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 March 25th, 2024
AOC shuts down Tapper about Trump’s unequal treatment: He’s ‘unethical’ & ‘prone to criminality.’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) did not mince her words when answering two leading questions about Donald Trump’s legal treatment. He’s ‘unethical’ & ‘prone to criminality. [More]
Chuck Todd apologizes to Kristen Welker for NBC’s hire of lying former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel: Chuck Todd did not mince his words as he admonished the NBC bosses for hiring the lying insurrectionist former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel after apologizing to Kristen Welker for her tainted interview with Ronna. [More]
As Predicted, Trump’s 2017 Corporate Tax Cuts Benefited Rich Executives, Not Workers: Let the research show that what so many economic and policy experts warned at the time has now been confirmed. [More]
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Tuesday March 26th, 2024
Who Could Sway the Outcome of the U.S. Election? Mexico’s President: Immigration is a key issue for voters in the U.S. election, giving Mexico immense power to potentially shape the vote. [More]
REALLY! Kristen Welker corrects NBC News’ new paid contributor, Fmr RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel’s lies: Meet The Press’ host was blindsided by NBC’s hire of the lying former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel before she had this previously scheduled interview. Chuck Todd and the panel lit into the decision by NBC. [More]
Rich White Man Privilege Prevails. Undemocratic judges reduce Trump’s bond by nearly $300 million: Donald Trump has again gotten a break from the undemocratic judicial system. An appeals court in New York reduced Trump’s bond from $454 Million to $175 Million. That is a privilege in action. [More]
Wednesday March 27th, 2024
NBC News Cuts Ties With Ronna McDaniel After Network Firestorm: A string of top stars had denounced the hiring of Ms. McDaniel, the former chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, on their own airwaves. [More]
A listener used some Politics Done Right techniques in MAGA country to slowly change her neighbors!: A listener-supporter of Politics Done Right was excited to tell us her story of earning the trust of some of her MAGA Republican and Conservative neighbors using techniques we discussed on the program. We cover much of this in my book “It’s Worth It: How To Talk To Your Right-Wing Family, Friends, and Neighbors.” [More]
Ken Paxton agrees to community service, paying restitution to avoid trial in securities fraud case: Paxton, who will not have to enter a plea under the terms of the agreement, faced the prospect of decades in prison if he had been convicted of fraud. [More]
Thursday March 28th, 2024
Intel Brags of $152 Billion in Stock Buybacks Over Last 35 Years. So Why Does It Need an $8 Billion Subsidy?: What’s to stop the chip-making giant from shoveling taxpayer grants into more stock buybacks? [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]
The capitalization of Trump’s Truth Social DJT exposes the Stock Market as a fraud for all to see: Trump ripped the scabs off of every American degeneracy. The capitalization of Truth Social, DJT, exposed the biggest fraud in our economic system. [More]
Friday March 29th, 2024
Biden Urged to ‘Hold the Line’ Against For-Profit Medicare Advantage Industry: “Do not let them bully you,” said Alex Lawson of Social Security Works. “Corporate insurers are holding the country’s health hostage and demanding bags of cash.” [More]
‘Out-of-Touch Billionaire’ Larry Fink Blasted for Calling 65 a ‘Crazy’ Retirement Age: “I love how rich people are treated as sources of great wisdom when they obviously don’t know their ass from their elbow,” said one economist. [More]
The Media Industry’s Financial Problems Are Bad News for Democracy: I’m worried that in the paywall era, the new business model will ensure that only wealthier people who can afford to be paying for news will be reading the best stories. [More]
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