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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
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Monday September 4th, 2023
Andy Schmookler discusses whether it is human nature or nurture that determines our behavior: The question of “human nature” has always been central to my life’s work — A BETTER HUMAN STORY: important for understanding what has happened to us as a species, and for understanding the challenges humankind must meet for our civilization to avoid destroying itself. [More]
Erica Chomsky, Shire’s Chief Strategist and Partnership Officer, discusses their volunteer platform: Shire brings volunteering home. From sign-up to action, the digital platform makes it easy to onboard, train, and communicate with volunteers from anywhere on Earth. [More]
Democrats are far better than Republicans for both the economy and debt: BY A BUNCH!: 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]
Monday September 5th, 2023
Stephanopoulos grills Ramaswamy, who was Trumpier than Trump, with the same missing morality: This Week's George Stephanopoulos grilled Republican Primary Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy about his support for Trump and more where the candidate displayed a complete lack of morality and the uncanny ability to bloviate. [More]
Bernie Sanders goes off on Big Pharma and the ruling class that opposes healthcare for all: Ali Velshi ponders why many are against Medicare negotiating prices with Big Pharma. Bernie Sanders elaborated. It is the ruling class that objects. [More]
The Labor Movement Is Reawakening; Policy Must Rise to Meet It: We are in an unprecedented moment in history for the modern American labor movement, with widespread labor strikes that stretch from coast to coast. From machinists to movie stars, worker-led actions are reverberating across sectors and sending a powerful message: Workers demand more. [More]
Monday September 6th, 2023
Ali Velshi dismantled the GOP, calling Biden's drug price reduction communism. It's capitalism!: Ali Velshi made sure that President Biden's bill directing Medicare to negotiate with Big Pharma for better drug prices is not communism. He points out the hypocrisy of the GOP. [More]
The 46/46% tie between Biden & Trump is not about age. Democrats better wake up to the real cause: Democrats are fooling ourselves into the false belief that Biden's approval ratings are mostly tied to his age. That is lazy and fails to see that the MAGA Republican machine is working on 16 cylinders. [More]
Bernie Sanders: We've been in a class war for decades, and the wrong class is winning: Bernie Sanders said what many Democrats fear expressing. We have been in a class war for some time, and the working class has been losing. They've been taking incoming flak for decades. [More]
Monday September 7th, 2023
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. This week, we'll be talking about Alexandra Mealer's attorney bailing on her, the ability of average Houstonians to impact city elections & how important it is to respond to aggressive acts by the right.
CNN’s Dana Bash calls out Rep. Nancy Mace for hypocrisy. She talks MAGA Trump as she distances: CNN’s Dana Bash did not allow Republican Rep. Nancy Mace to appear like some MAGA politicians. Dana played clips that proved otherwise. [More]
Vivek Ramaswamy admits that he is just using the Republican Party: Vivek Ramaswamy, the new younger Donald Trump with a permanent tan and better intellect, made it clear he had little use for the GOP. He is using them. [More]
Monday September 8th, 2023
Sarah Levin & Juhem Navarro Rivera of Secular Strategies Founder & Socioanalitica Research Director: Secular Strategies Founder Sarah Levin & Socioanalitica Research Director Juhem Navarro-Rivera discuss an ignored demographic: nonreligious voters. [More]
Will Easton discusses volunteering at Netroots Nation, the largest Progressive Conference in the US: Will Easton, director of volunteering at the largest Progressive Conference in the US, Netroots Nation, discussed the success of the conference and how to volunteer. [More]
UAW Rejects 'Insulting' Counteroffer Put Forth By General Motors: "GM either doesn't care or isn't listening when we say we need economic justice at GM by 11:59 pm on September 14th," said UAW president Shawn Fain. "The clock is ticking." [More]
UAW Chief Says Contract Fight With Big Automakers 'Boils Down to One Thing: It's Corporate Greed': "Either you stand for a billionaire class where everybody else gets left behind, or you stand for the working class," said United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain. [More]
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