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Headlines for September 22, 2025 democracynow.org/2025/9/22/hea

Democracy Now!Headlines for September 22, 2025Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal Formally Declare Recognition of a Palestinian State; Israel Escalates Bombardment of Gaza City, Killing at Least 61 People in a Day; Israeli Airstrike Against Lebanon Kills 5 People, Including 3 Children; CPJ: Israeli Strikes Killed 31 Yemeni Journalists in Deadliest Attack on Press in 16 Years; Tens of Thousands Gather in Arizona for Charlie Kirk Memorial as Trump Says “I Hate My Opponent”; Trump Says It Is “Really Illegal” for Journalists to Give His Administration Negative Coverage; New Pentagon Rule Bars Credentialed Reporters From Reporting on Unauthorized Info; Trump Urges Bondi to Prosecute His Political Rivals as U.S. Attorney Resigns Resigns Under Pressure; Trump Signs Executive Order Imposing $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas; MSNBC: Trump Border Czar Homan Recorded Accepting $50K in Cash from FBI Agents; Ten People Arrested in Anti-ICE Protests in Chicago; 42-Year-Old Man Dies in ICE Custody in Long Island; ICE Detainees in Louisiana on Hunger Strike to Protest Conditions at Angola Prison; California Passes Bill Banning Law Enforcement from Wearing Masks; Trump Administration Ends U.S. Annual Report on Hunger in America; Sudan: RSF Drone Strike Kills at Least 85 People in Darfur; More Than 200 Protesters Arrested in Anti-Government Demonstrations in the Philippines; Tens of Thousands of Brazilians Protest Against Bill Granting Bolsonaro Amnesty; Trump Reveals Details About Possible TikTok Deal with China

Austerity is OK with you?

"“At this point, you cannot just be MMT curious. You have to make up your mind, do you want the ‘scarce money’ framework? Is that the way you're going to view the world? Or do you view it through the MMT framework? Because there is no other option.”

Yeva and Steve agree that MMT is not a political ideology but a crucial lens for understanding that a monetarily sovereign government is the creator of currency, which means scarcity is serving another purpose – eg, supporting this economic system.

They talk about government spending during Covid as a missed opportunity to educate. They criticize so-called progressive politicians (hello Bernie!) who, despite likely understanding MMT, refuse to publicly champion its principles. This leads to self-sabotage (perhaps intentionally?) when they claim to argue for progressive policies within a conservative tax-and-spend agenda. Result? Austerity."

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hartmannreport.com/p/a-far-lef

A Far #Left #Radical’s #Manifesto
The #rightwing machine wants you scared of progress, but I’m here to speak their worst nightmare out loud…
#ThomHartmann

..."If you’re even remotely associated with the Democratic Party, the GOP and their rightwing media attack dogs will label you a “far left radical.”
...
I believe:

— Every worker should have the right to democracy in their workplace (a union"...

The Hartmann Report · A Far Left Radical’s ManifestoBy Thom Hartmann