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How Mainstream Media Uses `Socialism` to Attack Progressives

August 2, 2026 By Egberto Willies

How Mainstream Media Uses `Socialism` to Attack Progressives

Marlon Weems exposes how corporate media weaponizes “socialism,” targets progressives with loaded questions, and applies a softer standard to authoritarian Republicans.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Abdul El-Sayed, authoritarianism, Corporate Democrats, Corporate Media, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialism, Donald Trump, Egberto Off The Record, Harry Truman, Independent media, Jen Psaki, Kamala Harris, Mainstream media, Marlon Weems, Media Bias, media framing, Medicare For All, Neoliberal Democrats, Norah O'Donnell, organized labor, political journalism, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, Progressives, Republican Party, Social Security, socialism, The Journeyman, The Reality Check, Todd Blanche, working class

The Capitalist Veto: Why America Cannot Build What Its People Need

August 2, 2026 By Egberto Willies

The Capitalist Veto: Why America Cannot Build What Its People Need

Solar waits, patients suffer, and workers sit idle while corporations demand maximum extraction. This exposes the grand economic con behind “free markets.”

Filed Under: General Tagged With: America’s Grand Economic Con, capitalism, Climate Crisis, corporate greed, Democratic Economy, drug prices, Economic fraud, Economic Inequality, Electrical Grid, Fossil Fuel Subsidies, fossil fuels, green energy, Healthcare Profiteering, infrastructure, Insurance Denials, Job Creation, Medicare Advantage, Medicare For All, NIH research, Oil Industry, Pharmaceutical Industry, Politics Done Right, Prescription Drugs, Private Health Insurance, Privatized Profit, Profit Blocks Progress, progressive economics, public investment, renewable energy, rooftop solar, Socialized Risk, solar energy, Traditional Medicare, Unemployment

Dana Bash Tried to Divide Democrats—Hakeem Jeffries Refused the Media Trap

August 1, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Dana Bash Tried to Divide Democrats—Hakeem Jeffries Refused the Media Trap

Dana Bash pushed Hakeem Jeffries to condemn progressives, but he rejected the manufactured conflict and focused on affordability, MAGA extremism, and working families.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Abolish ICE, Affordable Childcare, Bernie Sanders, CNN, Corporate Democrats, Corporate Media, Dana Bash, Democratic Party, Democratic Primaries, Economic Justice, Hakeem Jeffries, Immigration Reform, labor unions, MAGA Extremism, Mainstream media, Media Bias, Medicare For All, neoliberalism, plutocracy, Political Commentary, Progressive Democrats, Progressive Politics, working class

Republicans Cry “Socialism,” but Americans Want Healthcare, Housing and Economic Justice

July 23, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Republicans Cry “Socialism,” but Americans Want Healthcare, Housing and Economic Justice

Michael Steele dismantles the GOP’s tired red scare as Americans recognize socialism for corporations and ruthless capitalism for workers, patients, renters and families.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: 2026 midterms, Affordable Housing, capitalism, CNBC Poll, Corporate Welfare, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Donald Trump, DSA, Economic Justice, Gallup Poll, Harvard Youth Poll, Healthcare for All, income inequality, Katy Tur, MAGA, Medicare For All, Michael Steele, Politics Done Right, progressive movement, Progressive Politics, public education, Red Scare, Republican Fearmongering, Republican Party, socialism, working class, Young Voters

Billions for War, Austerity for Americans: Hegseth Reveals the Scam

July 22, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Billions for War, Austerity for Americans: Hegseth Reveals the Scam

The Pentagon always gets its billions. Families get deductibles, hunger and austerity. Hegseth’s war request exposes Washington’s corporate, people-last priorities.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: American Farmers, Antiwar Movement, China Belt and Road Initiative, Corporate Welfare, DEFENSE BUDGET, defense contractors, DOGE, Economic Justice, Foreign Aid, healthcare crisis, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Iran war, Medicare For All, military industrial complex, military spending, Pentagon Budget, Pete Hegseth, Politics Done Right, poverty, Progressive Politics, public investment, social programs, Trump administration, U.S. Foreign Policy, Universal Healthcare, USAID, USAID Cuts, War-Profiteering

