May 17, 2024
[image: image.png] *The Pentagon failed its sixth audit in a row. Half of its assets are unaccounted for. Meanwhile, we’re barreling toward a $1 trillion Pentagon budget, some of which will go straight into the pockets of big defense contractors. We need to right-size the military to prioritize true national security and reinvest in jobs, healthcare, and education here at home. -Ro Khanna* part one: Elliott Woods l*atest from Capital & Main about how federal subsidies for carbon capture and sequestration, meant to fight climate change, will likely boost fossil fuel industry profits and help w/greenwashing.* Texas Sees ‘Bonanza’ in Carbon Storage Market. *Critics say Railroad Commission and politicians focus on business, not environmental protection.* *part two: *Our monthly conversation with Iowa’s Laura Belin, publisher of Bleeding Heartland to check in on the state of the caucus and more. Progressives win, book banners lose many Iowa school board races Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Ro Khanna, pentagon audit, fail, Elliott Woods, Capital&Main, Texas, carbon storage, TX Railroad Commission, climate crisis, oil and gas profits, Laura Belin, Bleeding Heartland, Iowa, caucus,Governor Reynolds, DeSantis, Trump, school boards, elections, book banning, Moms 4 Liberty