Haley Stevens warned against electing Mike Rogers. Now she backs him. Mark Thompson explains why a Detroit church cheered Abdul El-Sayed, and Texas Latinos describe the cost of Trump’s ICE raids.
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Coffee Party Shows
LIVE! Texas 2026: Talarico vs. Paxton, Healthcare & Power; Stevens Faces El-Sayed Sabotage Backlash
Texas Democrats confront GOP rule, healthcare profiteering and corporate power. Patrick Lovell examines turnout and accountability as Haley Stevens faces backlash over demands on Abdul El-Sayed.
LIVE! Trump’s Rich Get Richer; El-Sayed, Ossoff & Obama Hit on War, Voting Rights & Delayed Heart Care
Trump’s fans cheer rich gains; El-Sayed calls him an idiot; Ossoff blasts Iran war and voter suppression; Obama mocks corruption and incompetence; a caller’s stent delay exposes profit-first care.
LIVE! Jodie Evans vs. $1.5T War Plan; Huerta Dies at 96; Trump’s Burger Taunt; Serbia’s Students Rise
Arc of Justice’s Chuck Pennacchio speaks. Jodie Evans challenges Trump’s $1.5T plan. Honor Dolores Huerta. Trump’s burger elitism amid hunger. Serbia’s students build power through solidarity.
LIVE! Insurer-Trump Probe, Medicare for All, Trump Judges & Nate Silver’s Midterm Forecast: The Stakes
Senators probe Trump-insurer collusion allegations; Stuart Stevens sees Medicare for All ahead; Trump judges loom over battlegrounds; Nate Silver weighs polls and a GOP wipeout. People deserve more.
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Interviews
Mark Thompson on the Detroit Reaction to Haley Stevens Endorsement of Republican Mike Rogers
Why did Abdul El-Sayed draw cheers at a church service he didn’t attend? Make It Plain host Mark Thompson breaks down Haley Stevens’s endorsement of Mike Rogers.
Texas Elections 2026: Can Democrats Break the GOP’s Grip on Power?
Patrick Lovell and Egberto Willies examine Texas’ 2026 elections, Talarico vs. Paxton, healthcare, corporate power, and why turnout must lead to lasting accountability.
Jodie Evans: Taxpayer Uprising Challenges Trump’s $1.5 Trillion Defense Plan
CODEPINK co-founder Jodie Evans joins Egberto Willies to discuss the Nov. 10–12 DC Taxpayer Uprising and challenge Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget.
Chuck Pennacchio: Why Democrats Must Deliver More Than Election Wins
Defeating Republicans is only the beginning. Chuck Pennacchio calls for a movement that makes Democrats deliver healthcare, economic justice, and real accountability.
The Millennial Betrayal: Hard Work, Student Debt, and No Economic Security
Brittani’s story challenges the myth that struggling workers just need to work harder. A progressive examination of debt, healthcare, housing, and economic power.
KPFT Shows
LIVE! Vote Today: MI, OH and TX Senate Races, Latino Anger at ICE Raids and Trump’s Strike on Iran
Vote today. Jenna Flanagan weighs Senate control in Michigan, Ohio and Texas. South Texas Latinos describe the cost of ICE raids, and Trump strikes Iran’s Qeshm Island hours before the midterms.
LIVE! Stevens Backs GOP, Centrists Fight the Left. Can Latino Turnout Fuel a Blue Wave in Texas and Beyond?
Trump fans applaud as bills rise. El-Sayed confronts Trump, Vance, and Hegseth. Murphy warns of a post-election Iran assault. Corporate funeral costs bury grieving families in debt. Who serves labor?
LIVE! Trump Fans Pay More, El-Sayed Hits Back, Murphy Warns on Iran, and Funeral Costs Bury Families
Trump fans applaud as bills rise. El-Sayed confronts Trump, Vance, and Hegseth. Murphy warns of a post-election Iran assault. Corporate funeral costs bury grieving families in debt. Who serves labor?
LIVE! Early Vote, HCAD, HPD/ICE Report & Spying; $1.5T Revolt; Dems Must Deliver; Likud’s Election Lies
Aquino: early voting, HCAD, HPD’s ICE report & activist spying. Evans: $1.5T Taxpayer Uprising. Pennacchio: Democrats must deliver. Likud’s baseless Arab election-theft claims expose contempt.
LIVE! Trump’s $47B Iran War, Bolsonaro Flees, Sanders’ Prop 40 Tax War & Media’s Duty to Defend Democracy
Trump’s Iran war hits $47B; Flávio Bolsonaro flees after losing to Lula; Sanders confronts billionaires fighting Prop 40; the media faces a crucial public test in protecting voters and democracy.
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
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.
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.
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.