Mamdani exposes MAGA’s small politics, Cody Pogue warns Democrats to deliver for workers, and EJ Carrion explains Fort Worth media, AI, and democracy.
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Coffee Party Shows
Trump’s $2B Payday Exposes Capitalism, Crypto Hype, AI Capture, And Weak Jobs
Trump’s $2B haul exposes capitalism’s fraud as callers connect Apollo, crypto, gambling, AI, free markets, Planet A Foods, and a grim jobs report.
Platner Exposes Collins, Nehls Mocks Affordability, and Trump’s Empty Fair Shows GOP Failure
Platner blasts Collins over rural hospital closures, Nehls mocks affordability with lobster talk, and Trump’s empty state fair exposes Fox’s propaganda machine.
Supreme Court Contradictions, Diana Luna’s Rural Fight, And Lindsey Upson’s Truth
SCOTUS blocks Trump’s birthright citizenship attack but hands billionaires more power, while Diana Luna and Lindsey Upson show how Texas Democrats organize forward.
Plummer’s Blue Harris County, WBAI War Panel, And Socialism’s Democratic Fight
Letitia Plummer frames Harris County as Texas Democrats’ frontline while WBAI tackles Iran, Lebanon, TPS deportations, sovereignty, and democratic socialism.
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Interviews
Weems and Willies Expose War Talk, Petrodollar Panic, Media Myths, and U.S. Empire
Weems and Willies unpack Trump’s Iran threats, Israel’s aggression, media war spin, petrodollar anxiety, and the myths that protect U.S. empire.
Trump’s China Trip Flops as Iran Peace Talks Continue and Israel Defies Gaza and Lebanon Ceasefires
A WBAI panel with Jenna Flanagan discusses Trump leaving China with little to show, Iran peace talks remaining fragile, and Israel continued attacks in Gaza and Lebanon despite ceasefires.
The Clean New Deal and Politics Done Right Reveal America’s Oligarchic Crisis
The Clean New Deal conversation reveals how oligarchs and authoritarian politics threaten America and what citizens can do to rebuild democracy.
Steal This Story, Please! documents Amy Goodman’s fearless reporting and the urgent need for people
Amy Goodman and Tia Lessin explain why independent journalism is essential to democracy and why corporate media consolidation threatens truth.
Do the Math: Denmark Proves Universal Services Cost Less Than America’s Corporate System
Arnie Arnesen: Do the math. Denmark pays one bill and gets healthcare, childcare, education, and retirement. Americans pay many bills and enrich corporations while getting less.
KPFT Shows
Texas Dems Speak Out: Healthcare, Labor, AI Media, And GOP Medicaid Disaster
Texas Democrats Aiden McVeigh, Cody Pogue, and EJ Carrion discuss healthcare, labor, AI, independent media, and why GOP Medicaid work rules punish the poor.
Court Blocks Trump Mail Ballot Attack As Neil Aquino Exposes Texas Screwworm & HPD Cash
A court blocks Trump’s USPS mail-ballot attack as Neil Aquino discusses Texas screwworm, Houston HPD World Cup money, ICE ordinance fallout, and Democratic red-baiting.
Americans Reject Private Insurance As Lindsey Upson Pushes Grassroots Democratic Power
Private insurance squeezes families; Lindsey Upson calls for organizing; corporate cash floods 2026 elections; and Trump’s failures expose right-wing rule.
Texas Dems Show Resolve As GOP Plots Reconciliation Scheme To Attack Voting Rights
Three Texas Democratic voices bring organizing energy, candidate courage, and delegate resolve as the GOP targets voting rights again.
Plummer’s Blue Texas Fight, Trillionaire Rule, And Socialism’s Democratic Future
Letitia Plummer makes Harris County central to a blue Texas as billionaire power threatens democracy and socialism forces Democrats to fight for working people.
Independent Media Warriors
Daniel J. Cohen
As President of Indivisible Houston, I understand that our support for protests, political engagement, and support for independent media are all part of a multilegged stool.
Kathleen Morin-Morgan
Independent Media is important because clearly we do not get unbiased news. In fact, it is clear that in this political season there are predetermined candidates who get preferential coverage.
Tamara Johnson Shealey
As a candidate for one of the two Senate seats from Georgia, I know the importance of having independent media. It is clear that too often the mainstream media have an affinity for certain candidates and as such restrict their access to constituents through their venues.
George Batten: School Discipline Made Easy
George Batten is a former inner-city teacher and swim coach for the Houston Independent School District.
Karl Smith
Supports Independent Media to ensure that Americans receive information that is not biased by advertisers or other entities with interests not necessarily in line with middle-class America.
A Deeper Look
A Deeper Look Ep01: Post Insurrection
The unpatriotic seditious insurrection is still fresh in our psyche. The unbalance remains. We discuss the reasons and ramifications.
A Deeper Look Ep01: Is America Great Again?
A Deeper Look interviews radio host, author, & professor Harvey Wasserman about Trump, the election, voting, and more.
General
Trump is winning with the help of ‘ALL’ mainstream media. It is up to us to stop it!
The mainstream media continues to fail as they have allowed Trump to produce their news coverage. The Big Beautiful Bill coverage is virtually nonexistent, as it primarily focuses on LA protests.
MEDIA FAIL: Tapper gives Speaker Johnson a platform to lie about Trump’s economy and EVIL bill
Jake Tapper’s failed pushback allowed Speaker Johnson to present Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill as a good thing, as opposed to the suffering it will inflict on MAGA and others.
The Biden tapes sadly along with his cancer diagnosis is creating mainstream media distraction again.
An easily captured mainstream media, unable to concentrate on stories that matter, focuses on Biden. Let’s keep our eyes on the massacre of Trump’s effect on the working class!
Meet The Press’ Trump interview normalizes Tarrifs, Election, Inflation lies and invading countries.
Trump’s interview by mainstream media, Meet The Press, illustrates why Trump won. It normalized all his evil acts, including tariffs, elections, inflation lies, and invasions.
Trump’s mass deportation, deceiving MAGA, coercing Senators. Electoral college hope. Lemon & media.
Snippets on Trump’s mass deportation and his deceiving of his MAGA base. My wish is that the Electoral College correct its mistake. Don Lemon dings the media. A MAGA caller upset at Trump’s coverage.