Leid Stories

Leid Stories - 06.15.21

Open forum on the "State of the Nation."

Callers offer an honest appraisal of where we are --  and where we're headed -- as a unique nation and as a member of the world community of nations.

Leid Stories - 06.14.21

▪︎With the economy allegedly opening up again, there allegedly are jobs aplenty, say labor market experts.

So, where are the people who should be applying for these jobs?

 

▪︎Is the Biden-Harris tag team beginning to show signs of trouble and strain between them and their advisers? 

 

▪︎Donald Trump was U.S president from 2017 until his reelection defeat this year. Benjamin Netanyahu was the ninth prime minister of Israel from 1996 to 1999, and won office again, serving from 2009 until his ouster last week.

The two have followed a similar political path. 

Trump, arguing the Democrats were weak and that Republicans needed strong leadership, wrested control of the GOP and revitalized the party. In Israel, Netanyahu took an even harder line against enemies and on military readiness.

Now that neither Trump nor Netanyahu is in office, is it likely that they will work together to form a new axis of power in both the East and the West?

 

 Benjamin Netanyahu is an Israeli politician Benjamin Netanyahu is an Israeli politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Israel from 2009 to 2021, and previously from 1996 to 1999. Netanyahu currently serves as Leader of the Opposition and as the chairman of the Likud – National Liberal Movement.who served as the ninth prime minister of Israel from 2009 to 2021, and previously from 1996 to 1999. Netanyahu currently serves as Leader of the Opposition and as the chairman of the Likud – National Liberal Movement.

 

Leid Stories - 06.11.21

Here’s what's on Leid Stories (1-2 p.m. EST on prn.fm) today.

It's "Free Your Mind Friday,"  a weekly feature that converts our regular program into an open forum.  

Callers choose a news subject, issue or event about which they have a considered opinion.  

Have something to say?Call 888-874-4888 and free your mind--maybe ours, too.

Leid Stories - 06.10.21

SURVIVING

 

▪︎Work / Make Extra $$

 

▪︎Education / Upgrade?

 

▪︎Housing

 

▪︎Save / Stash Cash

 

▪︎ Scaled-Down Living

 

▪︎ Relocating?

 

▪︎ Your Health

 

▪︎ Pooling Resources

 

▪︎ Resist Spending

 

▪︎ Shop for Bargains

 

▪︎ Cut Utility Use

 

▪︎ Public Transportation

 

▪︎ Needs, Not Wants

 

Leid Stories - 06.09.21

▪︎Are you becoming angrier and more disillusioned the more you become aware that you are among the have-nots, not with the haves?

 

▪︎Have you learned how to play "the game?" Do you think you're better or worse off for it? What are some of its cardinal rules?

 

▪︎Is retiring a smart option for you right now? 

 

▪︎Which of our social maladies -- racism, sexism, classism, etc. -- will end the soonest? What might cause that to happen?

 

▪︎Does marriage improve the chances of success in family life?

 

▪︎Do you feel that America has lied to you? If so, about what?

 

▪︎ Have you proven yourself worthy? Of what?

 

▪︎ In a few years, what will be your best talent or skill?

 

Leid Stories - 06.08.21

Here are some of the topics we'll discuss on Leid Stories today.

▪︎Will current social, political and economic conditions encourage or discourage the formation of new (or newer) movements and social systems?

▪︎What do you see as the greatest threats or impediments to American democracy?

▪︎What, in your view, is the purpose of a government? 

▪︎Is democracy, as we know it, sustainable? Have we outgrown it, or has it outgrown us?

▪︎Are lawmakers really interested in the people's views and opinions on legislative matters?

▪︎Have you ever switched political parties or refused to openly identify with a party? Why?

Leid Stories - 06.07.21

Here are some of the questions we're discussing on Leid Stories today.

 

▪︎Will current social, political and economic conditions encourage or discourage the formation of new (or newer) movements and social systems?

 

▪︎What would you say are the greatest threats or impediments to democracy as we know it?

▪︎As you see it, what is the purpose of a government?

▪︎Is democracy, as we know it, sustainable? Have we outgrown it, or has it outgrown us?

▪︎Are you concerned about President Joe Biden and his administration?  What right moves has he made? Wrong moves? 

▪︎Are lawmakers really interested in your views and opinions on legislative matters?

▪︎Have you ever switched parties or refused to openly support a party? Why?

Leid Stories - 06.04.21

It's "Free Your Mind Friday" on Leid Stories.

We switch from our regular format and become an open forum of listeners' considered opinions and ideas.

Pick your own topic and make your case, prepared to defend your position. You'll be tight on time, so use it well.

Have a point to make? Call 888-874-4888 and free your mind!

Leid Stories - 06.02.21

TOPIC: STILL MISSING THE BOAT (PART 2)

 

▪︎Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va., quietly has been paying "reparations" to the descendants of blacks whose woefully unpaid and underpaid labor built the institution during slavery and the Jim Crow years. Is that enough?

 

▪︎100 years after the race war against the black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and several similar terror attacks against other black communities, has the U.S. government responded appropriately? Have black communities responded appropriately?

 

Leid Stories - 06.01.21

TOPIC: STILL MISSING THE BOAT

 

▪︎Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va., quietly has been paying reparations to the descendants of blacks whose woefully unpaid and underpaid labor built the institution during slavery and Jim Crow years. Is that  enough?

 

▪︎100 years after the race war against the black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and several similar terror attacks against other black communities, has the U.S. government responded appropriately? Have black communities responded appropriately?