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Here for the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics. If we want a progressive future, we need progressive media. Support pull-no-punches, homegrown progressive media today by becoming a patron of Raging Chicken for as little as $5/month. Simply go to Patreon.com/RCPress. Help keep the media in the movement and the movement in the media. Become a patron for as little as $5/month by going to Patreon.com/RCPress. Join our Discord to continue the conversation all week long: https://discord.gg/BnjRNz3u

Here for the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics. If we want a progressive future, we need progressive media. Support pull-no-punches, homegrown progressive media today by becoming a patron of Raging Chicken for as little as $5/month. Simply go to Patreon.com/RCPress. Help keep the media in the movement and the movement in the media. Become a patron for as little as $5/month by going to Patreon.com/RCPress. Join our Discord to continue the conversation all week long: https://discord.gg/BnjRNz3u

Here for the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics. On today's show: More students were arrested for taking part in Palestinian solidarity and ceasefire encampments. Now more than 2,000 students have been arrested - more than at any time since the anti-Vietnam War demonstration of the 1960s.  Another new poll finds that about 20% of voters in five key battleground states are less likely to vote for Biden in November because of his handling of the Israeli assault on Gaza.  Tough loss for the UAW at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama. To put it in the words of one Mercedes-Benz worker: “This is probably the most strategic and organized union busting campaign in decades.” Biggest study of “greedflation” finds what most of us have suspected: big corporations, especially the big Fossil Fuel corporations, squeezed us for record profits while blaming it on “inflation.”  Meanwhile, some scientists are looking to fracking wastewater for a source of lithium for electric car batteries.  PA is the cyber-school capital and our kids are worse off for it. In the period from 2018 to 2022, the cyber-charter industry gained an additional $485.5 million in taxpayer dollars to line the pockets of executives.  National liberal groups are biting themselves in the butt by fawning over Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick. If we want a progressive future, we need progressive media. Support pull-no-punches, homegrown progressive media today by becoming a patron of Raging Chicken for as little as $5/month. Simply go to Patreon.com/RCPress. Help keep the media in the movement and the movement in the media. Become a patron for as little as $5/month by going to Patreon.com/RCPress. Join our Discord to continue the conversation all week long: https://discord.gg/BnjRNz3u

It’s Friday, May 17, 2024 Welcome to Raging Chicken’s Friday Politics Roundup. This is Kevin Mahoney, editor and founder of Raging Chicken. Each week we break down the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics. Biden halts some aid to Israel, then clears billions in arms as the Netanyahu government continues assault on Rafa amidst calls by some right-wing Israelis to permanently settle the Gaza Strip.   Meanwhile, is it time to start to get concerned Trump coming out ahead in some polls? Biden’s people say they’re not worried. (NYT on the polling) The University of California union representing more than 48,000 academic workers calls for a strike authorization vote over the university’s attacks on Gaza encampments and protests. Could this signal another step toward unchaining American unions from decades of low-bar action?  Trump encouraging Fossil Fuel companies to dump $1 billion into getting him elected, promising to get rid of all those pesky climate regulations.  That comes, of course, on the heels of scientists warning that we are on track to blow past 1.5 degrees of warming and toward a “semi-dystopian” future.  What can we do about all this? Well, for starts why not get your tickets for Beaconfest. On June 1 The Bucks County Beacon is having an evening of awesome music down at Snipes Farm in Morrisville, PA. Emily Drinker headlines an outstanding lineup and Great Barn Brewery will be on hand so serve up the food and drinks. Get all the details at BucksCountyBeacon.com/BeaconFest.  If we want a progressive future, we need progressive media. Support pull-no-punches, homegrown progressive media today by becoming a patron of Raging Chicken for as little as $5/month. Simply go to Patreon.com/RCPress. We’re here for the fight and we need you. Become a patron for the price of a good beer once a month. Help keep the media in the movement and the movement in the media. Become a patron for as little as $5/month by going to Patreon.com/RCPress.

Another day. Kind of a rambly show today all. We're back to talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in state and national politics. If we want a progressive future, we need progressive media. Support pull-no-punches, homegrown progressive media today by becoming a patron of Raging Chicken for as little as $5/month. Simply go to Patreon.com/RCPress. Help keep the media in the movement and the movement in the media. Become a patron for as little as $5/month by going to Patreon.com/RCPress. Join our Discord to continue the conversation all week long: https://discord.gg/BnjRNz3u