Attitude with Arnie Arnesen

This is a panel discussion.The panel consists of "Felipe De La Hoz,LIncoln MitchellStephen PimpareEgeberto Willies We discuss the state of the US government, as the lockdown continues.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Harvey Kronberg, publisher of The Quorum Report in Texas.We discuss Gov. Abbott's response to No Kings demonstrators in Texas. We also discuss how Texas has committed 20% of the Texas budget to property tax relief, though the Texas economy is slowing due to the Trump policies. We also discuss the US Senate race in Texas.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Laura Jedeed. We discuss how the imagery of Trump's rallies mirror Nazi rallies, and how the administration attempts to depict dissent as treason.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Liv Torres, International Secretary of in the Norwegian Conference of Trade Unions.We discuss how the labor movement has affected movements to improve democracy and rights around the world. We also discuss what makes a labor movement strong and effective.Part 2:We talk with Neal H. Hutchins, University Research Professor, University of Kentucky.We discuss the rights of faculty speech in the context of the Constitution, and how those rights differ depending on whether the university/college is a state institution or a private institution.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Stephen Pimpare.We discuss the demolition of the east wing of the White House. This embodies the systematic destruction of the state itself. What will come after this?Part 2:We talk with Harold Meyerson.We discuss how Executive Orders are the way in which Trump has seized more and more power over the US government. How will a successor use this power?We discuss the dramatic rise in racism in the US.We also discuss Trump capitalism.  WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Timothy Noah, staff writer for the New Republic.We discuss the Trump family corruption, and its many aspects.Part 2:We talk with Jonathan Alter, contributing editor, Washington Monthly.We talk about the idea of National Service as a way of creating and fostering a better sense of national and personal identity. Americorps, and other services like it work to improve the country and create communities and connections.  WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: David Rovics

This is a panel DiscussionPart 1:We discuss many topics:The $40 B being sent to ArgentinaThe NYC mayoral debateGeneral questions for the Democrats regarding their political and policy vision: as it is affected b generational factors.Crypto currencyTroops in Washington DC and other cities, as a way of prompting incidents to let Trump use an excuse to use them against civilian Americans.Part 2:The administrations framing No Kings as a violent and traitorous activity.Judges as political actors.The "owners" class, and how it controls the country.Predictions of mass unemployment in the US.Employment and racism in the US.The Posse Comitatus Act.WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

part one: Taylor Goldenstein is a state bureau reporter at the Houston Chronicle.How a Texas group is positioning itself as a Republican alternative to teachers unions Texas Legislature launches new investigating committees for July 4 floods. part two:Ryan Cooper is the Prospect's managing editor,Bill Curry  was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. ets.  we discuss this and more:Full-blown Fascism Has Arrived in America as the Pentagon Expels the Press 

part one:  James Baratta is a writing fellow at The American Prospect discusses Democratic Senators Probe ‘Apparent Neglect' of Detained Flotilla ActivistsIt took the State Department four days to assess the well-being of American citizens apprehended by Israel for participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla.part twoJeet Heer is a national affairs correspondent for The Nation discusses The Nobel Peace Prize Just Surrendered to Trump Trump is mad that he didn't win. But by honoring María Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee has endorsed his war against Venezuela—and continued Europe's MAGA groveling. 

 Part 1:We talk with Whitney Curry Wimbish, staff writer for The American Prospect.We discuss the growth of cypto investments in real estate. Small amounts allow individuals to participate in this market. There are no regulations for this type of investment, and the SEC, under Paul Atkins, is not exmining the 'hype' around these schemes. Growth in these financial instruments is expected to accelearte. Part 2:We talk with David Bacon, who writes about farm workers in the US.Changes instituted by Trump have cut the wages for H2A farm workers, and, for domestic farm workers by one third. This includes not only the wages themselves, but the costs previously shouldered by the growers. Growers now have lower costs, and will likely profit even more. 

Part 1:We talk with Mel Goodman about Gaza and Israel, and the solution to the war proposed by Trump.There are conflicting outlooks on the outcome of the war in Gaza. No real permanent solution has yet been defined.Part 2:We talk with Megan O'Metz, ProPublica reporter, about the destruction of American public schools, as implemented by the Trump administration. WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: David Rovics

his is a panel discussion.Part 1:We discuss the cots of Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare.We discuss the government shutdown.WE discuss how the tech oligarchs are controlling the government, and are looting the country.We discuss the necessity for immigration to create a good economic future for the US.Part 2:We consider the goals of the very rich, and how this affects everyone else in the US.What will be the outcome of the Gaza war?The administration appears to be ready to use any power that it has to suppress/punish/kill anyone who is a political enemy. WNHNGM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Harvey Kronberg, publisher of the Quorum Report in Texas.We discuss how Gov. Abbott is raising money from sending the Texas National Guard to other states at Trump's behest. Trump's approval is at its lowest ever in Texas now. Abbott is teasing a run for the 2028 presidential race. We also discuss the 5 new congressional seats recently set up in Texas, and who the new representatives will be.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Robert Hockett.We discuss the Gaza peace plan. Trump appears to be taking credit for the work that others have done on this topic. We discuss the 2026 elections, and likely outcomes. WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Jesse Coburn, investigative reporter, working for ProPublica.We discuss the 'housing plan" proposed by Trump for persons in publicly-supported housing. The new regulations will hurt people who are the most vulnerable: the poor, children, disabled, and elderly. This will affect the red states to a great extent.Part 2:We talk with Chuck Collins, author of "Burned by Billionaires".We discuss how the power of the very rich has grown, and is likely to be even greater in future, due to the tax changes brought about by the politicians who have been bought by the very rich.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

