What you may have missed on PDR last week
Following is our end-of-the-week summary of all the topics covered on our Politics Done Right on KPFT 90.1 FM program, which is also streamed on Facebook Live, YouTube Live, Twitter, and Twitch.
Monday December 4th, 2023
The Supreme Court Could Blow Up the Tax Code With Moore vs. US: The Moore’s real fight seems to be about progressive tax policies that have not even been enacted, proposals that would finally tax the unrealized capital gains of the extremely wealthy in an adequate way. [More]
Rep. Jayapal obliterates CNN’s Bash attempt to carry a ‘Hierarchy of Oppression’ Israeli narrative: CNN’s Dana Bash’s producers likely made her a propaganda agent for Netanyahu and the IDF by changing the narrative as she interviewed Rep. Pramila Jayapal, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. [More]
Indivisible Houston’s Daniel Cohen on DA Ogg: Indivisible Houston’s president, Daniel Cohen, visits to discuss DA Kim Ogg’s possible admonishment. [More]
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Tuesday December 5th, 2023
Tiffany Rachal, Houston mother of Jalen Randall, who’s killed by police at Ogg admonishment rally: Tiffany Rachal will not rest until a competent, humane Harris County District Attorney is elected to hold the police accountable for their actions as opposed to the current one, Kim Ogg, who is derelict in her duty. [More]
‘I Was Mostly In It for Her’: New Details in Rape Probe Embroiling Top GOP Official, Moms for Liberty Co-Founder: Amid charges of gross hypocrisy and many celebrating the possible downfall of a powerful far-right couple following revelations about their private sexual activities, the severity of the accusations led one Florida Democrat to remark, “None of this is funny.” [More]
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was exposed as the behind-the-scenes dangerous theocrat: Don’t let the mild-mannered speaker, Mike Johnson, fool you. He is nothing but a Trump-supporting, rights-removing theocrat, as clearly indicated in this post. [More]
Wednesday December 6th, 2023
FIGHT! Democrats won’t win if they allow Republicans to set the agenda based on false premises: Republicans are always ready with their misleading talking points when appearing on national news programs. Former GOP Chair Reince Priebus bested Donna Brazile on This Week. [More]
Author Tim Alberta explains why evangelicals believe God sent the heathen Trump to lead them: Author Tim Alberta appeared with Stephanie Ruhle to explain the psychology behind Evangelical Christians who support Donald Trump. He was promoting his new book. “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism” [More]
[JACOBIN]Tyler Perry’s Wealth Is Not Trickling Down to Black Residents of Atlanta: Filmmaker and entrepreneur Tyler Perry is a billionaire. His Atlanta studios receive massive tax write-offs, premised on the idea that his success will inspire others. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it’s a liberal version of trickle-down economics. [More]
I was so happy to see the above article on Tyler Perry, even if it was years later. I did a story with activist journalist Robby Caban in 2019 that exposed the inconvenient truth about Tyler Perry Studios. She visited the neighborhood outside the “gated” studio. Check it out here. In another piece we did, she went onto studio grounds, where we discussed gentrification and other issues. Check that out here.
Thursday December 7th, 2023
Neil Aquino from Houston Democracy Project is here: The Houston Democracy Project works daily to make democracy a top issue in Houston politics & to inspire and strengthen pro-democracy coalitions. This week, we’ll be discussing the runoffs [More]
Trump admits that he will be a dictator on day one as Sean Hannity tries to stop him: The ads write themselves. And Trump admitted it in his town hall. He said he would be a dictator on day one of his presidency. [More]
Ryan Grim embarrasses Ted Cruz in interview on Israeli’s Gaza acts, but it’s doubtful he realized it: Journalist Ryan Grim used Senator Ted Cruz’s words against him. He then went in for the kill after he schooled Cruz on the Likud platform. [More]
Republicans Advance Boebert Plan Forcing Taxpayers to Foot Bill for Big Oil’s Mess: “The oil and gas industry could stick taxpayers with a massive bill of between $2.9 billion and $17.7 billion,” warned Public Citizen’s Alan Zibel. [More]
Friday December 8th, 2023
Study Shows Corporate Profiteering ‘Amplified’ Global Inflation: “Many large firms, beyond just the commodities sector, are using their power to preserve their profit margins,” said the co-author of a new report. [More]
Ryan Grim embarrasses Ted Cruz in interview on Israeli’s Gaza acts, but it’s doubtful he realized it: Journalist Ryan Grim used Senator Ted Cruz’s words against him. He then went in for the kill after he schooled Cruz on the Likud platform. [More]
Ryan Grim discusses his new book ‘The Squad AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution’: Ryan Grim visited with Politics Done Right to discuss his striking interview with Senator Ted Cruz and his new book “The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution” [More]
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