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Lost opportunity: Jen Psaki first fail; should've used the question to uplift the working class

We all love how effective Jen Psaki has been as President Joe Biden’s White House Press Secretary. This was not her best moment. Jen Psaki had the perfect opportunity to swing hard See full episodes here. It was clear why the question tripped. This type of question will continue to trip up...

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June 5, 2021

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Drop GOP farce, Fmr. GOP Chairman challenges manhood, Jen Psaki missed working-class opportunity

It’s now time to drop the GOP American Jobs Plan bipartisan negotiating farce. Jen Psaki needs a better answer. Think working class. Michael Steele again. Jen Psaki has her first fail? Drop the GOP farce! Politics Done Right Live weekdays @ 3:00 PM Central Video Zoom: LINK — Live Calls:...

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June 4, 2021

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“Eat the Rich”, because they still tasty

Twitter is dragging Jonathan Turley because of attributing a Rousseau quote to the Reign of Terror, but more likely because they mistook him for Jeffrey Toobin. That’s the nature of conservative culture war, making class warfare a struggle more transcendent and less applicable in times of right-wing insurrection. x Since philosopher Jean...

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March 20, 2021

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Elizabeth Warren is done listening to GOP talking points on the wealth tax

Conservatives love to mythologize wealthy people as brave, resolute, patriotic captains of industry who won’t let anything get in the way of their success. At the same time, they also frequently portray the rich as timid little whelps who will instantly grab their balls and go home if anyone tries to pluck...

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January 29, 2021

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Wednesday 6th: The rest of the world will be watching.

On the sixth of January Congressional Republicans will make a farce of American democracy live and direct before the whole world. I know many Americans don’t care, some even doubt it exists and anyway it’s furrin parts. As an expat all I want to do is hide and cry, no...

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January 3, 2021

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UNBELIEVABLE: Delusional voter supporting Trump because of a great economy. Major Media fail!

That a former 2016 Gary Johnson voter would vote for Donald Trump because she believes the economy is better & he kept promises is a media fail. Trump didn't fulfill promises & the economy is in depression, period. x x YouTube Video See full episodes here. It is hard to...

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October 11, 2020

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Trump and GOP setting up the courts to rule undemocratically after the impending Progressive win.

First of all, my most sincere condolences to the family of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She will be missed. This has changed the calculus. We will have a lot of strategizing going forward. I did the video below a few months ago and it is now even more apropos. It...

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September 19, 2020

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Stephanie Ruhle calls out GOP's false concern for the deficit

Stephanie Ruhle got it right as she slammed the Republicans for their sudden false concern for the deficit as they make Americans suffer. Stephanie Ruhle exposes the hypocrisy. x x YouTube Video Watch the full episode here. Americans are suffering. It is impossible to have the current level of unemployment...

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August 12, 2020

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AntiCapitalist MeetUp: government deficit is a myth in the eyes of Modern Monetary Theory

Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) can (but not will) save the US economy. What with the White House Council of Economic Advisors now reduced to one economist, it’s worth noting that one of their econometric models (Hassett) influenced the prediction that COVID-19 infections in the US would go to zero by...

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June 28, 2020

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MSNBC host allows Trump cultist to display her ignorance

Host Katy Tur covered a protest demanding the opening of the economy. A Trump cultist showed ignorance of our new reality that explains her behavior. Tur gave the proper context stating it is small and politically driven. Misinformed Trump Cultist See the full episode here. During the Tea Party astroturf...

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April 29, 2020

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Watch how Trump press conference serving to prop up an exploitative corporate sector

The plutocracy understands that their failure is precipitating their demise. The Trump admin is using his press conference to both pander and attempt to build-up the image of an exploitative private sector. Press Conference for who? x x YouTube Video I have been watching all of Donald Trump's COVID-19 pressers....

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March 31, 2020

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Government is not the problem The financial sector is.

The government is a good boogeyman. But understand what it means because it is the confusion that the plutocracy wants. The government is “we the people” which means if the government is the problem then we are the problem. That simply isn't true. It is them, not Government x x...

