The year 2020 has caused many white people to realize we live in a racist system. The Green New Deal is about systemic change for all, and deconstructing racism must be front and central in this agenda.
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Acronym TV [56] – CEO Dan Price: Robin Hood or Robber Baron?
Dan Price became a media sensation when he announced that the minimum wage at his company, Gravity Payments, would rise to $70,000 a year, but Forbes unearthed fraud on a massive scale.
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Acronym TV [55]: Flint Water Crisis, Iowa Caucus Debacle, Obama Signs the TPP
Congressional hearings on the Flint water crisis were convened on Wednesday – but two people who should be in the hot seat weren't there. Next up, Iowa Caucus: Is this what Democracy looks like? And Obama signs the TPP.
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Acronym TV [53] Obama’s Siren Song, Jill Stein on Bernie + Medea Benjamin on Obama
This week on the show, we evaluate Obama's siren song and visit the Yes! Men in Europe.
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Acronym TV [52] Bernie Sanders v. Wall Street, Obama on Gun Control, TransCanada Sues United States
On the show this week, Bernie Sanders said "too big to fail" banks don’t have the right to exist.
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Acronym TV 2015 Year in Review: War, Protest and Politics
A look back on some of the biggest stories of the year – from what to do about the threat of ISIS, to the unlikely rise of a socialist Senator from Vermont.
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Acronym TV [50] - Trump Jumps the Shark, Paris Climate Summit Ends With Protests
Activists are preparing for massive 12.12.12. protests (Dec. 12 at 12pm) as the 21st UN climate summit concludes, in the words of Chris Hedges, “with lofty rhetoric and ineffectual cosmetic reforms.”
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Acronym TV [49] - #Cop21 – A Hail Mary for Humanity + 5 Things We Can Do About ISIS
2015 Nobel Peace Prize nominee David Swanson joins host Dennis Trainor, Jr. to discuss five things we can do about ISIS. And we look at the COP21 climate talks currently underway in Paris.
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Acronym TV [47]: Black Lives Matter Meets The Golden Goose That Came Home To Roost + The Million Student March
Dave Zirin, the sports editor of The Nation, joins Dennis Trainor to discuss racial tension at the University of Missouri.
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Acronym TV [46] - Tarantino Doubles Down, Sawant Re-Elected, Reclaiming Armistice Day
Quentin Tarantino doubles down on his statements at an anti-policy brutality rally, calling out White Supremacy and Police Brutality + an interview with the organizer of the Rise Up October protests, Carl Dix.
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Acronym TV [44] - Bernie Sanders v. Hillary Clinton, Round 1
In this week’s Acronym TV with Dennis Trainor, Jr., we dive into the first of the six scheduled Democratic Presidential debates.
