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Two Parties? But not Democratic or Republican
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Today we will discuss how the establishment of the political parties is playing us. We will talk about what needs to be done to mitigate this reality. And it starts by infiltrating the parties and really representing Americans.
I want to thank all my listeners for supporting the show. Because of you, Politics Done Right exceeded its goal. That was necessary to complementing other good shows that this time around were not as successful in meeting their goals.
Before we get to the show I want to welcome a guest who is instrumental in ensuring that her piece of Texas elects a Progressive who will support middle-class working and poor Americans.
Rebecca Shukla was born and raised in Chicago. She is a grassroots activist working to turn Texas Congressional District 07 blue and to take as much of Texas with it as possible. She spent her earliest years being passed from lap to lap at Mother’s for Peace anti-Vietnam War rallies. As a teenager, Rebecca spent time at Circle Pines Center a cooperative community with a mission to promote peace, social justice, environmental stewardship and cooperation as a way of life. She attended Lincoln Park High School, Northeastern Illinois University and worked at The Newberry Library before getting married in 1996. She relocated to Houston with her husband and two sons in 1999. Her organizing experience was developed through many years of volunteering in the public schools. Last year after the election this self-described Jewish woman married to an Indian man with two brown sons, a mother-in-law with a green card, and mother that relies on social security and Medicare/Medicaid decided that standing on the sidelines of politics was no longer an option; that it would be unacceptable to look back and say she stood by and did nothing as Americans lost their rights and their freedom and became a nation ruled by a cruel dictatorship. As a pragmatist, she has focused her efforts on registering voters so they can make use of the ballot to effect change through their right to vote while they still have it.
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But let’s get to the Blog of the Week.
Blog of the week
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My Blog Posts Of The Week
- How Republicans will hurt rural people with this IRS pullback and US Postal Service privatization.
- Spineless greedy parasitic CEOs are sucking up to Trump, a clear and present danger to all.
- SAY NO! The US Postal Service is more efficient than FEDEX & UPS yet Trump wants to privatize it
- This Bernie interview is how health insurance killing ways go unchallenged by the mainstream media.
- Andrea Mitchell: We found the deep state. It’s the Trump first administration’s DOJ.
- Why solving America’s problems requires a willingness to look in the mirror with clear lens.
- The proper analysis of the Luigi Mangione and UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson story.
- Mainstream media “real news” makes clear why MAGA exists.
- Sewage-based fertilizer tainted with “chemicals” poisoned Texas farmers’ land & livestock.
- A European’s thoughts about America’s grave sin in reelecting Trump.
- Senior Citizen caller refused to accept the Medicare Advantage SCAM from the insurance company.
- SAY NO TO MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: It is a SCAM that’s desperate as the enrollment deadline approaches.
- Progressives want America’s lousy healthcare system to be more like these countries.
- Don’t fall for the con Trump had the smallest win not a mandate
- How can we design houses and buildings that are resilient to climate change, that can survive
- How is crowdsourcing of data gathering helping us keep track of environmental issues?
- Now that we are a few decades into the process of removing dams, how are the fish ecosystems doing?
- Is it true that using robots can help us reduce our carbon footprint?
- I often find old tennis balls in a nearby park, likely lost by dog owners.
- Have extreme weather events in places like Asheville, NC made people rethink “climate refuges.”
My Other Posts At DailyKos.com
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