George Carlin talks about embarrassing Americans. Clip from “Life Is Worth Losing” (2005)
DARK COMEDY: “Dumb Americans” / George Carlin ☮
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Monthly Archives: May 2018
NEOLIBERALISM: “The Biggest Myths of John McCain with Matt Taibbi” / Watching the Hawks RT / Tyrel Ventura, and Tabetha Wallace ☮
John McCain’s latest HBO documentary tells the story of a different McCain… seems to conveniently leave out his war-hawkish history. Author and journalist Matt Taibbi joins the show to discuss
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “How Authoritarians Take Over Democracy Part tWO” / Thom Hartmann Program / Thom Hartmann ☮
How many on the list of how authoritarians take over, has the Trump regime checked off? Part two in Thom Hartmann’s coverage of how Authoritarians Take Over Democracies?
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “How Authoritarians Take Over Democracy Part One” / Thom Hartmann Program / Thom Hartmann ☮
Thom Hartmann has compiled a list of how authoritarians take over democracies as Donald Trump continues to do just that, will we stop him in time or is it already too late?
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Jimmy Dore Looks at America, Conservatives, and Media” / TheLipTV / Allison Hope Weiner / MUST WATCH! ☮
America’s march to ruin and inescapable corruption in government and media is skewered by Jimmy Dore in this uncensored interview to mark his new book, YOUR COUNTRY IS JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU. Wealth distribution, financial collapse, and the reason that nobody seems particularly outraged is illuminated with hilarious aplomb–plus he gives his thoughts on ISIS, Jimmy Fallon, Brian Williams, and much more in this episode of Media Mayhem, hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Powerful White Nationalists Behind the ‘English Only’ Movement” / Newsbroke / Matt Lieb ☮
Most people think English is already America’s official language, but it’s not. And as Matt explains, the groups pushing to make it official are pretty far from harmless.
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE: “The Pledge of Allegiance” ☮
MINDFULNESS: “Don’t Wait Till Your Deathbed” ☮
MINDFULNESS: “This is Why the Dog is Happier” ☮
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “The Biggest Myths About Socialism” / Newsbroke / Francesca Fiorentini ☮
Why are Americans so afraid of socialism? Because its powerful detractors have been lying to the American people about it for decades. Here Francesca runs through the common myths about socialism and what makes them wrong.
Always Question Authority 