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March 29, 2020

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Mnuchin to Pelosi: You're quoting the Pope I'll quote the markets

If you want to understand the callousness of our economic system and those in charge of it, this Pelosi interview should be probative. Inasmuch as I know this stuff, just hearing her saying not only made my blood boil but increased my resolve to expose our form of antiseptic slavery...

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March 24, 2020

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My discussion with my wife about the difficulty for many to vote for Biden. How much is really lost?

A few mornings ago my wife was concerned that even as I expressed my likelihood of voting for Biden if he wins the primary in the November election, that my tone may lead some listeners not to do so as well. Here is my answer to her. Please listen in...

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March 20, 2020

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Historian reveals unfortunate truth about the Democratic Party’s choice for nominee.

It is clear that the Democratic Party proper, the mainstream media, and the plutocracy has a preferred presidential candidate. Historian Jon Meacham made a very uncomfortable point on Morning Joe this morning that will be problematic if said chosen one, Joe Biden becomes the nominee. Joe Biden does come across as...

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March 4, 2020

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Dr. Eddie Glaude: Shocked by black ‘status quo’ but Latino bomb exploded.

Princeton Professor Eddie Glaude shares the shock many shared for the overwhelming support black voters gave to Joe Biden in South Carolina in support of the moderate wing of the Democratic Party. He acknowledges as well that the Latino time bomb may have exploded. He recently appeared on Meet the...

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March 2, 2020

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Nina Turner speaking at Bernie’s Nevada victory party

Nina Turner appeared on stage soon after Bernie Sanders was declared the landslide winner of the Nevada caucus. She made it clear there was a lot of work still to do even with the continual incoming flak. Her speech is well worth listening to because it is clear it is...

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February 29, 2020

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Chuck Todd’s Biden interview boils my Medicare for All Progressive blood. He thinks we're dumb.

My blood started to boil as I listened to Biden, at one time the chosen one, denigrate Sanders, Warren, & Medicare for All, a policy that makes life better for every American. Centrists using Republican narratives & lies are a problem. Why Biden will lose and M4A opponents should too...

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February 17, 2020

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Tom Steyer calls out ThisWeek host Martha Raddatz for toeing the Trump economic narrative

Tom Steyer did not let ABC's ThisWeek Host Martha Raddatz get away with pushing the Donald Trump narrative on the economy using a poll. It is clear that the mainstream media is intent on serving their ultimate masters in maintaining some sort of status quo. Anyone that attempting to bring...

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February 17, 2020

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Michael Moore schools Chris Matthews on healthcare: Dependency on boss & insurance profit center

Michael Moore schools Chris Matthews on the reason why Medicare for All is essential given that healthcare is a human right. He explains the degeneracy of private insurance as he points out why no employee should be dependent on a private company for their insurance. Michael Moore made it clear...

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February 15, 2020

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Elizabeth Warren Calls Trump An “Elf On The Shelf” For Putin At Virginia Rally

I love her so much: At an event on Thursday, Senator Elizabeth Warren called President Donald Trump an “elf on the shelf” for Russian President Vladimir Putin. During a rally in Arlington, Virginia, an attendee asked Warren what she would do as president to ensure everyone was held to the...

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February 14, 2020

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Was Biden, the chosen one a victim of privilege? YES!

They attempted to will a Joe Biden presidency inasmuch as he has never won a primary before after two tries. Bernie Sanders won many primaries before in difficult states. The electability quotient is just as fraudulent as one having undue privilege. Not even privilege is enough for Biden x x...

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February 13, 2020

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Chris Hayes: Bernie’s only candidate checking all boxes

Bernie Sanders won New Hampshire. MSNBC and the MSM just about disregarded Elizabeth Warren as they continue to malign Bernie Sanders and misinform about his strength. Not Chris Hayes. Chris Hayes tells the inconvenient truth about Bernie Sanders x x YouTube Video Brian Williams was attempting to malign Bernie Sanders...

