Jan 26, 2023 - A new Biden administration plan announced Wednesday aims to make rent more affordable and protect tenants' rights. This comes as rental costs in the United States rose nearly 25% between 2019 and 2022. It also comes as investors bought nearly a quarter of all single-family homes sold in 2021, making home ownership increasingly impossible for people forced to spend much of their money on ever-increasing rent. Housing activists pushed for the "Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights" in the administration's finalized plan to regulate predatory rental practices and provide relief for tenants, but say what was ultimately included is full of weak commitments and a lack of federal enforceability, while landlords retain their power to set prices and hoard housing stock. We discuss the affordable housing crisis, tenant organizing and the limits of Biden's new plan with Tara Raghuveer, Homes Guarantee campaign director at People's Action.
Thursday, January 26, 2023
MSNBC: Why we should be afraid of a [GOP] Jim Jordan-led Judiciary subcommittee | The Mehdi Hasan Show
Jan 26, 2023 - House Republicans want you to believe that a new, Jim Jordan-led Judiciary subcommittee is the second coming of the ‘Church Committee,’ the gold standard for congressional investigations led by former Sen. Frank Church. And while they’re pretending, Mehdi says, the rest of us aren’t buying it. Former Church aide Loch Johnson and MSNBC legal analyst Barb McQuade join him to discuss.
Thom Hartmann: America’s Most Corrupt State Is Robbing YOU Blind Featuring David DeWitt
Jan 26, 2023 - Thom Hartmann: Is Citizens United behind the latest wave of corruption in one of America’s most corrupt states…Ohio? Ohioans in particular and Americans in general are being robbed blind in a corruption case you have to see to believe.
BREAKING: U.S. officials say ISIS leader, 10 ISIS fighters killed in raid
Jan 26, 2023 - Two senior officials say a U.S. assault operation in Somalia killed a top ISIS leader along with 10 other ISIS fighters and reportedly left no civilians killed or wounded. NBC’s Courtney Kube has the latest details.
Five Memphis officers linked to Tyre Nichols' death in custody
Jan 26, 2023 - Five Memphis police officers accused of beating Tyre Nichols to death have been arrested on multiple charges. NBC's Antonia Hylton reports.
Speaker of the House - Randy Rainbow Song Parody
Jan 23, 2023 - Parody of “Master of the House” from Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil, Jean-Marc Natel and Herbert Kretzmer - Parody lyrics: Randy Rainbow - Vocals: Randy Rainbow - Song Produced, Orchestrated, Mixed, Mastered by: Michael J Moritz Jr - Arrangement/Vocal Arrangement - Joel Waggoner - Piano/Orchestral - Michael J Moritz Jr
Guitar/Engineer: Jakob Reinhardt
Kevin McCarthy Says There's Only ONE Way He'll Kick George Santos Out Of Office - report via Farron Balanced @ youtube.com
Jan 26, 2023 - House Speaker Kevin McCarthy finally revealed what it would take for Republicans to oust George Santos from Congress this week, and McCarthy said there is only ONE thing that could happen to make him take that vote. McCarthy says that the Ethics Committee will have to determine that he broke the law, meaning Santos will likely be protected by his own Party that now runs that Committee. Farron Cousins explains why McCarthy chose those specific words
MSNBC report: Garland announces DOJ 'dismantled' international ransomware network ... ?!
Jan 26, 2023 - MSNBC: Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that the Justice Department had taken action to "dismantle" an international ransomware network for extorting and attempting to extort hundreds of millions of dollars.
Who Is Jim Jordan? Narrated by Sean Patton | NowThis | Replay: 2019
Dec 11, 2019 - Rep. Jim Jordan allegedly turned a blind eye to sexual abuse, tried to overturn same-sex marriage, and never passed the bar exam. How did this former assistant wrestling coach become a loudmouth anti-impeachment darling?
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