part one:  Dua Hassan is a physician at Boston Children's Hospital and a former clinical instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine. I'm a Pediatrician. Here's What I Tell Parents When They Bring Me RFK Jr.'s Claims.Fact checking doesn't work.part two: Arthur “Art” Jipson is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work at the University of Dayton. Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows 

part one:The shutdown looms large in rural America – with Medicaid under debate a conversation with Patrik Jonsson the Christian Science Monitor's Georgia bureau chief.part two: Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolutionwe interview Morgan Marietta  a Professor of American Civics at the University of Tennessee Institute of American Civics.

Federal court grants preliminary injunction blocking NH state law attacking diversity, equity, and inclusionLaw would have forced K-12 public school educators and colleges and universities to guess what was prohibited or risk loss of fundingThe court explained: "The breadth of the anti-DEI laws' prohibition is startling. The definition of 'DEI' contained therein is so far-reaching that it prohibits long-accepted even legally required teaching, and administrative practices. It is hard to imagine how schools could continue to operate at even a basic level if the laws' prohibitions were enforced to their full extent."Stephen Pimpare is Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Master in Public Policy program at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of four books, numerous articles, and the Host of the New Books Network's public policy channel. Lincoln Mitchell teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. He is the author of nine books and his writings have appeared at CNN, Reuters, the New York Times, NBC, the San Francisco Examiner and numerous other media platforms. For more of Lincoln's work you can subscribe to his Substack “Kibitzing with Lincoln” at /lincolnmitchell.substack.com/.”Jamie Rowen is a professor of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the founding director of UMass' Center for Justice, Law, and Societies. Her work focuses on both domestic and international criminal law. Her book, Worthy of Justice: The Politics of Veterans Treatment Courts in Practice, is forthcoming with Stanford University Press in December 2025.

Part 1:We talk with Mel Goodman, former CIA analyst and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins.We discuss Trump's proposal for an Insurrection Act. We also discuss how the military doctrine is being rewritten by actions in 'blue' states and cities in the US. No outcry.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Laura Jedeed.We discuss how the the use of Air Assault Teams in Chicago constitute war on American people. Americans were detained for hours, zip-tied, with no lawyers or explanations. Trump has proposed that American cities be used as training grounds for armed military. No pushback.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Harold Myerson, Editor-at-Large at The American Prospect.We discuss Trump's capitalizing on Charlie Kirks's death. We also discuss Hegseth's and Trump's performance before an audience of military leaders recently.Part 2:We talk with David Ikenberry, Finance Professor, former Dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.We discuss the lack of corporate investment recently. In 1975, 25% of profits were reinvested in the business, while in 2025, only 12% of profits were reinvested. We look at the reasons for this, and what this means for the futures of business survival.  WNHNFM.ORG productionDavid Rovics: music

Part 1:We talk with Art Jipson, Prof. at University of Dayton.We discuss the campaign to build a myth around Charlie Kirk.Part 2:We talk with Steve Dyer, attorney, and former member of Ohio legislature.We discuss how Ohio has adopted school vouchers, and the effects on education in Ohio. WNHNFM.ORG  productionDavid Rovics: music

Part 1:We talk with Paul Glastris, Editor in Chief, Washington Monthly.We discuss college rankings, and how they are determined by different organizations. We also look at the rankings by the Washington Monthly, which uses different criteria to develop the rankings.Part 2:We talk with Laura Belin, political reporter in Iowa, and runs the blog "Bleeding Heartland".We discuss the arrest and accusations against Dr. Ian Roberts, the Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools.We discuss the methods used by ICE to detain Dr. Roberts, and the various pressures put on the Des Moines School BoardWNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

