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Liberal Myths: Money in Politics
. . There are a lot of things to think about in terms of how our society operates and how it is governed. One thing we should be careful of is getting distracted by smaller issues and losing sight of the big picture. I talk about the ‘money in politics’ mythology, its impact, and its…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – September 21, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week – New numbers for the budget deficit and the same old story with Republicans and the federal budget. Europe struggles with the record flow of migrants. The Left is adopting the destructive and divisive tactics of the Right, and what does it mean to be ‘progressive’? 0:30 Budget…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – August 31, 2015 – The Rational Progressive
TRP News with James Andre. This week – The Democratic primary, The DNC summer meeting and that DNC Iran resolution, Planned Parenthood and another government shutdown, The killing of Deputy Goforth and the racist response, an update on ISIL, and migrant news 0:27 Dem Primary 7:50 DNC Iran resolution 14:03 Government Shutdown 17:08 Deputy Goforth…
2016 Republican Candidates Voters First Forum | Video | C-SPAN.org
All current or likely Republican presidential candidates were invited to take part in a “Voters First Republican Presidential Forum” on the campus of St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire. This event was the first opportunity to hear all of the 2016 Republican presidential candidates on one stage. The candidates appeared one at a time, answering questions determined…
TRP News – Progressive News & Information – March 9, 2015
TRP News with James Andre. This week we have updates on the Supreme Court Affordable Care Act case and ISIS, a discussion of U.S. financial aid to Israel, and I try to answer the question ‘Why vote?’ LINKS ISIS http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/isis-rules-revealed-foosballs-fine-ak-47s-women-leaving-not-n316026 http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/07/africa/nigeria-boko-haram-isis/ ISRAEL http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-27/israel-lobbies-for-more-missile-defense-funds-than-obama-sought SCOTUS http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/02/obamacare-supreme-court_n_6783894.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_interpretation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislative_intent DISPUTED SECTION of the ACA ‘SEC. 36B. REFUNDABLE…
The Second Inauguration of Barack Obama
This morning, at 11:55 AM Eastern Time, President Obama delivered his Second Inaugural Address. The speech was 2,137 words long and took 15 minutes to deliver. “America’s possibilities are limitless,” he said, “for we possess all the qualities that this world without boundaries demands: youth and drive; diversity and openness; an endless capacity for risk…
Romney vs. Romney on Struggling Americans
Mitt Romney released a new ad to try and recover after dismissing half of America, but Mitt Romney’s words speak for themselves
Weekly Address: Congress Must Act to Create Jobs and Grow the Economy
President Obama describes how the House of Representatives left town without finishing important work that would create jobs and strengthen our economy.
Heritage Foundation ‘Expert’ Cannot Cite Voter Fraud
The one example of the sort of fraud these strict voter ID laws allegedly aim to stop that Darling could site was conservative filmmaker and convicted law-breaker James O’Keefe. O’Keefe’s approach was to break a law intentionally to prove how easy it is to break a law and to then claim that the law is…
Obama: “As long as I’m president, we’re gonna keep moving forward…You’ve got my signature on it”
Here’s President Obama talking about Lilly Ledbetter, fair pay, and change. He also doesn’t miss the chance to take a quick jab at Mitt Romney.
New Obama Campaign Slogan – “Forward”
The video outlines the challenges America faced as President Obama took office at the height of the worst recession in almost a century and details the progress that has been made reclaiming the security of the middle class and building an economy that’s meant to last, where hard work pays and responsibility is rewarded.
Why Hasn’t the Right Condemned Ted Nugent and Allen West’s Comments?
Mother Jones’ DC bureau chief David Corn and the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson joined host Chris Matthews on MSNBC’s Hardball to discuss the controversy over incendiary remarks made against the Democrat party by US Rep. Allen West and right-wing rocker Ted Nugent. At a town hall meeting in Florida last week, Rep. West told voters…
Ted Nugent for Mitt Romney at NRA Convention: “Chop their heads off in November”, “I will be dead or in jail” if Obama Re-elected
Here’s the video. At an NRA event with a mostly White crowd that is alternately watching and handling firearms, Nugent engages in what seems to be incitement to violence. Calling Obama and Clinton “criminals,” and sprinkling his oration with several lies, Nugent exhorts the crowd to get everyone they know to vote for Romney. via Ted…
Romney Adviser Struggles To Defend Campaign’s Major Economic Claim
Gillespie doesn’t even attempt to defend the substance of the claim because there is little substance to it. The 92 percent figure obscures the fact that many more men than women lost jobs in the recession, as Wallaces forces Gillespie to admit. The key is timing. Men tend to be concentrated in industries that were…
White Plains, NY Police Called On Medical Alert Shoot And Kill Black Veteran, 68
As the Trayvon Martin case draws national attention, we look at another fatal shooting of an African-American male that has received far less scrutiny. Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., a 68-year-old African-American Marine veteran, was fatally shot in November by White Plains, NY, police who responded to a false alarm from his medical alert pendant. The officers…
“We are just not going to allow a tent city. Just period.” – UC Davis Blames Violence on Budget
On Friday, a group of University of California, Davis students, part of the Occupy Wall Street movement on campus, became the latest victims of alleged police brutality to be captured on video. The videos show the students seated on the ground as a UC Davis police officer brandishes a red canister of pepper spray, showing…
Week in Review | Video Summary | Nov. 2011 Week 1 | TRP
A year out from the presidential election of 2012, here is a sampling of the video stories in the news the past week. We’ve got PBS on the generational impacts on the election, Chris Matthews on the election and his new book, some polling data and a few words from our President, corporate tax rates,…
Power Shift Renews Energy Of Occupy Cleveland
With police arresting 11 Occupy Cleveland protesters Friday night in downtown Cleveland, 200 participants in the youth climate summit Midwest Power Shift marched to join the Occupy Cleveland group, renewing the energy of the 99 Percent Movement. via Power Shift Renews Energy Of Occupy Cleveland | ThinkProgress.
Rediscovering Civil Disobedience
“There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal,” proclaimed Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he took a risk and spoke out forcefully against the War in Vietnam. As more Americans debate whether to leave the sidelines and join the Occupy Wall Street movement, we should heed Dr. King’s words. Our individual silence is…