Happy Valentine’s Day from The Dylan Ratigan Show!  While you share this beautiful day with your loved ones, we are excited to have you tuning in to the show.  We have tons of love for our viewers, after all.

Our big story to start the day: there is no love for the state of politics in this country!  Rep. John Larson (D-CT) and James Hohmann, National Politics Reporter for Politico, join us to discuss gerrymandering, emerging voter ID concerns, and the need for electoral reform as Auction 2012 rolls on unabated.  Rep. Larson’s Fair Elections Act is one such reform that we will take a look at.

Karen, Susan, and Jimmy join the Mega Panel today to discuss the escalating tensions in the Middle East in Iran and Syria.  Iranian ships in the Strait of Hormuz have been challenging US warships as recently as Tuesday morning; how will these interactions escalate in the coming weeks?  As bombings continue on Homs, Syria, the UN has warned of a potential civil war erupting in Syria.  What role will the US play in UN intervention?

Steve Factor, author of Econovation: The Red, White and Blue Pill for Arousing Innovation, joins the show to talk about the need for a surge in “producerism” to jolt the American economy back to life.  There is no shortage of talk about our economic woes, but a shortage of solutions.  Factor brings a humorous take to what is ailing our nation with his new book.

Finally, Matt Segal of OurTime.org and David Goodfriend wrap up the show with a discussion about the young and the restless in this country and a rant about women’s rights as a special Valentine’s Day present to David’s wife.

With Love,

The DR Team