This Week on The David Pakman Show / October 17th, 2011
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On the Show:
–Richard Wolff, Economics Professor and one of David’s former professors, joins us to dispel conservative propaganda about why rising income inequality isn’t a bad thing, and explains the nuts and bolts of why significant income inequality negatively affects the economy.
–Adam Winkler, Constitutional Law Professor at UCLA and author of Gunfight joins us to discuss the incredible number of myths surrounding firearms ownership, including the idea that “everybody had guns” in the Wild West, and more.
–Monte Belmonte from WRSI and WHMP guest co-hosts for Producer Louis Motamedi, who is on vacation in Turkey.
–Occupy Wall Street continues, although authorities are now carrying forward plans to break up protests in the middle of the night in many places.
–More disturbing video of the white shirted NYPD officers, this time punching a woman in the face, knocking her to the ground.
–Over 20 people get arrested while trying to close their accounts at Citibank in connection with the Occupy Wall Street protests.
–The “Ground Zero Mosque” opens to almost no interest.
–Indycar driver Dan Wheldon is killed during the Las Vegas Indy 300, and while every death is tragic, we wonder about the incredible lack of coverage of the tens of thousands that die doing far less risky activities every single day.
–Scott Brown copies material from an Elizabeth Dole speech and writes it off to a technical error.
–On the Bonus Show: Absurd laws used to stifle Occupy Wall Street, CA decision to crack down on medical marijuana, surpassing 7 billion people on Earth, more.
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