Kit O’Connell is a gonzo journalist from Austin, Texas. He is openly biased toward human rights and equality. Kit is also the Editor-in-Chief of Ministry of Hemp, America’s Leading Hemp Advocate. His past includes being an Editor at Fire Dog Lake. He continues to report on activism and social justice as an independent journalist. His…
Category: Politics and Public Policy
District 34- Universal Basic Income with Guest Scott Santens
The idea of a basic income has been around for decades, and it once drew support from leaders as different as Martin Luther King Jr. and Richard Nixon. Bernie Sanders supports it, as does Richard Branson and Elon Musk. Andrew Yang has made it the centerpiece of his primary presidential platform. But- What exactly is…
District 34- Foreign Lobbyists with Guest Ken Silverstein
Just how influential are foreign lobbyists? Manafort is just the tip of the corrupt ice berg. Think tanks, ghost writing and money all collide in this dark world where propaganda meets politics. Investigative journalist Ken Silverstein (Harpers, Counterpunch, LA Times, Washington Babylon, The Intercept) joins me to discuss this and more! His books, Turkmeniscam: How…
District 34- Minnesota Progressive Politics with Johnny Akzam
Johnny Akzam is running for congress in Minnesota’s first district. His platform- forged from a historical DFL party platform- includes Medicare For All, the Jobs Guarantee program, the ERA and Green New Deal. Learn more about Johnny here
District 34- Speaking Truth to Power with Activist Portia Boulger
Portia Boulger is a teacher and activist from Ohio. She came to the national stage when she was caught on camera ranting about DNC corruption as a delegate. Her passion and righteous anger inspired many. Join us for a candid discussion on the current state of progressive grass roots activism. Additional Reading: California Prison…
District 34- An Inconvenient Douche
Peter Douche is a parody of a parody. To those who don’t know the backstory, Peter Douche gained notoriety after being permanently suspended from Twitter and sentenced to life in Twitmo for speaking too much truth to power. To avoid his sentence, he has been sequestered in an Ecuadorian Cafe inside of Embassy Suites. In response to…
Is it Affinity Bias or Racism with Brother Beat and Michael Graham
If race is a fiction can racism remain a nonfiction? I sit down with Brother Beat and Michael Graham of Actify press to discuss this important yet difficult topic. Michael takes us through his theory on affinity bias and how this relates to the importance of solidarity. Brother Beat brings us some hard truth. Its…
District 34- Election Integrity with Ruben Major
Ruben Major ran against Alex Padilla for California Secretary of State in 2018 amidst an ACLU lawsuit highlighting the tossing of voter by mail ballots. Ruben has deep knowledge on our election integrity issues and has been fighting to complete the work started by Debra Bowen. Ruben began his career as an EMT nearly 20…
Meet Kenneth Mejia- Green Party Congressional Candidate in District 34
Kenneth Mejia is an activist millennial challenging Jimmy Gomez from the left. He is a 27-year-old first generation Filipino-American Community Organizer, Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and Board Member of the Wilshire Center Koreatown Neighborhood Council. As a Neighborhood Council Board Member, Kenneth fights for working class families and those living in poverty constantly voting “No”…
Charter Amendment B- Los Angeles Weighs Bringing Wall St Money Home
B is for a peoples’s Bank. On November 6, Los Angeles will consider removing a hurdle to open the discussion on forming a public bank. I fully endorse this move that has Wall St. frothing at the bit.