Category Archives: Economics
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Televangelists Keep Exposing Their Own Hypocrisy” / The Humanist Report / Mike Figueredo ☮
It’s been a difficult week for televangelists in this country like Joel Olsteen, Pat Robertson, and Jim Bakker because they keep showing how averse they really are to Christ’s message, thus inadvertently revealing their own hypocrisy. In this segment we’ll talk about these fraudulent, self-interested preachers and discuss their true intentions: exploit religion to profit off of their followers.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Televangelist Threatens Christian Civil War If Trump is Impeached” / Ring of Fire / Farron Cousins ☮
Televangelist Jim Bakkker made a shocking prediction on his television show this week – He says that Christians will start a new civil war in the U.S. if Donald Trump is impeached. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “On Cause for Deadly Storms” / TYT Politics / Dylan Ratigan ☮
TYT Politics Contributor Dylan Ratigan spoke about the drivers of the unprecedented storms like Hurricane Harvey.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “The Struggle for Trans Rights” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges ☮
On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges is joined by trans rights activist Pauline Park.
CORPORATE CAPITALISM: “Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts” / Robert Reich ☮
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “How Rick Perry Blocked Bills That Dealt with Climate Change” / David Sirota ☮
TYT Politics Contributor David Sirota (https://Twitter.com/DavidSirota) reports on how Governor Rick Perry and Texas legislators repeatedly killed legislation that would require state agencies to come up with plans to deal with climate change.
ECOSYSTEM: “Harvey, Houston, and the Science of Wetlands” / Watching the Hawks RT / Tabetha Wallace, and Tyrel Ventura ☮
Why has Hurricane Harvey exacted such devastating flooding on the city of Houston? The city’s mistreatment of its wetlands may be part of the reason, as Watching the Hawks’ Tabetha Wallace explains.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Both Texas Senators Voted No on Hurricane Sandy Aid, and Now They Want Harvey Aid” / Secular Talk / Kyle Kulinski ☮
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Trump’s Afghanistan Escalation is a Political Prop” / TYT Politics / Dylan Ratigan ☮