Trumpist Guatemalan coup? No to Social Security in Stock Market. GOP slick on Fossil Fuel.
Progressives won in the most recent Guatemalan election that Trumpism is trying to undo. Say no to any Social Security money on Wall Street. Bill Cassidy gave a severely flawed fossil fuel answer.
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Topics covered on the show today.
Plan to save Social Security by GOP & Neoliberals that invest in Wall Street Stock Market, a fraud: Senator Bill Cassidy appeared on CNN's State of the Union, where he accused Trump, Democrats, and Republican candidates of their failure to address the Social Security woes. But he provided a solution that, at best, is fraudulent as he is removing the security from Social Security as the plan calls for investments in the Stock Market via Wall Street. [More]
Bill Cassidy wants to burn more natural gas & penalize China as the solution to slow CO2 emissions: Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) shows that he simply refuses to understand the severity of climate change and the role the U.S. must play. Taxing China and forcing countries to do more of what the U.S. should have done is not the answer. [More]
'The Guatemalan People Have Spoken': Anti-Corruption Advocate Bernardo Arévalo Wins Presidency: In a blow to Guatemala's right-wing political establishment, former diplomat Bernardo Arévalo won the nation's presidential election on Sunday, pledging to fight corruption that has eroded the country's institutions and entrenched massive levels of inequality and poverty. Voters chose Arévalo over former first lady Sandra Torres in a landslide, putting the anti-corruption advocate on track to become the most progressive Guatemalan leader since Jacobo Árbenz, who was ousted in a U.S.-sponsored coup in 1954. [More]
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