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 January 15th, 2023
Diane Archer discusses saving Medicare from the vultures denying Americans healthcare for a profit: President of Just Care USA Diane Archer did not mince her words as she explains corporate America’s attempted destruction of Medicare. [More]
Vic Uzumeri, a citizen who lived under both Canadian & American healthcare, candid comparison: Vic Uzumeri has lived under both the Canadian & American healthcare systems. A recent event with his wife proved the superiority of one. [More]
World’s First Trillionaire Just 10 Years Away as Richest Men Double Their Wealth: “This inequality is no accident; the billionaire class is ensuring corporations deliver more wealth to them at the expense of everyone else,” said Oxfam’s interim executive director. [More]
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Tuesday January 16th, 2023
A lawyer exposes the inconvenient truth. The numbers say the perverts are the ones pointing fingers: TikTok lawyer Kristen Browde continues her crusade to expose the inconvenient truth that Right-wing Republicans/Evangelicals are the ones who are a danger to our children. [More]
Gov Pritzker’s tone deafness w/ Joy-Ann Reid’s concern about Biden’s acts & messaging is 2016 again: Listening to Gov. JB Pritzker’s (D-IL) disregard for the legitimate concerns Joy-Ann Reid pointed out from an important and significant portion of the Democratic coalition is reminiscent of elite democrats constant disregard of many progressives and others in the rank and file. [More]
Joy-Ann Reid points out all the reasons why DeSantis’ political career is over after losing Iowa: Joy-Ann Reid pointed out how badly Governor Ron DeSantis damaged his state and, with that, his career to appease MAGA in his attempt to win the state of Iowa. [More]
CNN’s Jake Tapper nails it. We will become a violent mob if Trump and his cabal win in 2024: CNN’s Jake Tapper touched on a subject that every American should heed, a Trump operation that operates like the mob with Republican politicians falling in line. [More]
Wednesday January 17th, 2023
Nikki Haley claims that the GOP is not a racist party and that America was never racist: Nikki Haley is smart. Yet she bends herself into pretzels to seem dumb and uninformed to placate the MAGA voter base. [More]
Reid: Religion is when your savior dies for you; a cult is when your savior tells you to die for him: While discussing that White Evangelicalism is the manifestation of Christian Nationalism, Joy-Ann Reid identified the Trump brand, one where the savior asks you to die for them. [More]
Lawmakers Reach Deal to Expand Child Tax Credit—In Exchange for Corporate Tax Cuts: “Child poverty is a problem. Corporations paying too much in taxes is not,” said one analyst. [More]
Thursday January 18th, 2023
As Rep. Jasmine Crockett boldly scolds the GOP on immigration, a timid Colin Alred betrays Biden: Rep. Jasmine Crockett did not mince words as she continued to challenge Republican hypocrisy, irresponsibility, & immorality of their immigration stance. Unfortunately, spineless Democrats, like Colin Allred, betrayed Biden. [More]
Rep. Maxwell Frost to GOP on immigration- The least you can do is not be a damn liar: Rep. Maxwell Frost reminded Republicans that they have no plan to help Americans but are on a fascist path. As he slammed them on their immigration stance, he urged them to stop lying. [More]
Rep. Katie Porter schools Republicans on the economic rationale for taking in many immigrants: Rep. Katie Porter, our whiteboard mathematical Congresswoman, schooled Republicans on why we need robust immigration in America. [More]
Supreme Court Hears Koch-Backed Cases Designed to Unleash Deregulatory Bonanza: “Everything from the climate to consumer safety could be worse off thanks to this potential decision and the corporate lobbyists who brought us to this point.” [More]
Friday January 19th, 2023
Alex Lawson, Social Security Works Exec Dir, confronts GOP committee trying to cut Social Security: Social Security Works Executive Director Alex Lawson confronted the Republican-controlled House Budget Committee members in their hearing attempting to create a commission to cut Social Security. [More]
Nick Cooper, Food not Bombs activist musician, updates us on their court cases for feeding the poor: Foods Not Bomb activist and musician Nick Cooper visited with Politics Done Right to update us on their court fight to feed the poor in Houston. [More]
Once again, Netanyahu disrespectfully thumbs Biden. There will be no two-state solution on my watch: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu never misses an opportunity to embarrass Democratic Presidents. It is time for a policy change, a two-state solution now or no money, and no more U.N. vetoes. [More]
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