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February 12, 2020

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My 28-year-old daughter’s stroke’s a wake-up call to all: Medicare for All.

Why do we need Medicare for All? Let me tell you a personal story. Please listen to the entire video and share it. Many people look at healthcare, Medicare for All and more in an abstract fashion. Empathy dictates seeing through the eyes of others and how their needs could be...

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February 3, 2020

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Texas TV station: Trump & GOP liars on Preexisting Conditions. Surprising!

Surprisingly KHOU, a Texas TV station decided to fact check the president and the GOP on the veracity of their preexisting conditions claim. The station called them out in no uncertain terms. Trump and his cabal have been lying to Americans about their support for preexisting conditions even as they are suing...

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January 20, 2020

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Rand Paul calls out Trump: Why are we always the patsies sending our kids there?

Rand Paul appeared on Meet the Press with Chuck Todd this morning once again. There was no pandering yet no serious probing. It led however to Paul making some statements that when evaluated to the core speaks a truth few are willing to accept. Rand Paul very artfully criticized Trump questioning his warmongering...

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January 12, 2020

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Employer or private based insurance? Here’s proof you can only rely on Medicare for All.

Employer or private based insurance’s consistency is at best unreliable. Here’s proof of why Medicare for All is the only practical solution to dependable and reliable healthcare. Medicare for All, the solution to the current healthcare con As I am going through my emails I came across a “breaking news” email blast...

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December 17, 2019

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Elizabeth Warren has a message to Democrats seeking the mythical center.

This Elizabeth Warren message to those Democrats seeking the mythical center was succinct and on point. It was, stop being naive. Progressives understand Republicans will not do the right thing for the poor & middle-class. Elizabeth Warren calls out Democratic naivete “Unlike some Democrats, some candidates for the Democratic nomination,”...

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December 15, 2019

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Lawrence O’Donnell on Trump: ‘Stranded as America’s clown on the international stage’

I watched the interview between Trump and Macron today and felt a deep sense of embarrassment. But it was not for Trump. Do you know who I really feel for? Trump’s a “clown on the international stage” “There are a few intersecting factors that leave Donald Trump stranded as America’s clown on...

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December 4, 2019

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Many on the right are yearning for a dialogue. They are the real silent majority

I talk directly and indirectly to hundreds of people every week. Right wingers troll me ad nauseam. Recently, something strange has begun; I find conservatives trolling my trolls in my defense as I continue to expound our progressive mantra. It is clear to me from my experience in my own community,...

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November 24, 2019

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Amy Klobuchar joins Chris Mathews to slam Progressives with GOP talking points

Amy Klobuchar joined Chris Matthews after the debate to slam Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren with Republican talking points on free stuff and socialism. Amy tried to temper the attack with midwestern charm but showed she like most centrist politicians are there to protect the plutocracy no ensure the best...

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November 21, 2019

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Chuck Todd implies Obama’s statement means Democrats want more small ‘C’ conservative.

It was clear what would happen when President Obama attacked progressives, a philosophy he followed at one time. Chuck Todd and company picked it up and ran with it. Chuck Todd: Democrats looking for more small ‘C’ Conservative? As I previously blogged, President Obama was meeting with wealthy liberal donors where...

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November 17, 2019

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President Obama is wrong. Progressives are the ones rooted in the reality of middle-class & poor

President Obama is wrong. Progressives are the ones rooted in reality.

President Obama recently in a room of wealthy Liberal donors called out Progressives for wanting transformational change. He implied it was unrealistic. Thus far, Obama had stayed out of the Democratic Primary Process. He should consider continuing said refrain as coming out as an anti-progressive will activate many progressives, who...

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November 17, 2019

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Economist: Are we going to let a declining system take us down with it?

Economist Professor Richard Wolff gave a compelling reason for moving to the next economic system. His rhetorical question ‘Are we going to let a declining system take us down with it?’ is prescient. Economist Richard Wolff asked the right question Professor Economist Richard Wolff & Jacobin’s Bhaskar Sunkara faced off...

