Trump’s economy raises prices, drains working families, and rewards the wealthy while Democrats invoke war powers to stop an illegal attack on Cuba. #PDRI
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Coffee Party Shows
China Builds the Future While Trump-GOP Cuts Food Aid and Raises Grocery Pain
China scales sodium-ion batteries while Trump-GOP politics gut clean energy, food aid, and affordability, leaving poor kids hungry and families bracing for higher groceries.
Paxton, Cornyn, Talarico, Gaza, and Maine Reveal a Party System in Crisis
Trump’s fossil-fuel politics leave America behind as China builds a clean-energy future, while Sanders and Platner organize against corrupt politicians.
AI for Humanity, Democrats on Offense, Cuba Humanitarian Aid, and Hegseth’s Danger
Today’s show connects billionaire-controlled AI, weak Democratic strategy, cruel Cuba policy, and Pete Hegseth’s dangerous crusade into one urgent fight.
Billionaire Racket: Musk’s IPO, Trump’s Fear Politics, and Bezos’ Tax Dodge
Musk’s SpaceX IPO threatens workers’ savings, Trump’s win exposes fear-driven politics, and Bezos’ tax pitch shows how the billionaire protects wealth.
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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
Musk’s Trillionaire IPO Grab and Trump’s Snake Warning Show America’s Rigged System
From Musk’s engineered IPO fears to Trump’s snake confession, today’s show exposes how oligarchy rigs markets, politics, and retirement security.
Neil Aquino, food-price surge, and Platner’s Maine lead expose a rigged political system
Neil Aquino joins to discuss Houston elections and the May 31 Conroe protest, while food prices threaten a summer surge, and a new Maine poll shows Platner leading Collins by 9.
MAGA Picks Paxton Over Cornyn While Big Oil Cashes In on Pain at the Pump
Texas Republicans chose scandal over values, while Big Oil celebrates volatility and shareholder payouts as drivers struggle with high gas prices.
Trump Leaves U.S. Behind on Batteries as Sanders and Platner Rally Against Oligarchy
Trump’s fossil-fuel politics leave America behind as China builds the clean-energy future, while Sanders and Platner organize against corrupt politicians.
Farmers Bankrupted, DNC Autopsy Blasted, Mehdi Hasan Exposes Evangelical Hypocrisy
A North Dakota farmer warns Trump and corporate agriculture are crushing family farms, progressives rip the DNC’s weak 2024 autopsy, and Mehdi Hasan exposes evangelical hypocrisy.
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.
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.
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.
George Batten: School Discipline Made Easy
George Batten is a former inner-city teacher and swim coach for the Houston Independent School District.
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.