Peter Stone – Koch brothers convene donor retreat as dark money spending set to soar

The billionaire Koch brothers are set to convene one of their famed retreats this weekend for several hundred of their fellow super-rich conservatives in Palm Springs, California, as observers forecast a record year for secret donations, dubbed dark money, to Koch-backed groups and other outfits from the NRA to the League of Conservation Voters. “Given the trends we’re seeing, we wouldn’t be …

Resistance Radio – Jennifer Lahl – 11.29.15

Jennifer Lahl is founder and president of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network. Lahl couples her 25 years of experience as a pediatric critical care nurse, a hospital administrator, and a senior-level nursing manager with a deep passion to speak for those who have no voice. She is called upon to speak alongside lawmakers and members of the scientific community, even being invited to speak to members of the European Parliament in Brussels to address issues of egg trafficking. She serves on the North American Editorial Board for Ethics and Medicine. She made her writing and directing debut producing the documentary film Eggsploitation, which has been awarded Best Documentary by the California Independent Film Festival and has sold in more than 30 countries. She is also Director, Executive Producer, and Co-Writer of Anonymous Father’s Day, a documentary film exploring the stories of women and men who were created by anonymous sperm donation. Her latest film, Breeders: A Subclass of Women? on surrogacy, was released January 2014, and completes the trilogy of films exploring the ethics of third-party reproduction.

The Vinyl Experience – 08.14.15

Amy Winehouse: Rehab
Miles Davis: So What
Lana Del Rey: West Coast
Beatles: Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Reprise/A Day In The Life
Black Keys: Gotta Get Away
Bob Marley & The Wailers: I Shot The Sheriff
Beatles: Abbey Road Medley: Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard/Polythene Pam/She Came In Through The Bathrom Window
Lana Del Rey: Video Games
Arctic Monkeys: Do I Wanna Know
Jack White: High Ball Stepper
Jack White: Just One Drink