WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, January 4, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Year-summary and new this year: On the heals of FOUR opeds in 2018 named H1 by OpEdNews (top in the nation when published) and SEVENTEEN named H2 (#2 national lead), Former White House Spokesman Robert Weiner and team published three new op-eds, in The Youngstown Vindicator, OpEdNews and LaborPress. The first, by Weiner and Ben Lasky, H2 in OpEdNews as the No. 2 op-ed in the country and originally published in The Youngstown Vindicator, tells how Ohio Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman, and Rep. Tim Ryan are leading solutions to the nation's private pension crisis and protecting Social Security. The second, by Weiner and Jared Schwartz, was published on OpEdNews on rules changes in the House to end gridlock by guaranteeing widely supported bills committee votes. The third, by Weiner, Schwartz and Lasky, in LaborPress, is about how Americans will elect politicians who do not abuse language.

***Op-eds

***December 20, 2018: “Brown, Portman, Ryan—Key Defenders Against McConnell’s Entitlement Cuts and Private Pension Crashing” in The Youngstown Vindicator by Robert Weiner and Ben Lasky

Link to full article: https://www.vindy.com/news/2018/dec/20/brown-portman-ryan-fight-cuts-aimed-at-e/

Link to OpEdNews version: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Brown-Portman-Ryan-Key-by-Robert-Weiner-Brown-Sherrod_Congress_Crisis_Democrats-181221-363.html

***December 20, 2018: “Reforms Against Partisan Gridlock Would Protect Incumbents Too” in OpEdNews by Robert Weiner and Jared Schwartz

Link to full article: https://www.opednews.com/articles/Reforms-Against-Partisan-G-by-Robert-Weiner-2018_Bipartisan_Congress_Gridlock-181220-431.html

***The New Politics and the Speech That Will Save America in LaborPress by Robert Weiner, Jared Schwartz and Ben Lasky
Link to full article: http://laborpress.org/the-new-politics-and-the-speech-that-will-save-america/

Link to OpEdNews version: https://www.opednews.com/articles/The-New-Politics-and-the-S-by-Robert-Weiner-Government_Integrity_Language_Nuance-181225-930.html

2018 OPEDS RATED H1 AND H2 BY OPEDNEWS:

H1 (ranked #1 top in nation):

“Abe Fortas Precedent May Hold for House Investigation of Kavanaugh Proceedings in New Congress” (OpEdNews): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Abe-Fortas-Precedent-May-H-by-Robert-Weiner-Congress_Congress-Democrats_Congressional-Committees_Congressional-Testimony-181120-502.html

“Government Failures Still Hurting Puerto Rican Recovery” (LaborPress): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Government-Failures-Still-by-Robert-Weiner-Citizens_Government-Accountability_Government-Incompetance_President-180720-697.html
“Washington's Latest Budget Cruelty Hurts Detroit and Nation's Vulnerable” (The Michigan Chronicle): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Washington-s-Latest-Budget-by-Robert-Weiner-Budget-Cuts_Congress_Democrat_Food-180706-710.html

“Mueller's End Game: Maybe As Soon As Trump Wants, But Not How He'd Like” (OpEdNews): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Mueller-s-End-Game-Maybe-by-Robert-Weiner-Advisors_Conspiracy_Government_Intelligence-180129-150.html

H2 (#2 opeds in nation):

“Private Prisons -- Justice for Corporate Bottom Line” (Santa Fe New Mexican): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Private-Prisons--Justice-by-Robert-Weiner-America_Government_Judiciary_Justice-181129-937.html

“Flint Water, Immigrant Child Cages: Prosecute Abusive Public Officials” (LaborPress): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Flint-Water-Immigrant-Chi-by-Robert-Weiner-Child-Abuse_Child-Custody_Family_Flint-Michigan-181117-632.html

“Inauguration Slush Fund: Where Did the Money Go? We Still Don't Know” (Las Vegas Sun): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Inauguration-Slush-Fund-W-by-Robert-Weiner-Democrats_Inauguration_Inauguration-2017_Investigations-181023-533.html

“Bad money vs. bad money -- how Denver ballot measure could be blueprint for getting money out of politics” (The Colorado Sun): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Bad-money-vs-bad-money--by-Robert-Weiner-Democratic_Democrats_Elections_Government-181008-832.html

“Working Families' Children Could Fall Off Food ‘Benefit Cliff’" (LaborPress): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Working-Families-Children-by-Robert-Weiner-Food_Food_Food-For-The-Poor_Food-Stamp-Program-181003-773.html

