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Summary: Again not a week of many great videos. Remember that stars (*) on the titles I give present how good I find the videos. (*** best, ** good, * better than non-starred ones). The many non-starred ones that I finally shared can hint at my long search this week. If you have little time stick with the starred ones. Main issues: the corrupt systems and messed up mentalities.
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Summary: Many videos this time are short, so the high number is not overly time consuming to watch them all. Also remember that the stars (*) are my gradings (*** best, *** better, * above basic goodness).
Stars and channels: The Jimmy Dore Show, Democracy At Work (Richard Wolff), High Intensity Health, DW News, Ralph Nader Radio Hour (with Jim Hightower), Second Thought, The Real News Network (Chris Hedges & Richard Wolff), CCCSpringfield
Topics:
Spotlight on Empire End Insanity of U.S. **
Economic Update: Impoverishing us Further **
US Gov Pretends To Care About Persecuted Russian Journalist
COVID: Some Confusion Dealt With (incl. its vaccination)
COVID: Some Treatments Hardly Ever Yet Shared With Us
China: Protests and COVID
China: Hints at Overcoming Censorship *
China: Facial Recognition EVERYWHERE *
More China Reviews
Parents and Kids Living in America Like in a Prison
Big Pharma Diseasing and Killing for Profit
Populism vs Bribed Politics *
Capitalist “Realism” = Dogma **
Comparing Current U.S.A. With the Past Germany becoming Nazi *
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Summary: Way too many informative videos found this week. I felt forced to put some aside for the next weekend. Those of the current weekend deal primarily with our life-crushing modern system we must struggle to live in and the censorship of news we get (except in little truth outlets like this blog here, making subscription of it useful for people who want to stay well informed).
Stars and channels: Our Changing Climate, Democracy At Work (Richard Wolff), Her Homestead Skills, The Jimmy Dore Show, Then & Now, Second Thought, Ryan Chapman
Topics:
Our World Built around Work (killing us and our environment) ***
And the Ridiculous Conspiracy Theory to Preserve the Catastrophic System ***
Warning From A Farmer: Food Lack Coming Up **
Unsustainable Capitalist Farming System *
Shrinking Confidence in Institutions
The Invention of Individuals’ Responsibility for their Poverty
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Summary: Mostly not outstanding ones this time (I was very busy this week). Still a nice focus on how to mentally deal with our problems and improvement.
Stars and channels: Democracy At Work (Richard Wolff & Harriet Fraad), The Jimmy Dore Show (several times with Richard Wolff), Sorelle Amore Finance, CCCSpringfield,
Topics:
Our Gov Taking Care of Corporate Profits, Not our Babies
Defending Together Against Corrupt Capitalism to Improve Mental Health *
Renewed Marxism Democratizing Workplaces
Oligarchs’ Hate of Unions (Example: Starbucks)
Inflation & Minimum Wage Discussion
Forces to Keep us Poor (incl. also culture and schools) *
Meaningful videos on: inside-info on D-Party corruption & Bernie campaign; current police violence, armed oppression, and street protests; why certain folks believe in blatant liars; people’s party & movement; …
Plea: Please share. I am too busy struggling for survival for much time on social media.
Stars & Channels: Movement for a People’s Party, Ralph Nader Radio Hour, The Real News Network, Amy Goodman & Carol Anderson (Democracy Now!), Kim Iversen, Tim Black & the Poor People’s Campaign’s Rev. William Barber (TBTV), Ruptly, Chris Hedges, Jimmy Dore, Stef Zamorano, Richard Wolff, Cornel West, and more…
14 Topics:
Utter Political Corruption, Bad Police & Changing the Country for the Better
Chris Hedges: The Ruling Elite Has Lost All Legitimacy
Nader Radio on Voting Issues
The Endless Greed of the Criminals at the Top
Oligarchy’s Massive Assault on 1st Amendment Rights
Our Racism Hand-in-Hand with Creating Tyranny
Protest Chaos
Poor People’s Campaign
Quick Protests Overview:
Protest Clips (Ruptly)
Police Mentality (glimpse into Derek Chauvin’s brain)
Why Certain Folks Believe in Blatant Liars
Best Recent Jimmy Dore Show Videos
Richard Wolff & Cornel West on Pandemic Capitalism
1. Utter Political Corruption, Bad Police & Changing the Country for the Better
Bad police: 14:45
“D”-Party (and Bernie campaign!) corruption: 38:55
Country for the better: 1:07:28
MPP National Call ~ Movement for a People’s Party (Jun 4, 2020)
Understanding better our unequal society. And coming to realize that we need to create a nurturing environment that meets basic needs for everybody, rather than continuing to support a system that leeches everything away from almost everyone and places all that stolen prosperity into the vaults of a handful of king-like super-rich — plus their rich and upper-“middle-class” guards. A need to build strong, healthy communities as a basement for and part of revolutionary change before the catastrophic point of no return completely ends our future (the latter only a little discussed).
