A new Texas poll shakes up the Senate race as Pentagon influencers, Hasan Piker politics, rising family costs, MAGA election prayers, and Trump’s “Lake America” dominate the day.
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Coffee Party Shows
LIVE! Why Black America Loved Dolly Parton, Massie Calls Out GOP & TikTok Nails MAGA Cruelty
Why did Dolly Parton resonate so deeply with Black America? Her Whitney Houston windfall, community investment, unifying spirit, Massie’s GOP rebuke, and a viral critique of MAGA cruelty.
LIVE! El-Sayed Torches Fox, Ruhle Exposes Economic Fraud, Billionaires Fight Wealth Tax
Watch now | Abdul El-Sayed battles Jesse Watters on Fox, Stephanie Ruhle exposes an economy tilted toward the powerful, and billionaires spend big to defeat California’s wealth tax.
LIVE! Texas Energy Accountability, Iran Sanctions, Canada Tariffs & Jeffries-Kushner Fallout
Jon Rosenthal demands Texas energy accountability as Trump escalates Iran sanctions, attacks Canada with tariffs, DSA wins grow, and Jeffries faces Kushner backlash.
LIVE! MAGA Attacks Mullin, McMorrow Rebukes Third Way as Debt and Healthcare Costs Explode
MAGA turns on Mullin over immigration, McMorrow pushes back on Third Way, the debt tops $40T, and employer healthcare costs race toward another painful increase.
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Interviews
Jenna Flanagan Panel: Will Trump’s Iran D-Day Work? DSA Victories Show Voters Want Economic Change
Trump expands economic warfare against Iran while DSA-backed candidates gain momentum by focusing on healthcare, housing, wages, and an economy increasingly dominated by concentrated wealth.
Jon Rosenthal Brings Engineering, Accountability to Texas Energy Regulation
Texas energy policy affects bills, land, safety, pollution, and democracy. Jon Rosenthal says the public must come first.
Nydia Cárdenas: Tarrant County Government Must Serve Working Families, Not Powerful Interests
A mechanical engineer turned grassroots candidate, Nydia Cárdenas argues that Tarrant County can replace austerity and cruelty with competent, people-centered government.
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.
KPFT Shows
LIVE! Houston’s HPD-ICE Fight, 5 Million Lose SNAP Aid & Trump Economy Rewards the Ultra-Rich
Why did Dolly Parton resonate so deeply with Black America? Her Whitney Houston windfall, community investment, unifying spirit, Massie’s GOP rebuke, and a viral critique of MAGA cruelty.
Fox Culture Wars Fail, McMorrow Blasts Third Way & Billionaires Target California Wealth Tax
Abdul El-Sayed redirects Fox culture wars toward affordability, Mallory McMorrow challenges Third Way’s anti-left crusade, and billionaires bankroll a California wealth-tax backlash.
LIVE! Mail Ballot Fight, Iran Sanctions, DSA Gains, Canada Trade Clash and the Cost-of-Living Vote
The Supreme Court lets Trump enforce disputed mail-ballot rules as Iran sanctions widen, DSA candidates gain ground, Canada threatens retaliation, and affordability dominates 2026 politics.
LIVE! Texas Energy Accountability, Jeffries-Kushner Backlash, Food Crisis & Iran Economic Warfare
Jon Rosenthal demands Texas energy accountability as Jeffries faces Kushner backlash, a foodborne outbreak exposes Big Ag failures, and Trump escalates economic warfare against Iran.
LIVE! Wahab Beats AIPAC, Red States Shift Blue, Healthcare Soars, $40T GOP Debt, Beshear Backs Big Tent
From surging employer healthcare costs to Wahab’s upset over AIPAC money, Democrats gain ground in red states while $40T debt and Beshear’s DSA message reshape the political debate.
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.
Independent Media Warriors
Robby L. Caban
I am not your average agent. I believe in equal access. I have used independent media to open the eyes of many ensuring that the real estate is less than that black box many are afraid of.
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.
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.