Poor and Working-Class Americans Pay Higher Payroll Tax Rates than Wealthy People

Poor and Working-Class Americans Pay Higher Payroll Tax Rates than Wealthy People

John discusses the looming government shutdown in today's podcast. He also talks about how the right is cutting taxes for the wealthy and increasing the national debt by doing so. Hunter Biden and Donald Trump are also both in court for tax offenses. He plays a clip of Speaker Mike Johnson saying they will repeal thousands of IRS agents and a clip of CA Rep. Katie Porter explaining that the IRS is the primary source to fund the government. Then, he talks about the U.S. strikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen after they launched missiles attacking merchant ships in the Red Sea. He plays clips of President Biden and National Security spokesperson John Kirby on the attacks. He then welcomes back the executive director of BlackPAC and the affiliated nonpartisan Black Progressive Action Coalition - Adrianne Shropshire and they discuss how to get people motivated to vote. Next, John takes calls from Phillip in New York on the IRS; Mike in California on immigration; and Bill in New Jersey on kneeling in church. Then finally he chats with TV's Frank Conniff on the presidential candidates and the best movies of the year. They take calls from Michael in the Bronx, Mitch at Kent State, Ralph in Connecticut, and Rachel in Los Angeles.

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Florida Democrats Flip Mar-A-Lago's District and Trump's War of Lies

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Insider Trading Within the Trump Administration

Insider Trading Within the Trump Administration

John's monologue begins with how President Trump announced a halt to upcoming air raids on Iranian targets, how Iran spent most of the day today denying that such talks have taken place, and how an in...

24 Mars 1h 34min

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Military Operations In Iran Winding down? - Not According to the Pentagon

John's monologue starts with how President Trump told reporters that military operations in Iran are winding down, while leaks from the Pentagon continue to tease a large military buildup of ground fo...

23 Mars 1h 27min

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21 Mars 38min

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The Greatest Fraud in Immigration History - Cruelty is the Point and Grift is the Business Model

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20 Mars 1h 24min

A Brand New "Me Too" Movement - This Time It's Just Teenagers

A Brand New "Me Too" Movement - This Time It's Just Teenagers

John talks about a New York Times investigation which revealed years of sexual abuse and grooming of female associates by the late, celebrated labor rights activist Cesar Chavez. Among those corrobora...

19 Mars 1h 38min

The Iran War Factions are Taking Shape as the Right Begins to Implode

The Iran War Factions are Taking Shape as the Right Begins to Implode

This time, John discusses Joe Kent who resigned as the head of the National Counterterrorism Center, which is part of Tulsi Gabbard’s office. Kent cited the war with Iran as his reason for leaving. Jo...

18 Mars 1h 43min

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Trump Says the Quiet Part Out Loud - Cuz Of Course He Did!

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17 Mars 1h 24min

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