* Bernie Sanders Calls Out US Oligarchy in Fox News Op-Ed: “It’s not just the billionaire ownership and control over the economy and the media that should concern us. The uber-rich are also buying our government and undermining American democracy,” wrote Sanders. [More]

* EVIDENCE: Health insurance companies are killing us solely for CEO, executive, & shareholder profit: Luigi Mangione was charged with killing UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. Shouldn’t insurance companies’ CEOs be charged as well for taking the health & lives of Americans, as this report shows? [More]

* Bryce Eddy, a MAGA radio show host, discusses their version of healthcare: Bryce Eddy returns to discuss the MAGA and Conservative solution to our failed healthcare system, a market system not much different than our failed system. [More]

* Two callers did not mince their words as they called out WOKE attackers with a sensible commentary: Ray and Bruce were not shy about pointing out the reality behind being woke and the mentally gullible who had jumped onto the anti-woke bandwagon. [More]

* Democrats Need to Grow Up and Move Beyond the Myth of the ‘Ground Game’: Believing the current style of door-knocking wins campaigns is the same as believing in Santa Claus. [More]

* Book Interview: Tribulations of an Afro-Latino Caribbean Man: This is the edited interview on my new book “Tribulations of an Afro-Latino Caribbean Man: Racism Didn’t Stop My Smile, Hope, Or Journey Forward” with the Texas Grassroots Alliance. In this clip, I explained that I wrote this book for two different audiences and used several examples to illustrate it. [More]

* ‘Concentration Camps’: Border Czar Says Trump to Detain Migrant Families: “Decent people all over the world will hate this country… and they should,” said one critic. [More]

* Dr. Rev William Barber discusses engaging the working class to exercise their power to win elections: Dr. Rev. William Barber II visits to discuss the campaign to encourage the working class to vote in their interest. He blew up a few myths about the poor. [More]

* How Republicans will hurt rural people with this IRS pullback and US Postal Service privatization: Why is the GOP intent on passing policies that will hurt its most devout supporters, rural voters, by privatizing the US Postal Service and forcing the IRS to eliminate free tax preparation software? [More]

* Record 88 US Jurisdictions to Raise Minimum Wages in 2025 as Federal Pay Floor Remains Stagnant: “It’s time for Congress to deliver for workers on the federal level,” said one advocate. [More]

* Reimagining Socialism: An Interview With David Kotz: “The biggest problem with regulated capitalism is that it is simply not sustainable in the long run,” said the economist. [More]

* It is a substantive debate with an intelligent MAGA podcast host. Does he believe what he says?: The host of the Bryce Eddy show appeared on Politics Done Right to discuss Trump and MAGA policies. He likely got more civil pushback than he expected. [More]

* Andrea Mitchell: We found the deep state. It’s the Trump first administration’s DOJ: Donald Trump always gaslights along with his sycophants like Steve Bannon about the fictitious Deep State. Andrea Mitchell points out from a recently released report that the deep state is Trump’s DOJ. [More]

* David Wilcox discusses health insurance and why many have elevated Luigi Mangione to hero status: Dr. David Wilcox, author of How To Avoid Being a Victim of the American Healthcare System, discusses the ills of the health insurance/healthcare system in the context of the Luigi Mangione killing of UnitedHealthcare’s Brian Thompson. [More]

* The mainstream media continues to fail, making the Independent Progressive Media existential: After both print and broadcast media continue to appease Trump, his sycophants, and his policies by platforming their lies without pushback, the work of the independent media is necessary more than ever. [More]

* Alex Lawson, Social Security Works Executive Director on the dangers Trump presents: Alex Lawson did not hold back when discussing the Medicare Advantage scam, Social Security, Trump’s dangers, and more. [More]

* Marlon Weems discusses why Kamala Harris lost and what’s next: Journalists Marlon Weems and Egberto Willies examine the real reasons why Kamala Harris lost the election. They castigate the media for their disingenuous coverage. [More]

* The proper analysis of the Luigi Mangione and United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson story: Luigi Mangione committed a murder for which he will be held accountable. The media must put it in the context of the thousands of patients indirectly killed by denials by health insurance executives. [More]

* The Panama Canal and the Mistreated Treaties: On December 22, 2024, the elected president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced that he would demand that Panama “give him back the canal.” [More]

* Oscar Fernandez, Host of Latino Media Collective, covers the Panama invasion’s 35th Anniversary: On the 35th anniversary of the US invasion of Panama, Latino Media Collective Host Oscar Fernandez spends an hour with freelance producer Michael Fox and Politics Done Right host Egberto Willies to discuss the importance of the invasion today in Panama and US foreign policy. [More]

* Senior Citizen caller refused to accept the Medicare Advantage SCAM from the insurance company: This senior did not fall for the Medicare Advantage (MA) scam. After they switched him to MA, he forced them to switch him back. [More]

* Ethics Report Finds Matt Gaetz, Trump’s First AG Pick, Paid for Sex With a Minor: “Keep in mind that Donald Trump believed that Gaetz was the most qualified person in America to be the chief law enforcement official in the United States,” said one attorney. [More]

* A short history of the Canal and the Treaty Trump must learn before another Panama invasion: Donald Trump is threatening to invade to re-steal the Panama Canal in defiance of the Torrijos-Carter Treaty. He would do well to learn the history and not have the US break yet another treaty. [More]

* Congressional ‘Gerontocracy’ Worries Resurface After Member Found to Be Living in Senior Facility: “American gerontocracy, on both sides of the political aisle, is an absolute embarrassment,” wrote the journalist Mehdi Hasan. [More]

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* ‘Imperialism’: Trump Threatens to Reclaim Panama Canal: The U.S. president-elect’s remarks came a day after the 35th anniversary of the country’s invasion of Panama, which grassroots groups say killed thousands of civilians and displaced tens of thousands. [More]

* Musk’s Threat to Primary Democrats Sparks Fresh Call for Ban on Super PACs: “If there’s ever been a time to discuss serious campaign finance reform, it is now,” one advocate said. “We are sliding into a new era of American oligarchy, and unless we take decisive action, the integrity of our democracy is at risk.” [More]

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