November 15 Old Mole Variety Hour

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Mon, 11/15/2010 - 12:00am

Helping the rich, adapting to climate change, and single payer

Tom Becker hosts this program about government aid to the wealthy, including the Obama Deficit Commission proposals; working for a single payer health program in Vermont; and a "cooler" approach to climate change as seen in a new documentary about Bjørn Lomborg.

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1. Sam Pizzigati talks with Bill Resnick about the Obama Deficit Reduction Commission's proposals.

2. Movie Moles Wendy Webb and Jan Haaken review the documentary film Cool It.

3. Tom reads David Francis's op-ed about government welfare for the wealthy.

4. Bill interviews Vermont activist Traven Leyshon about a single payer health plan for Vermont.