Sunday, May 22, 2016

Potpourri 4 (Resisting the Oligarchs)

New World Notes #429, 27:32  (May 24)
Broadcast quality MP3 (38 MB)
Decent quality MP3 (13 MB)

Joseph Keppler, The Bosses of the Senate, 1889
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A bit of this, a bit of that--all loosely connected by the theme of how the Powers That Be wield their power in practice. Includes comic satire by The Final Edition, a new song by David Rovics, and thoughts on Trump and the media by KD.

The real story about Trump, KD argues, is not his personal failings or his unsound policies. The real story is how the US oligarchs--and their mouthpiece, the media--work to destroy politicians who are not reliable servants of the oligarchy.

Final Edition sketch courtesy of Scooter's "innerSide" radio program (KPFT-FM, Houston).

David Rovics's song, "State House Lawn," is from his recent album, The Other Side.  https://davidrovics.bandcamp.com/music .

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