Category Archives: Persons
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Top U.S. and World Headlines — August 1, 2016” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮
BRITISH POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “The Pie Olympics” / Jonathan Pie ☮
Thatcher is back! Reagan is Back. History is repeating.
ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY: “The DNC Protests You Didn’t See on TV: Sanders Delegates Chant and Walk Out on Clinton Speech” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮
Protests continued on the floor of the convention, as chants of “No more war” could be heard throughout the evening. Some delegates walked off the floor of the DNC in protest. Democracy Now! was on the floor when protests began as retired four-star Marine General John Allen took the stage.
ACTIVISM AND ADVOCACY: “USA vs No More War at DNC” / The Laura Flanders Show ☮
Laura Flanders caught reaction from the California delegation to the speech of secretary Clinton and before her, to Retired Marine Gen John Allen, former Commander of international security forces in Afghanistan. Hear marine vet from Stockton, Progressive Democrat activist Norman Solomon and others and watch anti-war voter Rep. Barbara Lee. Much more from DNC at LauraFlanders Show.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Top U.S. and World Headlines — July 29, 2016” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮
GREEN PARTY: “Dan Savage Attacks Dr. Jill Stein—The Green Party Responds” / The Humanist Report / Mike Figueredo ☮
Popular podcaster and LGBT activist Dan Savage criticized third-parties—particularly the Green Party and Jill Stein—because they’re going about building a viable third-party all wrong. The Green Party responded, and nailed it!
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: “Chris Hedges: Saudi Wahhabism a Tool of U.S. Foreign Policy” / The Real News / Paul Jay ☮
Chris Hedges and Paul Jay discuss the history of Saudi promoted Jihadism and blowback as ISIS attacks their former allies.
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Rumble: Is Donald Trump a Traitor, or Merely Stupid?” / The Big Picture RT / Thom Hartmann ☮
Charles Sauer, The Market Institute & Alex Lawson, Social Security Works & Crystal Wright, Con Job, all join Thom. Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan won presidential elections by committing flagrant acts of treason. Is Donald Trump now trying to do the same?
POLITICAL COMMENTARY: “Top U.S. and World Headlines — July 28, 2016” / Democracy Now! / Amy Goodman ☮