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 15th, 2024
Women must school men like Donna Brazile destroying Fmr. RNC Chair Reince Priebus on abortion: Donna Brazile went on the offensive with Reince Priebus and Republicans for their draconian stance on abortion. Democrats and Progressives have the moral high ground in almost every policy and position. This is how you do it. [More]
Calls for De-Escalation Mount as Israel Plans to ‘Exact a Price From Iran’: “Now is the time for restraint and diplomacy, not more unconditional support for military escalation,” said one advocate. [More]
US destroyed more than 80 drones, at least 6 ballistic missiles from Iran and Yemen: CENTCOM said it ‘remains postured to support Israel’s defense’ against Iran [More]
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Tuesday April 16th, 2024
EPIC! Stephanopoulos destroys an agitated flip-flopping Sununu for supporting Trump: NH Gov. Chris Sununu made a fool of himself as George Stephanopoulos questioned him about flip-flopping and supporting Donald Trump after calling out Trump for the insurrection and much more. [More]
Why do we allow a GREAT JOBS REPORT to be spun as a bad one? WATCH THIS, PLEASE!: The jobs report is excellent, and we must not allow it to be tarnished. The Right would have you believe that good is bad, up is down for their electoral purposes. [More]
LEAKED NYT GAZA MEMO TELLS JOURNALISTS TO AVOID WORDS “GENOCIDE,” “ETHNIC CLEANSING,” AND “OCCUPIED TERRITORY”: Amid the internal battle over the New York Times’s coverage of Israel’s war, top editors handed down a set of directives. [More]
Wednesday April 17th, 2024
Trump Media stock sinks after company announces plans to launch live TV streaming platform: Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) stock fell 14% on Tuesday after the company announced it’s launching a new live TV streaming platform. [More]
He is Ecuador’s youngest president-elect. What lies ahead for Daniel Noboa?: Noboa, heir to a banana industry fortune, faces rising crime with little political backing and an abbreviated term in office. [More]
Thursday April 18th, 2024
Boeing’s Safety Scandal Is an Object Lesson in the Dangers of Stock Buybacks: Boeing, instead of building new airplanes to expand and upgrade their fleet, spent over $60 billion on stock buybacks in the years leading up to the 2019 grounding of their Max fleet. [More]
Report Sounds Alarm Over Growing Role of Big Tech in US Military-Industrial Complex: The paper’s author found that the five largest military contracts to major tech firms between 2018 and 2022 “had contract ceilings totaling at least $53 billion combined.” [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 April 19th, 2024
Congressional Progressives Unveil ‘Bold’ Agenda for Second Biden Term: The Congressional Progressive Caucus says its legislative blueprint for 2025 and beyond aims to “deliver equality, justice, and economic security for working people.” [More]
Congressional Progressives Unveil ‘Bold’ Agenda for Second Biden Term: The Congressional Progressive Caucus says its legislative blueprint for 2025 and beyond aims to “deliver equality, justice, and economic security for working people.” [More]
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