SHOW AUDIO: kpft_2014-12-17_2200, HILLARY v WARREN, CUBA, PAKISTAN, DEMOGRAPHICS

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Welcome to Thinkwing Radio with Mike Honig (@ThinkwingRadio), a listener call-in show (every Wednesday night from 10-11PM CT) on KPFT-FM 90.1 (Houston). My engineer and discussion partner is Egberto Willies (@EgbertoWillies). Listen live on the radio or on the internet from anywhere in the world! When the show is live, we take calls at 713-526-5738. (Long distance charges may apply.)  For the purposes of this show, I operate on two mottoes:

• You’re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts;
• An educated electorate is a prerequisite for a democracy.

GUESTS: CALLERS NOTE: This post is subject to update before and after the show. ______________________________________________________________________ Some of the links used for this show are BELOW the break: SOURCES (Below the break) Not all topics discussed on tonight’s show:

• United States embargo against Cuba, Wikipedia
  • Reaction In Little Havana: Deal is ‘ultimate bailout’, by Alan Gomez and Marisol Bello, USA TODAY 6:44 p.m. EST December 17, 2014
  • Obama opens the door, but Cuba has to walk through it , Editorial, The Globe and Mail , Published Wednesday, Dec. 17 2014, 6:30 PM ES
  • If Congress objects to Obama’s move on Cuba, what can it do?, Christian Science Monitor
  • US-Cuba thaw could benefit farmers, energy and travel firms, Washington Post
• Pakistan mourns after Taliban Peshawar school massacre, BBC.com (17 December 2014 Last updated at 06:39 ET)
  • As it happened: Pakistan school attack (Slide Show), BBC.com
• North Korea Behind Sony Hack: US Officials, NBCNews.com‎
• Can Abe Tackle The Real Reason For Japan’s Decline? (Procreation), by Joel Kotkin (Forbes.com)12/15/2014 @ 8:30AM
• SENATE TORTURE REPORT
  • CIA Torture Report Provokes Calls for Prosecution, Voice of America
  • N. Korea, China Criticize US Over CIA Torture Report, Voice of America

• POLICE:

  • SC trooper fired for shooting black motorist charged with assault [VIDEO], msnbc.com, 09/25/14 12:57 AM—Updated 09/26/14 11:36 AM
• FERGUSON
  • How to Turn the Ferguson Protests into a New Civil Rights Movement – Vanity Fair – Dec 1, 2014

SOURCES WHICH MAY BE RELEVANT TO OTHER DISCUSSION:

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