Workers pay for Trump’s war and capitalist cruelty while his diesel deal rewards Putin. WBAI examines the Omar raid, citizenship threats, execution spectacle and Netanyahu’s alleged records cover-upeo
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LIVE! Trump’s Iran War; Caller Myths; Newsom’s Tax Stand; GOP Bail; Capitalism; Rahm vs. Medicare for All
Trump’s Iran war and execution spectacle; right-wing caller’s myths; Newsom’s billionaire shield; GOP bail blame; Edwards on capitalism; and Rahm’s Medicare for All retreat expose who pays for power
LIVE! Trump’s $500 & $90 Check Gimmick; Christie Blasts Emmer; Talarico Demands Paxton’s Debate Answers
Trump’s $500 and $90 checks mask the need for relief. Christie blasts Emmer’s defense of GOP economic failures. Talarico demands Paxton’s “proof of spine.” Working families deserve accountability.
LIVE! How Progressives Can Reconnect With Rural Voters and Build Lasting Working-Class Power
Rural voters deserve investment and working-class power. Etelson, Flaccavento & Abbott discuss organizing; AOC and Khanna demand ICE abolition after a NYC shooting endangered a father and his child.
LIVE! Capitalism for Whom? Kathryn Anne Edwards Debate; GOP Blames Democratic Judges for Texas Bail Rules
Capitalism creates wealth—but who collects? Kathryn Anne Edwards tackles inequality. Then, follow the money behind GOP attacks on Democratic judges, Texas bail bondsmen and the fight in civil courts.
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Interviews
Jenna Flanagan’s WBAI Panel- Ilhan Omar Raid, Citizenship Threats, and Netanyahu’s Alleged Cover-Up
Jenna Flanagan’s We Decide panel examines the Ilhan Omar raid, denaturalization, execution spectacle, and allegations that Netanyahu’s office sought to rewrite October 7 records.
Arnie Arnesen: Texas Voting Failures, Corporate Power, and Anti-Muslim Politics
Arnie Arnesen connects Texas’ voter-registration breakdown, the Powell memo, and anti-Muslim politics—and explains why democracy demands organizing beyond Election Day.
Kathryn Lewandowsky: Healthcare Is a Human Right, Not a Corporate Profit Center
Forty years in nursing shaped Kathryn Lewandowsky’s fight for universal healthcare, rural hospitals, and a Washington economy that puts working families before corporate profits.
Jenna Flanagan We Decide Panel: Trump’s Iran War – AI Power Grab: Who Pays for Unaccountable Power?
Jenna Flanagan’s WBAI panel tackles Trump’s Iran strategy, OpenAI’s Australian government breach, and the danger of letting powerful corporations shape AI oversight.
Jenna Flanagan’s WBAI Panel Challenges Trump’s Iran War and the AI Industry’s Power
Jenna Flanagan’s WBAI panel confronts Trump’s Iran war and AI agenda, asking who profits from escalation, who pays for job losses, and why corporate accountability must come first.
KPFT Shows
LIVE! WBAI Panel Warns; Trump Press Ban Blocked; China Exports Boom; Ohio Dark Money; Montana Senate Rift
WBAI: Omar raid, citizenship threats, executions, Netanyahu claims; judge blocks Trump press ban; China exports soar; Ohio dark money boosts socialist; Montana chair quits, backs independent Bodnar.
LIVE! Talarico Challenges Paxton; Trump Mocks MAGA; ICE Hits Main Street; Omar Condemns DHS Raid at Home
Talarico demands Paxton debate. Trump boasts MAGA will applaud anything. ICE raids drain Main Street. Ilhan Omar condemns a DHS raid on her home as political intimidation. Accountability matters now.
LIVE! Christie Blasts Emmer; Trump’s Check Gimmick; Newsom Shields Billionaires; US Oppression Exposed
Christie blasts Emmer’s Trump defense; $500 and $90 checks mask deeper costs; Newsom backs a billionaire tax shield; America’s oppressive turn puts working families, healthcare and democracy at risk.
LIVE! Trump Check Gimmick, ICE Harm, Iran War Profits, Live Execution & Paxton’s Social Security Threat
Trump’s check gimmick, ICE’s damage to city economies, Iran war profiteering, a planned firing-squad livestream, and Paxton’s leaked benefits-cut remarks expose a policy that punishes working people.
LIVE! Whitmire Grant Exit; Fort Bend Poll; DNC Sues Trump; Brazil Protests; Social Security Privatization
Neil Aquino on Whitmire’s grant retreat and strong Fort Bend polls; Democrats sue over Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads; Brazil marches against the far right; Trump touts Social Security privatization.
The Reality Check
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.
The Reality Check 2026-04-22 (Democrats Must Fight Back Before Republicans Rig Democracy)
Watch now | The Reality Check takes on gerrymandering, weak Democratic leadership, progressive power, and a capitalist system that rewards greed while working people pay the price.
The Reality Check 2026-04-15 (Medicare Trap, Trump Gimmicks & Democrats’ Reality Check)
Medicare Advantage traps, Trump’s “no tax on tips” gimmick, and timid Democrats collide as The Reality Check exposes who profits—and why working people need bold progressive change.
Marlon Weems discusses likely US regrets about the irresponsible Canada, Mexico, & China tariff war.
Marlon Weems, author of The Journeyman Substack, and Egberto Willies, author of Egberto Off The Record Substack, discussed the inconvenient truth about Trump’s irresponsible tariffs.
The GOP Civil War is on, MAGA vs DOGE duo: Weems & Willies expose the realities of the conned MAGA.
The DOGE duo, Elon Musk & Vivek Ramaswamy, exposed their disdain for the MAGA workers as they showed support for replacing them with skilled immigrants.
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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.