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November 16, 2019

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Sen. Michael Bennet Medicare for All disregard shows complete disconnection from what ails Americans

I used to like this guy. However, this arrogance says much. Senator Michael Bennet’s complete disregard for the serious Medicare for All debate occurring in the Democratic Primary shows that he is disconnected and oblivious to what ails poor and middle-class Americans. He should note that in the aggregate those...

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November 3, 2019

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Economist validates Elizabeth Warren’s Medicare for All tax-question answer.

For too long the mainstream media has been given a pass for being the patsy of the plutocracy. Many times they ask loaded questions with an intent to mislead and in doing so placate their masters, the pharmaceutical industrial complex, the healthcare industrial complex, the energy industrial complex, and every other...

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October 31, 2019

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Beware: Attacks on Medicare for All from foes and 'friends' are well-orchestrated. They're also lies

Attacks on Medicare for All are coming from all sides. But activists and supporters must not disengage, lest they cede ground to those whose sole interest is easy profits from a patently corrupt healthcare system. Republicans taught Democrats and progressives an important lesson: Repetition and message discipline is not only important, it is...

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October 28, 2019

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The plutocracy is okay with governance by a madman, but the masses cannot be

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It doesn’t take a psychiatrist to figure out that the president’s behavior is that of a madman. Whether it’s an act or intentional is immaterial: The damage that Donald Trump has caused both nationally and internationally over the last two-plus years will take many more years to rectify. Early on in the...

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August 25, 2019

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Trump and GOP setting up the courts to rule undemocratically after impending Progressive win

It is not solely about Progressives winning in 2020. There are a lot of headwinds. Progressives and their allies must win with supermajorities to be a deterrent to the courts owned by the Plutocracy. Anti-Democratic Courts are the next hurdles x x YouTube Video Watch the entire program here. Have you...

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August 14, 2019

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Progressives and Democrats need to stop fearing who we are

A friend of mine introduced me to Jim Rigby, a pastor in Austin, Texas, whom I am very impressed with because of his thought process, his compassion, and his clear thinking. When the attacks started on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, he made a statement that should resonate with every progressive and Democrat....

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August 4, 2019

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Maureen Dowd latest article makes it clear she thinks Americans are stupid

Snarky Maureen Dowd most recent article has my blood boiling. It is clear she does not understand the travails of this country. Her article “Spare Me the Purity Racket” illustrates a detached thought process too many in the Left elitist writing sphere have. Dowd seemed most upset because Lefties on...

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July 28, 2019

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Not all executives are selfish and thoughtless; some are victims of Powell memo indoctrination

When one has close friends of all classes, occupations, education, and social status, it is hard during times of flux not to see them all as dependent variables in an equation, even as some of them genuinely believe that they are solely independent variables. To be clear, as I have...

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July 14, 2019

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I interviewed Sen. Elizabeth Warren & asked how she will handle the Socialist framing

I was shocked to see the crowd for Senator Elizabeth Warren. After all, it is the Fourth of July weekend. The room was packed tighter than sardines in a can. I was surprised no one fainted. There was not enough room, and they had to open up an overflow. Warren spoke...

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July 6, 2019

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Mythical market excuse for CEO earning a thousand times worker pay exposed

Americans so believe in a mythical market. There is this magical thing that watches over our economic activity. Let's be clear. Our financial system is human-made, and they created it with a built-in bias for those who already had means and capital. Many Americans attempt to justify corporate executives making...

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July 4, 2019

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Have you heard this about the Republicans' tax bill?

Two years ago, I had a highly recommended post excerpting various pundits on both sides of the aisle forthrightly describing the increasing insanity of the Republican party. The point was that the danger presented by Republicans was so obvious that a new genre of punditry arguably had been invented — the effort to concisely...

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What the hell is the matter with the MEA?

Today, June 5th in the state of Wisconsin the most important election of the year to date will take place. The people of Wisconsin will have the choice to elect a new governor who stands with the voice of the people of Wisconsin, or keep the Koch brothers-funded, corruption riddled...

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June 6, 2012