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 April 22nd, 2024
Republican slams colleagues. “I SERVE WITH SOME SCUMBAGS They walk around with white hoods by day.”: Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX) did not mince his words as he slammed a sect within the Republican House with adjectives seldom used by politicians. [More]
IMHO, this hearing aid ad is deceptive, intent on scamming healthcare dollars from seniors: This hearing aid ad is, at best, misleading and disingenuous, IMHO, a clever way to scam seniors out of their healthcare dollars. I called and verified. [More]
Congressional Progressive Caucus Unveils New Legislative Agenda to Deliver Equality, Justice, and Economic Security for Working People: The Congressional Progressive Caucus released its Progressive Proposition Agenda, a vision for Congress to meet everyday Americans’ urgent needs and rebuild the American dream for the poor, working, and middle class. [More]
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Tuesday April 23rd, 2024
Donna Brazile owned Reince Priebus: Democrats won’t be silent. We want a country that functions: Former RNC Chair said Democrats need to be silent about assisting Mike Johnson. Former DNC Chair said Democrats will not be silent, specifying they want a functional government. In effect, the Republicans cannot execute without Democrats holding their hands. [More]
Stop raising interest rates & tariffs for a problem created by corporations. There’s a better way!: Our government and economic system ask the poor and middle class to pay tariffs and higher interest for problems created by the private sector and others. There is a better way. [More]
Columbia Faculty Walk Out Over Student Suspensions, Arrests for Gaza Protests: While expressing gratitude for solidarity actions, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar—whose daughter was suspended—said that “this about the genocide in Gaza and the attention has to remain on that.” [More]
Wednesday April 24th, 2024
F.T.C. Issues Ban on Worker Noncompete Clauses: The rule would prohibit companies from limiting their employees’ ability to work for rivals, a change that could increase competition and boost wages. [More]
Rev. Mark Thompson discusses the Columbia University & national ceasefire protests: The host of Make It Plain with Rev. Mark Thompson discusses his visit to the pro-Palestinian ceasefire protests at Columbia University and the mainstream media’s misreporting and false narrative. [More]
Thursday April 25th, 2024
Texas State Troopers in Riot Gear Crack Down on UT Students’ Gaza Protest: “Why do we even have these institutions of higher learning if we won’t let students speak their conscience and protest?” said one University of Texas professor. [More]
Liz Cheney puts SCOTUS on Notice Act now, or an elected Trump hides testimonies and blocks trials: Recently, Liz Cheney urged the Supreme Court not to delay ruling on Trump’s immunity. Her recent New York Times op-ed goes even deeper, pointing out that if Trump is elected, he will abort the entire proceedings. [More]
Friday April 26th, 2024
Anti-democratic warning signs are blinking in current polling: The Pew Research Center found indifference among Republicans about Donald Trump’s actions in 2020 and about the need to concede in the future. [More]
Tighe Barry, Code Pink activist participating in transporting tons of aid to Gaza: Code Pink is attempting to get 5,000 tons of aid to Gaza. Tighe Barry explains the problems they are having and more. [More]
Breaking Down the Supreme Court’s Gender Deafness: In this video, we’re breaking down the Supreme Court’s gender bias in the Idaho abortion case. Let’s discuss the implications of this decision. [More]
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