A caller uses AI to separate free markets from capitalism as ICE kills again, Section 219 threatens democratic control, and Shaun Finnie offers TX-02 a practical alternative.
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Coffee Party Shows
Global Democracy, Trump’s $55B Clean-Energy War, and Sheinbaum’s Demand for ICE Justice
From Garry Davis’ global democracy movement to Trump’s $55 billion clean-energy damage and Sheinbaum’s demand for ICE accountability, this program connects peace, power, and justice. #
Houston Demands Justice For Lorenzo Salgado Araujo As Swing Voters Reject Centrism
ICE killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, sparking demands for justice, as new polling shows swing voters want Democrats to tax the rich and back Medicare for All.
NOW’s Rose Brunache, Chuck Pennacchio, Trump’s Spain Bullying, GOP Healthcare Pain
Rose Brunache ties voting rights to women’s equality, Chuck Pennacchio builds justice from below, Spain rejects Trump bullying, and GOP healthcare cuts drive premiums higher.
Platner Fallout, Trump Accounts, Obamacare Cuts, Microsoft Layoffs: The Real Power Fight
The con is connected: Trump Accounts, ACA coverage losses, the Platner fight in Maine, and Microsoft layoffs after buybacks all expose rigged priorities.
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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
ICE Kills in Maine, Section 219 Threatens Democracy, Trump Taxes Hormuz, and Jenna Weighs In
Today: WBAI’s Jenna Flanagan on Iran and Graham, outrage after ICE kills a man in Maine, Section 219’s threat to democratic control, and Trump’s 20% Strait of Hormuz toll.
Why Praise Graham? Ro Khanna Confronts Settlers as Kanegis Calls for Global Democracy
Democrats face outrage for praising Lindsey Graham, armed Israeli settlers detain Rep. Ro Khanna, and Arthur Kanegis makes the case for people-powered global democracy.
Trump Hijacks Social Security As Housing Soars, Iowa Water Crisis & Anti-Racism Demand Action
Trump politicizes Social Security as housing prices hit records, Iowa factory farms poison water, and an anti-racist story shows how people reject inherited hate.
ICE Killing Of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Neil Aquino, And America’s War Delusion
ICE killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, and the community wants answers. Neil Aquino joins PDR to connect immigration cruelty, democracy, and U.S. power abuse.
Trump’s Greenland NATO Tantrum, Chuck Pennacchio’s Justice Arc, GOP Court Power Grabs
Trump embarrasses America at NATO over Greenland, Chuck Pennacchio builds an Arc of Justice, and Republicans use courts and state power to weaken democracy.
Independent Media Warriors
George Batten: School Discipline Made Easy
George Batten is a former inner-city teacher and swim coach for the Houston Independent School District.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.