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.
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Monday, May 13th, 2024
Kristen Welker’s challenge to Senator Lindsey Graham sent him into an unhinged warmongering rant: Meet The Press host Kristen Welker challenged Lindsey Graham for his objection to Joe Biden’s withholding of bombs to Netanyahu as something Reagan did. He exploded into an unhinged, warmongering rant. [More]
Trickle-Down Economics, Not Immigrants, Threaten the American Dream: The ongoing attacks on the humanity of immigrants pose a threat to all of us, and we lose sight of our nation’s abundance and the promise upon which it was built. [More]
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Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
‘Families’ Needs Over Corporate Greed’: US Childcare Providers, Parents Hold Day of Action: “If our leaders don’t step up and legislate a solution to this crisis, we all will pay the price of an underfunded system,” said organizers. [More]
Dana Bash exposed J.D. Vance for defending Trump: He has dinner with ‘antisemitic’ Nick Fuentes: Too often, Republicans like Sen. J.D. Vance appear on network news programs to spin lies and misinformation. Dana Bush made it clear that it was Trump who met with antisemitic Nick Fuentes. [More]
Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
Law Is Not on the US Side in GMO Corn Fight With Mexico: Put simply, the U.S. gets it wrong when it comes to trade rules on food safety. Their lawyers—experienced as they are—should know better. [More]
We can print money responsibly to fulfill all our progressive policy requirements: We have been indoctrinated to transfer our income and wealth to the top continuously. The fact is, we can print money responsibly without borrowing money from the oligarchy. [More]
Thursday, May 16th, 2024
Disappearing Dollars: Texas public schools are missing millions: At a time when public schools across Texas battle huge budget deficits and drastic cuts, Spectrum News has uncovered millions of Texas public school tax dollars being diverted out of state. The man believed to be responsible is Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles, whose network of charter schools in Colorado is in need of cash. [More]
Neil Aquino is on deck: Houston Democracy Project’s Neil Aquino discusses the success of progressives in getting most of their candidates elected in Houston and Harris County, Texas. [More]
Friday, May 17th, 2024
At Last! Good reporting on the economy, inflation, and wages tells the truth: Inflation is down, and wages are growing faster than inflation. Finally, we have some media programs that accurately report about a solid economy, not the gloom and doom of the right. [More]
‘Consumers Win’ as Supreme Court Rejects ‘Radical’ Attack on CFPB: Amid celebrations over the ruling, one legal expert warned, “Don’t confuse ‘SCOTUS slaps down a wackadoodle 5th Circuit decision’ with ‘SCOTUS is more moderate than its critics claim.'” [More]
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