Jake Tapper Tried to Derail Abdul El Sayed—The Progressive Candidate Was Ready

July 20, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Jake Tapper Tried to Derail Abdul El Sayed—The Progressive Candidate Was Ready

Jake Tapper tries to shift Michigan’s Senate race toward foreign-policy controversy, but Abdul El-Sayed keeps the focus on healthcare, schools, and working people.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Abdul El-Sayed, affordability, AIPAC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Campaign Finance, CNN, Corporate Media, Dearborn, endless war, Foreign policy, Haley Stevens, healthcare reform, Iran, Israel, Jake Tapper, Mainstream media, Medicare For All, Michigan Democratic Primary, Michigan politics, Michigan Senate Race, Outside Spending, Politics Done Right, Progressive Democrats, working class

America Already Pays for Medicare for All—Wall Street Keeps the Difference

July 20, 2026 By Egberto Willies

America Already Pays for Medicare for All—Wall Street Keeps the Difference

America pays more for worse healthcare because corporate middlemen extract wealth from illness. Medicare for All offers universal care at a lower total cost.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: Administrative Waste, Copays, corporate greed, Deductibles, Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Health Insurance Profits, Healthcare Costs, healthcare reform, Insurance Denials, Medical Debt, Medicare, Medicare For All, Out-of-Network Care, Patient Rights, Politics Done Right, Private Health Insurance, Progressive Politics, single-payer healthcare, Universal Healthcare, working class

Trump, Paxton, The Founders, And America’s Long Excuse For Powerful Men

July 7, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Trump, Paxton, The Founders, And America’s Long Excuse For Powerful Men

Stop assuming corruption defeats MAGA. America’s history shows powerful men, from slaveholding founders to corporate-backed authoritarianism, get a pass unless people organize for accountability.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: abolitionists, Accountability, American Exceptionalism, American history, authoritarianism, corporate power, Corporate Welfare, democracy, Democratic Socialism, Donald Trump, Founding Fathers, Healthcare', hiroshima, Inequality, Ken Paxton, MAGA, Medicare For All, morality in politics, nagasaki, nuclear weapons, Patients, political hypocrisy, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, public good, public ownership, Republican corruption, Sally Hemings, selective accountability, slavery, social justice, socialism, texas politics, Thomas Jefferson, workers

Burgum Refuses To Condemn Patriot Front While Red-Baiting Democratic Socialists

July 5, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Burgum Refuses To Condemn Patriot Front While Red-Baiting Democratic Socialists

Doug Burgum dodged Dana Bash’s direct question on white nationalists in D.C., then smeared democratic socialists with tired communist fearmongering.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: abolitionists, Accountability, American Exceptionalism, American history, authoritarianism, corporate power, Corporate Welfare, democracy, Democratic Socialism, Donald Trump, Founding Fathers, Healthcare', hiroshima, Inequality, Ken Paxton, MAGA, Medicare For All, morality in politics, nagasaki, nuclear weapons, Patients, political hypocrisy, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, public good, public ownership, Republican corruption, Sally Hemings, selective accountability, slavery, social justice, socialism, texas politics, Thomas Jefferson, workers

Steve Rattner Exposes How Trump Quietly Sabotaged Obamacare and Crushed Working Families

May 10, 2026 By Egberto Willies

Steve Rattner Exposes How Trump Sabotaged Obamacare Behind Closed Doors

Healthcare costs are exploding after the Trump-era ACA sabotage. Steve Rattner explains who pays the price and why it matters.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: ACA Subsidies, Affordable Care Act, health insurance, healthcare, healthcare crisis, healthcare reform, medicaid, Medicaid Cuts, Medical Debt, Medicare For All, msnbc, obamacare, Politics Done Right, Progressive Politics, republicans, Steve Rattner, Trump, Working Families

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