MTC & Thom Hartmann: Rent Control + Fascists Say "Make Hungary Great Again"
Channel: Mark Taylor-Canfield
Date: 2023-07-28

Journalist/musician Mark Taylor-Canfield reports on the Thom Hartmann show about a rent control campaign in Seattle led by democratic socialist Kshama Sawant. The State of Washington voted to prohibit rent control so Sawant wants to pass a "trigger law" that would pressure Democrats in the state legislature to eliminate the ban. 

Thom Hartmann talks about how fascists in Hungary used the slogan "Make Hungary Great Again" long before Donald Trump's presidential campaign adopted that as a motto. 

Thom Hartmann's article on how Hungary's fascist leader Viktor Orban is teaching the right-wing Republicans and CPAC how to make the USA a "pure Christian" country by discriminating against minorities, etc.:  https://hartmannreport.com/p/orban-is-giving-the-gop-lessons-on?utm_source=%2Fsearch%2FHungary&utm_medium=reader2

 Mark Taylor-Canfield's music video "Mother Freedom" dedicated to people struggling for freedom & justice around the world:   https://youtu.be/PkJ1NJ9wDmo

Journalist/musician Mark Taylor-Canfield is a weekly guest on the Jeff Santos Show on the Revolution Radio Network. MTC reports on World Press Freedom Day as designated by the United Nations. USA has dropped from 17th on the World Press Freedom Index to 45th! No major US media will report on this news story. 

World Press Freedom Index:
https://rsf.org/index

The United Nations has declared May 3rd World Press Freedom Day with major conferences and summits worldwide. MTC participated in some of these events, including a Summit For Democracy conference held at The Hague, Netherlands where Mark presented information on the decline of press freedom in the United States and the media monopolies that dominate the news media markets.

Mark"s article at Truthout on this news story:
https://truthout.org/articles/media-m...

MTC is an advocate for press freedom and serves as Executive Director for Democracy Watch News. He has briefed members of the US Congress on challenges to press freedom, and Mark has participated in international conferences on democracy and freedom of the press.  

MTC's April Fools Day Article At The Seattle Star:
"US Banned From Summit For Democracy"
https://www.seattlestar.net/2023/04/u...

MTC is sometimes referred to as the "Rock and Roll Journalist". He also performs original rock music with his band in Seattle. 

The United Nations has declared May 3rd World Press Freedom Day with major conferences and summits worldwide. MTC participated in some of these events, including a Summit For Democracy conference held at The Hague, Netherlands where Mark presented information on the decline of press freedom in the United States and the media monopolies that dominate the news media markets.