“Andrew Gillum's lesson: Be a Democrat or a progressive, not a socialist” (Tallahassee Democrat): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Andrew-Gillum-s-lesson--B-by-Robert-Weiner-Congress_Democrat_Democratic-Party_Democratic-Socialist-180911-118.html

“Trump Policies Boost Oil Prices, Profits for Campaign Donors, and Russia” (Honolulu Star-Advertiser): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-Policies-Boost-Oil-P-by-Robert-Weiner-Campaign-Rhetoric_Iran_Oil_Oil-180629-656.html

“Trump Kidnapped More Young Girls Than Boko Haram, and Put Them in Black Sites” (OpEdNews): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-Kidnapped-More-Young-by-Robert-Weiner-Boko-Haram_Children_Children-Teens_Immigration-180622-655.html

“Trump-Blagojevic Pay-For-Play: Chicago Trump Tower Tax Breaks Bring Pardon” (OpEdNews): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-Blagojevic-Pay-For-P-by-Robert-Weiner-Blagojevich_Blagojevich_Trump-Tax-cut-Scam-180606-307.html

“In These Midterms, "Comey Vote" Can't Help Republicans” (Des Moines Register): https://www.opednews.com/articles/In-These-Midterms--Comey-by-Robert-Weiner-Democrat_Democratic_Donald-Trump_Fbi-Director-James-Comey-180528-411.html

“Why Commerce Secretary Ross and his Russian ties may be next in Mueller's investigation” (The Star-Ledger):https://www.opednews.com/articles/Why-Commerce-Secretary-Ros-by-Robert-Weiner-Investigation_Investigation_Investigations_Mueller-Investigation-180514-472.html

“Health Risk from Proposed Liquid Gas Plant Blowouts and Emissions Near Washington for Foreign Exports, With Pruitt Ties” (Washington Post): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Health-Risk-from-Proposed-by-Robert-Weiner-Community_Dominion_EPA-Environmental-Protection-Agency_Environment-180506-146.html

“National Parks Under Siege” (LaborPress): https://www.opednews.com/articles/National-Parks-Under-Siege-by-Robert-Weiner-Donald-Trump_Interior-National-Parks_Park_Zinke-Ryan-180419-894.html

“Trump's Offer of Korea Talks Good Step to End Nuclear Threat, Despite White House Back-and-Forth” (LaborPress): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Trump-s-Offer-of-Korea-Tal-by-Robert-Weiner-Korea_Nuclear-Arms-Race_Nuclear-Attack_Nuclear-Buttons-180407-581.html

“’Evidence’ and ‘Science’ Not Dirty Words Despite Administration's Ban, Austin Meeting of National Scientists to Show” (Austin American-Statesman): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Evidence-and-Science-N-by-Robert-Weiner-Austin-American-Statesman_Banned_Climate_Environment-180215-87.html

“Latest Infrastructure Plan Bleeds States, Cities, Needs Real Money” (LaborPress): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Latest-Infrastructure-Plan-by-Robert-Weiner-2018_America_Bipartisan_Bipartisanship-180209-22.html

“Missing Conyers Already” (Detroit Free Press): https://www.opednews.com/articles/Missing-Conyers-Already-by-Robert-Weiner-Congress_Conyers-Jr-John_Conyers-John_Democratic-180112-475.html

ALL OP-EDS IN 2018: http://weinerpublic.com/opeds.html#2018

***Radio:

"The Alan Nathan Show" Bob's weekly segment on Main Street Radio Network (200 local stations airing nationwide) with colorful host Alan Nathan:

*January 3, 2019 scroll to 32:05 (2 segments) http://www.mainstreetradionetwork.com/audio/shows/BATTLELINE-HR1-190103.mp3

*December 18, 2018 scroll to 31:45 http://www.mainstreetradionetwork.com/audio/shows/BATTLELINE-HR1-181218.mp3

*December 13, 2018 scroll to 33:00 http://www.mainstreetradionetwork.com/audio/shows/BATTLELINE-HR1-181213.mp3

*December 5, 2018 scroll to 32:09
http://www.mainstreetradionetwork.com/audio/shows/BATTLELINE-HR1-181205.mp3

*November 38, 2018 scroll to 31:38
http://www.mainstreetradionetwork.com/audio/shows/BATTLELINE-HR2-181128.mp3

*November 20, 2018 scroll to 32:44
http://www.mainstreetradionetwork.com/audio/shows/BATTLELINE-HR1-181120.mp3

***ALL RADIO AND TV IN 2018: http://weinerpublic.com/radio.html

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