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On the September 22, 2012 show, Daniel Marans guest hosts:

Hour 1

Election 2012,  The Romney 47% tape – Daniel Marans 

What did Romney say, how did Obama hit back, what was damage control, and who are the 47%? Original expose in Mother Jones http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/09/secret-video-romney-private-fundraiser

Romney’s Latino “outreach” & immigration policy – Amanda P. Beadle

Reporter/Blogger at Thinkprogress.org. (@ThinkProgress),  Youtube: Romney Talks about illegal aliens at Univision forum http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XLWGEG2qDo

Chicago teachers’ Strike ends – Kenzo Shibata (@KenzoShibata, #CTUStrike),

New Media Coordinator for the Chicago Teachers’ Union (@CTULocal1), and editor of the Chicago Union Teacher, the official publication of the Chicago Teachers Union, profile of him in WBEZ radio website. http://www.wbez.org/blogs/bez/2012-09/social-media-acts-megaphone-and-sword-ctu-strike-102437

More Election 2012 with Cliff Schecter (@cliffschecter), co-owner of We Act Radio.

NYT on Romney sitting on ad cash/not having as much available as previously reported. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/us/politics/romney-campaign-cautious-with-ad-budget-even-in-key-states.html?ref=politics

Hour 2

Riots at US embassies in Middle East & Asia – Jake Meth (@jakemeth),

Copy Editor at Egypt Independent in Cairo, Last piece he wrote on Egyptian community in NY (he’s mostly editing and translating lately). http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/new-york-s-little-egypt-homeland-matters-0

Palestinian activist and author, co-Executive Director of the Center for World Religions, Aziz Abu Sarah (@azizabusarah),

Palestinian activist and author, co-Executive Director of the Center for World Religions, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University, co-founder of MEJDI, which does dual-narrative tours to Israel & the West Bank. He writes most regularly for 972mag.com. Tel: Skypename Aziz.Sarah. Aziz’s piece “Violent Protests Are the True Insult to Islam.” http://972mag.com/violent-protests-are-the-true-insult-to-islam/55920/

Romney’s caught-on-tape remarks on Palestinian state & future of US-led peace process,

Aziz discusses  “The Palestinian dilemma: Between ideology and reality.” http://972mag.com/the-palestinian-dilemma-between-ideology-and-reality/56131/

Obama brings trade case against China – Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller),

Fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, and co-host of BrandX with Russel Brand, 2nd season debut October 3, Thursday 11 pm.

Mortgage fraud task force; financial reform; #OWS 1-year anniversary

Hour 3

Social Media with Ben Barnett (@PoliticiansTV).

Article on #muslimRage & satire http://www.haaretz.com/blogs/routine-emergencies/muslimrage-is-all-the-rage-but-there-s-jewishrage-too.premium-1.465846

Activist of the Week – Sister Marge Clark a lobbyist with NETWORK,

National Catholic Social Justice Lobby (@NETWORKLobby), and one of the Nuns on the nunsonthebus.com http://nunsonthebus.com/

Latest on Voter ID law in PA, and attempts to organize against it, register people – Rashad Robinson (@rashadrobinson), Executive Director of ColorofChange.org (@colorofchange), “changing the color of democracy,” which “exists to strengthen Black America’s political voice.” Peitition: “Tell John Husted: restore Ohio’s Early Voting Hours.” http://act.colorofchange.org/sign/early_voting_ohio/?source=coc_website

Alex Lawson, “How to Go on Strike,” on Chicago teachers’ strike & contract agreement, joined by Chicago Public School teacher Adam Heenan.