Congresswoman Gwen Graham who is at the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia. Congresswoman. Graham is a Democrat who represents Tallahassee in Washington DC. She’s also the daughter of former...

Local political consultant Adam Goodman says there is a hidden vote that could help Trump

By Rob Lorei Our guest on midpoint Wednesday was Adam Goodman,a Republican political consultant from Tampa who is at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. We spoke with him about the hidden vote that he thinks will...
Donald Trump protest bus

Trump protesters denied entry to Tampa fundraiser

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was in Tampa Tuesday afternoon at a $25,000 a plate fundraising lunch. He was greeted by a couple dozen protesters outside the InterContinental Hotel building in Westshore. Some of them...

A Palestinian Promotes Peaceful Resistance to the Israeli Occupation

By Rob Lorei On radioactivity Friday, our first guest was Palestinian peace activist Dr. Abdelfattah Abusrour (Abed).  Dr. Abed is the founder and director of Al-Rowwad, a cultural center located in Aida Refugee Camp in Palestine. As the...

Women’s Show resuming in August

Photo via Flickr by DonkeyHotey/CC 2.0 license There will be no show July 21st or July 28th due to”Democracy Now” covering the Republican and Democratic conventions from 9-11 am. From a Woman’s POV will resume programing...

Max Richtman looks at GOP plan for Social Security and Medicare; Former Sen. Bob Graham says declassified 9/11 papers show link to Saudi Arabia.

By Rob Lorei First on Radioactivity Tuesday we discussed the Republican platform on Social Security and medicare with Max Richtman, president and CEO of The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. The current GOP...

A Florida Perspective on the RNC in Cleveland this week

By Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Monday we aired the latest Florida this Week, a public affairs program from local PBS station WEDU that is also hosted by Rob Lorei. In this episode our expert panel...

Women’s Show – So Many Shootings?

After last week, do you feel you are on a powder keg that is just about ready to explode?…. …or have we been on an active volcano for a long time and just haven’t paid...
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein

Jill Stein says Edward Snowden would be in her cabinet if she becomes president

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein answered questions from voters Tuesday night during an hour-long live video on Facebook. Stein was the Green nominee in 2012 and is expected to get the presidential nomination again at...

Women’s Show – Platforms…Who reads? We do

We are coming down to crunch time….. This has gone beyond mud fights and something tells me the game hasn’t even begun.  The conventions are coming up in just a few weeks.  Do the platforms...

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