Category Archives: Politics
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “The Rise of the Charter Schools with Diane Ravitch” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges ☮
On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges is joined by Diane Ravitch, former assistant secretary of education under President George H.W. Bush and author of “Reign of Error: The Hoax of the Privatization Movement and the Danger to America’s Public Schools”.
ECONOMICS: “Liberal Redneck – Why the Arguments Against Raising the Minimum Wage Don’t Hold Water.” / Liberal Redneck / Comedian, Trae Crowder ☮
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “DNC Files Leaked From Inside, Not Hacked” / RT America ☮
A report by former NSA and CIA employees suggests the 2016 DNC hack was an inside job. The files weren’t hacked by Russians – or anyone else, RT America’s Trinity Chavez explains. Former FBI agent and whistleblower Coleen Rowley joins Manila Chan to discuss.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Cenk Asks Arian Foster What He Watches Online” / The Young Turks / Cenk Uygur ☮
CRITICAL THINKING: “Evolution, Just a Theory?” ☮
Paleoanthropologist Tim D. White debunks the myth that evolution is “just a theory.”
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Canadian Slaps the Health Out of Republican Over Single Payer” / The Jimmy Dore Show / Jimmy Dore, Ron Placone, and Rick Overton ☮
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Trump’s Disgusting Behavior is Inspiring Others to be Obnoxious Pigs” / Ring of Fire / Farron Cousins ☮
According to a new report, Donald Trump’s piggish and obscene behavior has inspired people throughout this country to behave in the same way. The problem is getting so bad, in fact, that HR managers in the business world say that the President’s behavior has permeated their companies, which is absolutely destroying office morale.
PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Kamala Harris’ Tweets Designed to Trick Progressives” / The Jimmy Dore Show / Jimmy Dore, Stef Zamorano, and Ron Placone ☮
SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE: “You’re Sued!” / Freedom From Religion Foundation ☮
The Freedom From Religion Foundation’s new ad “You’re Sued!” challenges President Donald Trump’s executive order to legalize church politicking, which runs in violation of the U.S. Constitution.