Today On The Ed Schultz Show

Ed Schultz broadcasts from New York City today!

Mayor Virg Bernero of Lansing, MI, joins the 2nd hour of Today’s show to discuss the latest on GM and Chrysler.

Todd Webster, Democratic strategist, joins the 3rd hour of Today’s show to discuss Sen. John Cornyn taking on Rush & Newt over Sonia Sotomayor.

President Obama says it is now or never to pass health care reform. We’ll bring you the latest.

The White House announces a new ‘cyber czar’ post. We’ll talk about what it means.

Some are urging the White House to address the racist charge by Sonia Sotomayor. We’ll talk about it.

Today On The Thom Hartmann Show

Hour 1: “Brunch With Bernie” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins Thom for his weekly nationwide town hall meeting http://www.sanders.senate.gov

Hour 2: “News Under the Radar” Christy Harvey of the Center for American Progress stops by http://www.americanprogress.org

Hour 3: David C. Korten http://www.davidkorten.org on the Economy…

plus…Karuppiah, Satinath Sarangi and Safreen “Rafat” Khan http://www.bhopal.net – 25th anniversary – Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India (12/2/84)

This Morning On The Stephanie Miller Show

Comedian Hal Sparks joins us in studio at 7am for two hours to talk about the news of the day and to promote his upcoming gig at the Brea, CA Improv next month.

Rev. Jim Wallis, founder of Sojourners, calls in at 8:06am to talk about President Obama’s plan for national security, the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, and the upholding of Prop. 8.

Melissa Etheridge calls in at 8:30am to discuss the upholding of Prop. 8 and what that means for her relationship.

Former President George W. Bush at a speech in Michigan last night repeated Dick Cheney’s assertion that the administration’s “enhanced interrogation” program, which included waterboarding, was legal and garnered valuable information that prevented terrorist attacks.

President Obama is expected to announce today the creation of the position of cyber czar, a person who will coordinate the nation’s efforts to protect government and private computer systems from hackers, criminal gangs, terrorists, and spies.

Israel must halt West Bank settlement activity and the Palestinians need to increase West Bank security to advance the Middle East peace process, President Obama said yesterday after meeting with Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the longest-serving GOPer on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said yesterday that he believes Sonia Sotomayor is headed for a Supreme Court confirmation.

Today On The Ed Schultz Show

Ed Schultz broadcasts from New York City today!

Sen. Jack Reed, D-RI, joins the 1st hour of Today’s show to discuss the Pentagon plan to stay in Iraq for 10 years.

Rep. Joe Sestak, D-PA, joins the 2nd hour of Today’s show to discuss his possible run against Sen. Arlen Specter in the Primary.

Leo Gerrard, President of United Steel Workers joins the 3rd hour of oday’s show to discuss the next G-20 summit in Pittsburgh.

A new study says uninsured are costly for all Americans. We’ll bring you the story.

Today On The Thom Hartmann Show

Topic: “Tolerance…not just for grown ups anymore” Thom challenges Susan Allen, Former First Lady of Virginia, about why a new anti-bullying program for schools has some parents riled up

Topic: “Torture goon squads at Gitmo, KBR still winning contracts” Thom talks with independent journalist Jeremy Scahill http://www.rebelreports.com

Topic: “Geeky Science Rocks” our weekly update from the world of science

This Morning On The Stephanie Miller Show

Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) calls in at 6:30am to talk about the economy and North Korea.

Eric Boehlert of Media Matters for America calls in at 7:30am to talk about how the Right Wing Media is already attacking Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

President Obama marked another 100-day anniversary yesterday – this time the anniversary of the enactment of his $787 billion economic stimulus package. Obama told a crowd in Nevada that “we are already seeing results” from the federal government’s economic boost.

Opponents of California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages launched a new court challenge yesterday, led by lawyers who were on opposite sides of the case that settled the 2000 presidential race. Attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies have asked a federal judge to block California from enforcing the ban, known as Prop. 8.

Newt Gingrich has called Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a racist, and he’s demanding that Obama’s pick withdraw her nomination. On Twitter, Gingrich said that “new racism is no better than old racism.”

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) announced last night that he intends to challenge Sen. Arlen Specter in a Pennsylvania Democratic primary pending a discussion with his wife and young daughter.

Today On The Thom Hartmann Show

Hour 1: Judge Sonia Sotomayor – How will the media and conservatives go after her?

Hour 2: Is GM the tipping point for Free Trade? Thom confronts Dan Gainor of the Business and Media Institute www.businessandmedia.org

Hour 3: “Fear and the Flu…are conditions ripe for a major pandemic?” Thom speaks with Laurie Garrett of the Council on Foreign Relations www.cfr.org

This Morning On The Stephanie Miller Show

North Korea fired two more short-range missiles from its east coast early today. The firings came a day after the reclusive communist state conducted a nuclear test and fired another short-range missile. The U.N. Security Council condemned Monday’s nuclear test as a “clear violation” of international law.

President Obama marked his first Memorial Day as president yesterday, calling on Americans to remember U.S. troops who died in the service of their country. The president participated at the 141st annual Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknowns.

California’s Supreme Court decides today at 10am Pacific whether gay marriage is legal in the most populous U.S. state, a key battleground in American culture wars. Some leaders from both sides of the gay marriage issue have predicted that the California justices will uphold the ban but also allow approximately 18,000 same-sex marriages from last summer to stand.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, long a fierce critic of Beijing, toured China’s financial capital of Shanghai yesterday on a visit focused on environmental issues rather than human rights, though her presence emboldened Chinese protesters, imploring her to pay attention to human rights abuses.

President Obama is expected to announce his Supreme Court nominee this week, perhaps as early as today. He has said he will pick an intellectual heavyweight with a “common touch” who will see life from the perspective of the powerless.

Today On The Thom Hartmann Show

Topic: “Brunch With Bernie” Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins Thom for his weekly nationwide town hall meeting www.sanders.senate.gov

This Morning On The Stephanie Miller Show

Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) calls in at 8:20am to talk about Obama’s and Cheney’s speeches yesterday, as well as passage of the credit card relief bill.

Angela V. Shelton and Frances Callier (Frangela) join us in studio at 8:30am for another edition of Fridays with Frangela!

President Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney offered competing views on how to keep America safe in back-to-back speeches yesterday. Obama said his administration is trying to clean up a “mess” left behind by the Bush administration. Cheney stood up for Bush’s security record, arguing that Obama has weakened the country’s ability to combat Al Qaida and other extremists.

The Senate late yesterday easily passed a $91 billion spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan after stripping the bill of funds to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay. The Senate included an amendment to prevent the public release of pictures that reportedly document the mistreatment of post-Sept. 11 detainees in U.S. Custody.

President Obama will sign into law today a bill that will bar credit card companies from arbitrarily raising interest rates on existing balances and charging certain fees. Included in the bill is an unrelated measure that would allow people to bring loaded guns into national parks and wildlife refuges. Most provisions in the bill will take 9 months to go into effect.