Since this holiday week produced less vital videos than usual, I dove through older ones that draw a comprehensive picture from which to grow our awareness and build plans.
Channels: Moyers & Company, hearus1, PBS NewsHour, Ubiquity, TEDx Talks, Bernie Sanders Campaign, PRIMO NUTMEG, Democracy Now!, CODEPINK, NonCompete, and more.
Topics (Categories):
Living in our Times (Rich or Struggling) II
Education: Our Toxic Culture of Education
Socialism = Common Ownership (& Liberty from Lords)
Neoliberalism fuels Right-Wing Populism
Billionaires: Are thieves legitimate “winners”?
…if it weren’t for the rich stealing from us. … if about 40 years ago they hadn’t begun revving up their plunder of working Americans — this made possible by them having bought the government and having used it to deregulate themselves (removing the referee from the economic game) and also by havingused it to shift the tax burden on working families.
I reported on these economic statistics in the past and calculated that the rich are raking in at least half of our earnings (that we work for and they don’t). In fact, my own calculation came to the average working class family making $45,500 more per year if we weren’t getting robbed by the rich.
TYT recently gave a report detailing some of these stats. The clip gets most informative towards the end (6:44 min in) — the preceding stuff is less clear:
Once again a wide range of online videos about the wrongs of our world and our fight to fix them. Don’t forget to share. Stars and outlets: Jimmy Dore, Kyle Kulinski, The Real News, Democracy Now, Gayle McLaughlin, Richard Wolff, Mike Figueredo, The Majority Report, Yanis Varoufakis, Jesse Ventura, and others on:
The People’s Wishes
Media
Oligarchy (Plutocracy) vs Democracy
Political Corruption
The People’s Fight
Economic Truths
Historic Causes
Poverty and Ethics
Empire
I. The People’s Wishes
Polls reveal popular policies:
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for: “Majority Supports Progressive Ideas ” and “Data for Progress“)
II. Media
Corporate media blocking a constructive public conversation:
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: »Bernie Yells At Chuck Todd, Stunned By Stupid Question: “Of Course Not!”«)
III. Oligarchy (Plutocracy) vs Democracy
The mentality of the lords and our suffering society. Billionaire’s quote: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “Billionaires Justifying Their Wealth: ALWAYS Great Content“)
Comment: “Generational theft”, one of those manipulative brainwashing canards from the establishment, suggests that the old are stealing from the young. News flash: the young will become old and wish to retire when their bodies give out. That’s what Social Security was invented for, to ensure at the public level what t the private level often fails, say when senors’ kids died or are too poor themselves to help them through that difficult last phase of life.
Comment: The “entitlement problem”… When I think of an entitlement problem, I think of the billionaires (the 1%) and their right and left hands (the next 10 to 20%) who live in privilege that 99.9% of them were born into (the others being gold diggers and unscrupulous business predators such as hedge fund managers). They think they are entitled to owning the whole world and having us unwashed masses exit purely to serve them and powder their asses. But those very same demon lords paid PR crooks in “think tanks”, the twin-party tyranny, and the mass media to flip the term and accuse out of luck working class Americans of “entitlement” when they gratefully accept desperately needed help from a government that was created by our founders specifically to lend such help as part of serving the people. The hypocrisy and entitlement thinking of the parasites and predators living a demon lords life at the top of our dungheap society, such as this guy squeezing his wealth from thousands of Home Depot workers, are really stunning. Their motto: Me and my friends have done well. So, what’s the problem?
