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This week on CounterSpin: It seems clear that for Donald Trump, as for Humpty Dumpty, words mean just what he chooses them to mean—neither more nor less. So if Trump says he’s erased his conflicts of interest by letting his kids run his businesses day to day, well then they’re erased—and it’s fake news to say otherwise. The question for the press corps, then, is whether they will keep both feet in reality, or allow the perceived requirement to “include” the Trump camp’s spin “redefine” previous understandings beyond recognition on things like conflicts of interest. We’ll talk about the substance and the coverage of the problem with investigative reporter Russ Choma from Mother Jones.
Transcript: ‘It’s Tough to Say How Much Leverage People Have on Him’
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cc photo: Food Donation Connection
Also on the show: Activists with the group Food Not Bombs were arrested recently in Florida for giving food to homeless people in the park. There’s, sadly, nothing new about that—but in a time when more people are looking to get involved in social action, it’s good to get versed on the arguments you’re likely to hear for why, in this case, helping hungry people be less hungry will put you on the wrong side of the law. We’ll hear about food-sharing and its restriction from Megan Hustings, director of the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Transcript: ‘What Communities Are Doing Is Making Homelessness Less Visible’
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First, as usual, we’ll take a quick look at recent press, namely the New York Times‘ editorial on Jeff Sessions.
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But surely, the purpose of this world is not to end hunger, but to reach the ultimate conclusion of what happens when the upper-half of society, who owns all the land, wealth and political power, when they use such power to enslave by hunger.