This week on ‘Shadow Politics’ for the first half hour, the special guest is Russell Hirshon. Mr. Hirshon ran for Mayor for Washington D.C in 1990 & for president in 1992. Surprisingly, Russell Hirshon has decided to throw his hat into the ring & join this year's campaign for the presidency!  At the completion of this interview join us as we discuss this past week's world & national news . . . everything from sanctions being lifted on Myanmar to Apple's software release of IOS 10.

David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90's he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90's he was traveling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives in Portland, Oregon and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies.