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FUNNY: Scarborough & Robinson say Republicans bring Tridents & Democrats, briefing books to war: This is a funny exchange between Joe Scarborough and Gene Robinson on how Democrats & Republicans fight. One uses Tridents and the other briefing books? Fox News to GOP senator with tax hike plan: It’s not a democratic talking point It’s in the plan: Fox News host John Roberts laid into Sen. Rick Scott who tried to claim his tax hike was a Democratic talking point. Scott’s word salad in response failed. Biden Tax Plan Would Force Top 10 Billionaires Alone to Pay $215 Billion Over Next Decade: "This is big," said one economist on the reported tax plan that another called a "landmark proposal" to force the nation's wealthiest individuals to pay their fair share. Economic experts and progressives opposed to the outrageous levels of inequality in the United States celebrated Saturday evening and into Sunday after reporting revealed that President Joe Biden plans to unveil "a 20 percent minimum tax rat

Arthur Kanegis & Melanie Bennett, director & producer respectively of (www.theworldismycountry.com) along with David Gallup, President and General Counsel of the World Service Authority discuss Ukraine, war, world governance, and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Arthur Kenegis is President of Future WAVE, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to shifting our culture of violence to a culture of peace. He is the Director/Producer of “The World Is My Country” about the amazing adventures of World Citizen # 1 Garry Davis. David Gallup specializes in human rights, world citizenship, and world law education. He is President and General Counsel of the World Service Authority®, Washington, DC, a global public service human rights organization founded in 1954. He is also a Board Member of Citizens for Global Solutions, CGS Team Leader of the Peace and Youth Outreach Program, and Convenor of the World Court of Human Rights Coalition. Melanie Bennett is the producer of the world is my country and the podcast people-powered planet podcast. WOW! Joe Scarborough & Gene Robinson destroys Bob Woodward’s Left – Right equivalence in epic form. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdonerigh

Diane Archer discusses saving Medicare from the vultures denying Americans healthcare for a profit: President of Just Care USA Diane Archer did not mince her words as she explains the attempted destruction of Medicare by corporate America. Sen. Durbin destroys Lindsey Graham’s questions to SCOTUS nominee & Graham storms out of hearing: The hyperventilating childish Sen. Lindsey Graham stormed out of the SCOTUS nominee hearing after being neutered by Sen. Dick Durbin. Journalist slams Americans for complaining about gas prices instead of the corporate thieves: Our media protects thieving corporations by deflecting their thievery onto the government and politicians. Listen to this journalist. TRUMPIAN CIVIL WAR: Mo Brooks tells MSNBC Trump wanted him to be part of a coup in September 2021: Mo Brooks is spilling the beans on Donald Trump, and it proves that as late as September 2021, Trump was attempting a coup on the United States. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright

Sen. Sasse: Jackassery we see around here is people mugging for short-term camera opportunities!: A non-working clock is right twice a day, so I guess Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) got the jackassery in the Senate right today. A good white ex-cop has interesting advice for black men stopped by cops: Listen to Chris Rock!: After an extended interview with ex-cop, now Professor William Moravits, he had some additional comments he wanted to make. He said he uses a Chris Rock skit in his class about what black men should do when stopped by a cop. TRUMPIAN CIVIL WAR: Mo Brooks tells MSNBC Trump wanted him to be part of a coup in September 2021: Mo Brooks is spilling the beans on Donald Trump, and it proves that as late as September 2021, Trump was attempting a coup on the United States. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Sen. Sasse: Jackassery we see around here is people mugging for short-term camera opportunities!: A non-working clock is right twice a day, so I guess Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) got the jackassery in the Senate right today. Should Journalistic Objectivity be the standard in reporting the news?: Should Journalistic Objectivity be the standard in reporting? Yes! But journalistic objectivity has never existed. William Moravits, Professor, ex-cop, and author of The Blue Divide: Policing and Race in America: He is an ex-cop turned professor and author. William Moravits has a message worth listening to about police, race, training, the law, and much more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Darius Kamali is a former analyst with the State Department-supported International Monitor Institute, the visual evidence wing for several tribunals on war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. He transitioned to political documentary, then to television and feature animation producing in Hollywood, as executive producer on a number of movies. Recently the global pandemic provided the opportunity and catalyst for Kamali to return to his roots and his passion with two genre-bending, timely, thought-provoking, and critically acclaimed books; Mistake of Identity and Dog Whistling Dixie Past the Graveyard. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Darius Kamali is a former analyst with the State Department supported International Monitor Institute, the visual evidence wing for several tribunals on war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. He transitioned to political documentary, then to television and feature animation producing in Hollywood, as executive producer on a number of movies. Recently the global pandemic provided the opportunity and catalyst for Kamali to return to his roots and his passion with two genre-bending, timely, thought-provoking, and critically acclaimed books; Mistake of Identity and Dog Whistling Dixie Past the Graveyard. A good white ex-cop has interesting advice for black men stopped by cops: Listen to Chris Rock!: After an extended interview with ex-cop, now Professor William Moravits, he had some additional comments he wanted to make. He said he uses a Chris Rock skit in his class about what black men should do when stopped by a cop. ‘Jaw-Dropping’: Wall Street Bonuses Have Soared 1,743% Since 1985: A new analy

Will Moravits is a professor of political science for Alamo Community Colleges and Texas State University. For three years, he was a police officer for the City of San Marcos, Texas, having graduated Top Cadet from the Basic Training Academy of University of Texas at Austin. He holds a master of arts in political science from Texas State University and a PhD in public policy and administration from Walden University. He is a native of Uvalde, Texas. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

William Moravits is a professor of political science for Alamo Community Colleges and Texas State University. For three years, he was a police officer for the City of San Marcos, Texas, having graduated Top Cadet from the Basic Training Academy of the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a master of arts in political science from Texas State University and a Ph.D. in public policy and administration from Walden University. He is a native of Uvalde, Texas. Sen. Durbin destroys Lindsey Graham’s questions to SCOTUS nominee & Graham storms out of hearing: The hyperventilating childish Sen. Lindsey Graham stormed out of the SCOTUS nominee hearing after being neutered by Sen. Dick Durbin. Senator Lindsey Graham made a fool of himself today. He was trying to find a reason to vote against Supreme Court Judge Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson. His ending comment from the first round of questioning said it all. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this

Diane Archer discusses saving Medicare from the vultures denying Americans healthcare for a profit: President of Just Care USA Diane Archer did not mince her words as she explains the attempted destruction of Medicare by corporate America. Journalist slams Americans for complaining about gas prices instead of the corporate thieves: Our media protects thieving corporations by deflecting their thievery onto the government and politicians. Listen to this journalist. As Biden Continues Privatization Ploy, Sanders Vows to Reintroduce Medicare for All: “In the midst of the current set of horrors—war, oligarchy, pandemics, inflation, climate change, etc.—we must continue the fight to establish healthcare as a human right, not a privilege.” Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday said he intends to reintroduce Medicare for All legislation in the U.S. Senate in the coming days as the Biden administration moves ahead with a Medicare privatization scheme and millions of Americans remain at imminent risk of losing their insur

President of Just Care USA Diane Archer did not mince her words as she explains the attempted destruction of Medicare by corporate America. Diane Archer is president of Just Care USA, an independent digital hub covering health and financial issues facing boomers and their families and promoting policy solutions. She is the past board chair of Consumer Reports and serves on the Brown University School of Public Health Advisory Board. Ms. Archer began her career in health advocacy in 1989 as founder and president of the Medicare Rights Center, a national organization dedicated to ensuring that older and disabled Americans get the health care they need. She served as director, Health Care for All Project, Institute for America’s Future, between 2005 and 2010. Following are the items we cover in this very important interview. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Biden’s chance to tackle climate change is fading amid global energy upheaval: High fuel prices have led to calls for a supercharged clean energy transition, but Democrats still lack a legislative strategy to advance their climate agenda. As the war in Ukraine has raised oil prices and launched Western leaders on a global hunt for new sources of energy, environmentalists have tried to leverage the chaos in energy markets to move the United States off fossil fuels. 10 steps you can take to lower your carbon footprint. But there’s a problem: Despite major advancements in wind and solar power — and renewed investor enthusiasm — Democrats, who narrowly control Congress, have yet to devise a legislative strategy that could accelerate this shift. And without major climate legislation soon, President Biden is likely to lose his opportunity to transform the nation’s energy mix during his first term. Experts say that for the United States to supercharge renewable power, lawmakers have to lower the upfront costs of bui