Antidemocratic philosophies and machinations:
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “Democracy in Chains: The Radical Right’s Stealth Attack on American Democracy“)
IV. Political Corruption
The party bosses personally rig the primaries:
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “Progressive Catches Dem’s Rigging Ballot Selection In New Jersey“)
Why not to vote Republican (no reason to vote “Democratic” either):
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “Republican Voters Get SLAPPED With Reality“)
Let’s not forget that voting for establishment “Democrats” is also self-defeating for the American People.
V. The People’s Fight
Great ideas, including the building of a broad progressive tent (~6:56):
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “Why Are Million$ Pouring Into CA Lt. Governor Race?“)
News Update on the People’s Grass Roots Fight: A Teacher running amazingly successfully against a party boss, being blocked out by the media, and having an army of volunteers…
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “Progressive FIERCELY Challenging Corrupt Corporatist Dianne Feinstein“)
VI. Economic Truths
The truth about risks and profits (risks for us, profits for the rich). Workers run more risks than entrepreneurs and investors:
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “Economic Update: Another Gilded Age“)
Gist: We are always being told that capitalist inequality is justified by entrepreneurs/investors taking risks with their wealth when they invest into businesses. In truth, if they are half-way smart or well consulted, their eggs are never in a single basket. Meanwhile, workers who “choose” to work for them can loose their jobs, employability, homes, healthcare, and families when those entrepreneurs/investors or their CEOs make mistakes or callous decisions. As workers, in our current system, we live at the mercy of the plutocrats, A.K.A. the 1% and their henchmen.
Money is political, bank magic, inflation, deflation, gold standard, bitcoin, growing fascism, system analysis, DM, healthcare profiteering, pretenses of right-wing populists, changing the conversation…:
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “A Brief History of Capitalism. Yanis Varoufakis Interview“)
VII. Historic Causes
How our society of plight and suffering was built:
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “The American Industrial Revolution“)
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “Just the Facts: The Emergence of Modern America- The Gilded Age“)
VIII. Poverty and Ethics
Morality Revival: The New Poor People’s Campaign fights Policy Violence.
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: ““It’s Time for Moral Confrontation”: New Poor People’s Campaign Stages Nationwide Civil Disobedience“)
IX. Empire
Empire’s Dark Side (esp. interesting the unconstitutionality of U.S. wars and empire 12:43 min in):
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “Empire In Crisis & Bruce Fein”)
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One of the main arguments of those who hold back progress towards a better life for all is the claim of scarcity, such as “We can’t afford it!”, “Who is gonna pay for it?”, “If we help the poor who will then do the needful work?”, and so on. Claims, excuses, and doubts based on the concept of scarcity are easily believed because, like all creatures on Earth, we humans have been living with scarcity as a natural occurrence throughout most of our kind’s existence. But are we plagued by natural scarcity in these modern times? I say: No! Scarcity today is artificial — and you can easily determine this for yourself in just a few minutes of reading this piece.  Continue reading “Scarcity Made to Order”→
Last weekend, I featured Lee Camp a lot (including a “So, who is Lee?” segment sharing a more personal interview with him). This weekend, a lot of great Jimmy Dore videos piled up, most of which I didn’t have the time to include in yesterday’s video weekend compilation. To repair that, here are the ones I couldn’t include yesterday but would have liked to. They are some of his best. If you missed them during the last few days, I hope you have the time today to watch them. Enjoy! Especially #2 is superb!
I. Good one: Behold the lock-step march of the establishment’s propaganda-spewing Big Media monopoly, spiked with their script-reading talking heads (all massively overpaid so they won’t question their treacherous work). Jimmy reminds us how this propaganda army was enabled by Bill Clinton and the neoliberal Fake-Democrats, out to destroy the last vestiges of democracy together with their Republican buddies while pretending to protect it. The work of two corrupt political gangs… pardon me… “parties”:
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “Sinclair Media Nightmare Made Possible By Clinton & Democrats“)
II. Excellent one: Upsetting the apple cart. Tim Canova, who challenged utterly corrupt Debbie Wasserman Schultz in 2016 and – by all appearance – was cheated out of the race with election fraud just like Bernie Sanders, has left the “Democratic” Party to fight Wasserman Schultz from the outside since fighting from the inside was made impossible by the corrupt party bosses. This led to a really cool conversation with Jimmy Dore about our rigged elections (and the Russian phantoms) with some hard facts:
(Note: if the video linked above gets deleted, you may search the Internet for the title: “Tim Canova Leaves Democratic Party & Support Increases”)
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