Author: Tony Prettyman

Keith Ellison or Howard Dean – Who Can Lead The DNC Effectively?

Keith Ellison or Howard Dean – Who Can Lead The DNC Effectively?

Posted by | Nov 12, 2016 | , , |

Keith Ellison has been endorsed by both Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as the person to replace Donna Brazile at the DNC. But former Chairman Howard Dean has thrown his hat into the ring, too. Who is a better progressive representative? The answer is clearly Ellison. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: The Democratic Party is in shambles after the election losses, the DNC needs a new chair, and Howard Dean, who used the chairman of the Democratic Party, was one of the first people to throw his hat back into the...

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Climate Change Was The Most Important Campaign Issue, And It Was Never Discussed

Climate Change Was The Most Important Campaign Issue, And It Was Never Discussed

Posted by | Nov 12, 2016 | , , , , |

There’s no other way to say it – climate change is the greatest threat to the United States, and to the entire planet, and the United States just elected a climate change denier to be our president. But Democrats share some of the blame on this issue, because they failed to address it in a way that would have gotten people active. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: It’s no secret that Donald Trump is going to dismantle the very few environmental protections that we have in place in the United States....

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Trump Victory Inspires Acts Of Hate Against Minorities

Trump Victory Inspires Acts Of Hate Against Minorities

Posted by | Nov 11, 2016 | , , , , |

As expected, Donald Trump’s victory has emboldened the hate mongers in the United States, and the last few days have witnessed a huge increase in the number of racially-motivated assaults on US citizens in the name of Trump. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: Anyone who followed the 2016 election closely, specifically followed the work of the Southern Poverty Law Center of people like David Neiwert absolutely knew what would happen if Donald Trump won the election because those groups, those journalist explained in very clear detail, Chauncey DeVega at Salon, another...

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Trump Already Packing His Administration With Corporate Hacks

Trump Already Packing His Administration With Corporate Hacks

Posted by | Nov 11, 2016 | , , , |

Trump supporters say that he won because he’s an outsider that understood the struggles of the middle class. If that were the case, he wouldn’t be filling his administration with lobbyists and corporate insiders who don’t care about anyone but themselves. The Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this. Transcription of the above video: In the final stretch of the campaign, Donald Trump promised us that he was going to go to Washington DC and drain the swamp. Whatever that means. He had told us that it actually means we’re going to get rid of the lobbyists, we’re going...

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