Jen Psaki knocks Republicans for failure to pass COVID relief bill. But she needed to do this! Recently Jen Psaki responded well to questions about Republicans blocking the COVID relief bill but did not turn the knife by stating the GOP could start a new pandemic. Chris Hayes exposes Tucker Carlson & Fox News as useful tools to Putin: It is clear why Vladimir Putin is forcing all his media outlets to feature Tucker Carlson. He is their useful idiot. Thom Hartmann on the hidden history of Big Brother in America: Thom Hartmann visited Politics Done Right to discuss his new book “The Hidden History of Big Brother in America: How the Death of Privacy and the Rise of Surveillance Threaten Us and Our Democracy,” which is quite a take on the subject all should read. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Should Journalistic Objectivity be the standard in reporting the news?: Should Journalistic Objectivity be the standard in reporting? Yes! But journalistic objectivity has never existed. Union movement is alive. Putin is the dog that caught the car. Urban school solutions? More!: LIVE on KPFT 90.1 FM: Evette Avery Herrod, Clayvon Harris, & Thom Hartmann discuss the union movement, urban schools, & Putin respectively. Let’s use these same words Ukraine words on the problems of those in need in America: We must not bite our tongues as we discuss the help Ukraine is getting versus the difficulty in getting help for struggling Americans. Progressives Hand Biden List of 55 Executive Actions Because ‘Working People Can’t Wait’: “Taken together, these actions will have an immediate and meaningful impact on people’s lives,” said Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. With the pivotal midterm elections looming, the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Thursday unveiled

Clayvon Harris discusses why urban schools fail, notions she learned teaching in Philly: Clayvon Harris wrote an insightful first-hand account of the conditions and real-life challenges teachers, and students face on a daily basis. Evette Avert Herrod discusses the state of the Union Worker Movement: I wanted to know if the power to choose that we see from workers today was permanent. The best person to ask was Evette Avery Herrod, a union activist. Putin is the dog that caught the car. This is going to be the end of his presidency, says Thom Hartmann: I asked Thom Hartmann, host of the #1 Progressive Thom Hartmann show his thoughts on Ukraine/Russia/Putin. He said the dog caught the car. Fox News’ Peter Doocy tries to corner Jen Psaki on inflation and gets schooled in economics: Fox News’ Peter Doocy continues to challenge Jen Psaki. She used his disingenuous question on inflation to school him in economics. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podc

As Covid Cases Surge in China and Europe, US Defunds Pandemic Response: “It is simply inexcusable that we may be right back where we were two years ago due to lack of funding for the basics: tests, vaccines, treatment, and data,” said one public health expert. The White House announced Monday it will be scaling back public health measures to fight the Covid-19 virus despite surging infections rates elsewhere in the world and critics who say that it is much too premature to act as though the pandemic is over. After Republicans refused to support new Covid-19 funds in an omnibus spending bill last week, $22.5 billion for pandemic-related programs was stripped from the package, money the Biden administration says was needed to make sure uninsured Americans have access to vaccines, treatment, and testing. Putin is the dog that caught the car. This is going to be the end of his presidency, says Thom Hartmann: Thom Hartmann visited Politics Done Right to discuss his new book “The Hidden History of Big Broth

Many Americans are worried about how companies like Facebook invade their privacy and harvest their data, but many people don’t fully understand the details of how their information is being adapted and misused. In The Hidden History of Big Brother in America, Hartmann reveals exactly how the government and corporations are tracking our every online move and using our data to buy elections, employ social control, and monetize our lives. Hartmann uses extensive, vivid examples to highlight the consequences of Big Data on all aspects of our lives. He traces the history of surveillance and social control, looking back to how Big Brother invented whiteness to keep order and how surveillance began to be employed as a way to modify behavior. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Clayvon Harris left a career of writing for television behind and returned to Philadelphia, where she planned to pursue a career in teaching. Easing in as a substitute, she was confronted by disruption and violence that undermined both the learning environment and her aspirations. Still hoping to contribute, she wrote an insightful first-hand account of the conditions and real-life challenges teachers and students face daily: SUB—Inside the Notorious School District of Philadelphia. During her 90-plus assignments across 67 different schools, Harris came face-to-face with overwhelmed principals, burned-out teachers, and chaotic classrooms. “Burdened” is how she describes the district administration. “It’s underfunded, under-resourced, and overpopulated,” says Harris. “They’re fighting with one arm tied behind their back and no shoes.” --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Clayvon Harris discusses why urban schools fail, notions she learned teaching in Philly: Clayvon Harris left a career of writing for television behind and returned to Philadelphia, where she planned to pursue a career in teaching. Easing in as a substitute, she was confronted by disruption and violence that undermined both the learning environment and her aspirations. Still hoping to contribute, she wrote an insightful first-hand account of the conditions and real-life challenges teachers and students face daily: SUB—Inside the Notorious School District of Philadelphia. Putin is the dog that caught the car. This is going to be the end of his presidency, says Thom Hartmann: Thom Hartmann visited Politics Done Right to discuss his new book “The Hidden History of Big Brother in America: How the Death of Privacy and the Rise of Surveillance Threaten Us and Our Democracy,” which is quite a take on the subject all should read. I could not help but ask him his take on the Ukraine crisis and Putin.