Dan Pashman
LISTEN: Jihadis Come Back From The Brink
Category: News
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
British journalist Johann Hari talks to Jack about his recent piece on young British Muslims who became involved with jihadi groups, but then had a change of heart. Hari's amazing piece details how British culture and American foreign policy combined to push them down a path of extremism, and what ...
Government Must Ration Health Care (AUDIO)
Category: Politics
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
Every time the Democrats try to control costs, Republicans accuse them of trying to ration care, an approach that they say will lead to government panels meant to decide who lives or dies.
WATCH: Why KSM Prosecution Belongs In The U.S.
Category: News
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
In a video commentary, Jack Rice says alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be prosecuted in the U.S., to show the world that America follows the rule of law.
LISTEN: Is Adam Lambert Afraid Of Looking 'Too Gay?'
Category: Entertainment
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
Adam Lambert is gay. Strange, then, that before his PR people allowed him to appear on the cover of Out magazine, they told editors not to make Lambert look "too gay." Out's editor-in-chief Aaron Hicklin joined Jack Rice today on Air America to discuss the controversy, the conversation it's started ...
LISTEN: Khalid Mohammed Security Fears 'Ridiculous'
Category: Politics
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
The right wing is accusing the Obama administration of endangering the nation by bringing alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to New York to stand trial in federal court. Rep. John Shadegg went so far as to say that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg should be fearing for his daughter's ...
LISTEN: Do The Limbaugh Limbo Rock
Category: Really
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
Rush Limbaugh is not just upset about the fact that Obama bowed to the Japanese emporer, he's also upset about the WAY he bowed. Says Rush, "Obama blew the bow. They're calling it 'a bow-and-crotch shot,' because if you're going to bow, you bow, but you don't shake hands. If ...
Obama Chiding China On Human Rights "A Joke"
Category: Politics
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
President Obama made news in China when he ever-so-slightly chided the Chinese government for its well-documented human rights abuses. But Jack Rice calls efforts like this "a joke," saying that the U.S. is too reliant on China as a trading partner to ever make a serious issue of human rights.
LISTEN: Should The U.S. Apologize For Hiroshima?
Category: Politics
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
President Obama is visiting Japan, but he has declined an invitation to visit Hiroshima. In fact, no sitting U.S. president has ever visited Hiroshima. Should the U.S. apologize for Hiroshima?
LISTEN: Taxpayer Dollars Are Funding The Taliban
Category: News
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
American contractors are paying off Afghan warlords and the Taliban to ensure safe passage through the most dangerous areas of the country, according to a report in The Nation magazine. Jack Rice talks to the reporter who broke the story.
Abortion Amendment 'Incomprehensible' (AUDIO)
Category: Politics
Show: Live in Washington w/ Jack Rice
NARAL Pro-Choice America President Nancy Keenan tells Jack Rice the anti-abortion amendment inserted into the House Health Care Bill is a major step backwards for women, and that behind-the-scenes lobbying by the Catholic Church is hypocritical, because of the way Catholic hospitals are funded.
