Date: April 25, 2020
01) Anti-Lockdown Protests Distract from Trump’s Coronavirus Failures
“In this episode of The Common Good, Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich discusses the astroturf anti-lockdown protests that sprouted up over the weekend, the history of astroturfing and its connections to the Tea Party movement, how Trump is using the fake protests to distract from his failed coronavirus response, how the media is taking Trump’s bait and enabling his deception, and how Mitch McConnell thinks states bearing the brunt of this crisis should file for bankruptcy, but multibillion-dollar corporations deserve a $500 billion bailout.
Inequality Media Civic Action with Robert Reich is a digital media organization aimed at debunking right-wing lies, educating the public about inequality and imbalance of power, and breaking down solutions to the economic and structural issues plaguing our country. We provide a platform for you to learn, share your ideas, and, hopefully, mobilize your communities to make change for the common good.”
