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Here is a summary of the last week of Politics Done Right on KPFT 90.1 FM
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 August 28th, 2023
Chuck Todd grilled Vivek Ramaswamy & exposed him as a fraud with his own book Nations of Victims: Chuck Todd was uncharacteristically animated on This Week as he used Vivek Ramaswamy's book Nations of Victims against him as it proved him a complete fraud. [More]
DailyKos Founder Markos Moulitsas calls out NOLABELS third-party proponent on Meet The Press: The founder of Daily Kos, Markos Moulitsas, did not mince his words as he ridiculed the Former North Carolina Governor. Pat McCrory, for the third-party NOLABELS movement. [More]
Kristen Browde, a TikTok lawyer, decimates the Right Wing, pointing out who to fear harming our children: TikTok lawyer Kristen Browde makes moot all of the right-wing arguments as to why they select particular groups they deem harmful to children. It turns out they are projecting as they are the cause. [More]
Andy Schmookler discusses his piece titled The Right of Secession along with other relevant topics: Andy Schmoochler did not disappoint in this interview, where he touched on secession from a perspective that will make everyone think. [More]
Tuesday August 29th, 2023
Fmr RNC Chair Michael Steele warns: Start preparing for a Trump attack on America now: Former RNC Cahir, Michael Steele is warning that it is essential that officials prepare for Donald Trump and his cronies to attempt another coup if he is the Republican nominee. [More]
The MAGA Right Wing embraced Oliver Anthony a bit too early. He wasn't really into them: Recently, singer/songwriter Oliver Anthony was celebrated by the right for his working-class song Rich Men North of Richmond. They recently found out it was an ode to their Right-Wing values. [More]
Journalists Need to Cover the 2024 Election Like it Might Be the Nation’s Last: They stood on an arena stage in Milwaukee under a massive sign that read “Democracy”—the metaphorical 800-pound gorilla that loomed over this strange political event but was never really discussed. When the dust finally settled after two hours of the first televised debate of the 2024 GOP primaries, nothing—from the rude kids-table outbursts from the impertinent Vivek Ramaswamy to the doomed efforts by Nikki Haley or Mike Pence to be the grown-ups in the room—actually mattered inside the airy Fiserv Forum except for one thing. All those not-so-wonderful people out there in the dark. A mob that raged, and which ultimately ruled. [More]
Wednesday August 30th, 2023
The Biggest Defeat Big Pharma Has Ever Suffered: Just over a year ago, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower prices on prescription drugs. Today, Biden announced the first 10 drugs subject to negotiation—and Big Pharma corporations are furious. These are among the most outrageously priced drugs on the market, Pharma’s prized cash cows. For the first time ever, our government will stop Pharma corporations from charging as much as they want for life-saving and life-sustaining medications. This will include insulin products, directly lowering the price and breaking the pricing power that the three corporations of the insulin cartel have maintained for decades. [More]
Republicans give the impression that they are best for the economy. The numbers and facts prove absolutely that Democrats are much better on both the economy and debt. [More]
Bernie Sanders gives Democrats marching orders they would do well to heed. It's THE message: Bernie Sanders, with a high degree of urgency, continues to tell Democrats that they must get closer to the people and present the Democratic goal in an absorbable manner. [More]
Thursday August 31st, 2023
Republicans give the impression that they are best for the economy. The numbers and facts prove absolutely that Democrats are much better on both the economy and debt. [More]
Neil Aquino from the Houston Democracy Project is here. The Houston Democracy Project works every day to make democracy a top issue in 2023 Houston city politics. Neil will be discussing the reliance of some Democratic Houston municipal candidates on Republican votes & need for cross-racial and complete coalitions in Houston & Harris County to protect democracy.
Don’t Fall for No Labels’ Trap: They are working behind the scenes to get Trump, an existential threat to our democracy, back into the White House. When I first came to Congress, I was enamored with the alleged ideal behind No Labels and their mission to take partisanship out of politics. A world where people can work together on ideas that help the American people despite ideological differences. Boy, was I wrong! Their nonpartisan agenda is and always has been dishonest. My first disagreement with No Labels came when I realized they were only looking out for megadonor special interests, advocating for lowering taxes on the rich and powerful and weakening regulations for big business, making it easier for them to exploit workers or the environment. [More]
President Biden puts MAGA Republicans on notice. Don't mess with FEMA funding or else: President Biden answered a reporter's questions in certain terms. If MAGA holds back FEMA funding, Americans will know why. [More]
Friday September 1st, 2023
Rebecca Ratliff, FairVote Illinois Statewide Organizer, discusses rank-choice voting: FairVote Illinois Statewise Organizer Rebecca Ratliff sat down with us at Netroots Nation 2023 in Chicago to discuss rank-choice voting. She explained it well. [More]
Ali Velshi takes a challenge from Jan 6th coup planner John Eastman and proves he is a liar: Jan 6th coup co-conspirator/planner John Eastman challenged anyone to prove they knew they were breaking the law. Ali Velshi answered the challenge. [More]
Biden Infrastructure Report Pushes 'Disastrous Water Privatization Schemes,' Watchdog Says: An under-the-radar report by U.S. President Joe Biden's National Infrastructure Advisory Council should not go unnoticed, said the national watchdog Food & Water Watch on Thursday, as buried in the document is a call for the privatization of U.S. water systems, which progressive lawmakers and civil society groups have long opposed. On page 15 of the 38-page report, the advisory council said the federal government should "remove barriers to privatization, concessions, and other nontraditional models of funding community water systems in conjunction with each state's development of best practice." [More]
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