This is a panel discussion.The topics covered:- How did the US get to this state?-anti-science-loss of access to medical care for the non-rich-'good vs.-evil' division-griefWe discuss some signposts along the way: Covid, administration running unchecked, the role of Stephen MillerPart 2:We discuss the possible purge of military leadership, a la authoritarian methods.More military involvement in domestic arenas.-Hate speech by the administration.-Antifa labeled a 'terrorist organization".-Misuse of the DOJ to target individuals who disagree with Trump.-ICE tactics and powers.-The role of SCOTUS and John Roberts in dismantling US democracy.WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

part one: Jaden Edison is the public education reporter for The Texas TribuneChristian activist David Barton will advise Texas State Board of Education during social studies overhaulpart two:Robert Hennelly Award-winning investigative journalist, broadcast and print reporter for more than 30 yearsBob is the acting General Manager of WBAI in NYC.Bill Curry  political commentator was a CT state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. topics:One detainee dead, two critically wounded after shooting at Dallas ICE facility FBI Director Kash Patel said an anti-ICE message was found on an unspent shell casing.from X Aaron Ruper (former editor at VOX) "This is the fishiest stuff I've ever seen. We're supposed to believe the shooter wrote "Anti-ICE" in pen on a bullet and then shot detainees but not ICE officers?"nh UN speech: This Might Be Trump's Most Bonkers Speech 

 Dave Levinthal author of a piece at the Columbia Journalism Review, describing how ICE and CBP are possibly breaking the law and making it impossible for reporters to access information through FOIA requests...they have become Arnie and Jon discuss Democratic leadership's inexcusable failure to speak honestly about the racism, antisemitism, xenophobia, anti-LGBTQ bigotry and Christian Nationalism that animated Charlie Kirk's ideology and undergirds the organizations he built. It should be easy to express empathy and denounce political violence without engaging in revisionist myth telling that normalizes the hate-filled rhetoric and machinery that fuels the Trump regime's assault on our classrooms, our communities and our democracy. Yet that simple task is proving too much for too many in America's opposition party. Rather than speak simple truths, leading Democrats in the House and Senate have approved resolutions that recast a white supremacist movement as politics done right. Against this backdrop, we appreciate scholars like Olufemi Taiwo and Jeff Sharlet for correcting the record. 

Part 1:We talk with Chris Lehmann, DC Bureau Chief for The Nation magazine.We discuss the concept of 'democratic socialism', and how this seems to scare the Democratic party's leaders. The implication of Mamdani's nomination, and the lack of support from the party's leaders is telling. What should be the party's relationship to its corporate donors, and to its consultants?Part 2:We talk with Emma Janssen, Writing Fellow at The American Prospect.We discuss the union-building efforts of nurses and medical professionals at the Unity Point Hospitals in Iowa. The union-building efforts are a response to the dangers that medical professionals and their patients face at work. The hospitals are spending millions of dollars to fight the unionizing, because they do not want to spend relatively much less to provide safety policies and measures to ensure the safety of the employees and patients.Feel free to use/not use this for comments.Please note, that for the Thursday broadcast (Race Class), Johathan Feingold will provide notes for his part of the broadcast.  Please remind him to send it  to Dave, instead of me, as usual. 

Part 1:We talk with Nitish Pahwa, staff writer, business and technology, at Slate.com.We discuss how Trump is gaining control over more US media, by pressuring the few companies who control it. In 1983, 50 companies were in the media business. Today, in 2025, 6 companies control 90% of the media. We now see preemptive compliance to the administration, and self-censoring broadcasters.Part 2:We talk with Dr. Jamie Rowen, Assoc. Prof. of Legal Studies, UMass=Amherst.We discuss the Charlie Kirk funeral services, and his near-beatification by the administration.We also discuss the increasing gun violence among young American men.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

This is a panel discussionPart 1:We discuss the looming government shutdown.We discuss Charlie Kirk's assassination, and the use that the MAGA are making of this.The consolidation of the authoritarian regime now being enacted.The opposition is failing to coordinate its actions.Part 2:Vaccines are being denied to the poor through government policy: insurance will not pay unless government agencies deem them necessary. An aristocracy is being created.What counterparts to the actions of the MAGA bloc? WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Harvey Kronberg, publisher of the Quorum Report, about Texas politics.We discuss the US Senate race in Texas, and the Democratic candidates and the Republican candidates. Paxton is fighting rumors of additional extramarital involvements, and mortgage fraud.Part 2:We talk with Ryan Cooper and Bill Curry.We discuss the probable outcome of Trump's economic policies: stagflation. Economy is collapsing: the labor market in the US is weak, inflation is rising.Democrats in Congress should NOT collaborate with Republicans to prop up this government.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Susan Milligan, writer for The New Republic. We discuss the heroes of the Resistance in the US.Part 2:We talk with MJ and Maggie Bohara, the organizers for the We Are America March, which is in progress. This march is being made by people as a march that started in Philadelphia, and will culminate in Washington D.C. to deliver a copy of the Constitution to Congress.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:Discussion of Robert Arnold's substack.Interview with Jennifer Abruzzo, former Counsel to NLRB.Part 2:We talk to John Nichols about the corruption of the Trump administration. Specifically, we discuss how the whole political system in the US has become corrupt at its core.WNHNFM.ORG  production

Part 1:We talk with Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor's environment and climate change writer.We discuss how the environment includes the activities that are social and political. We are all being affected because we are being forced to watch the violent actions of a relative few people.Part 2:We talk with Whitney Curry Wimbish, staff writer for The American Prospect.We discuss how the administration is gaslighting the population, with an aim to make them more passive, and prevent voting in upcoming elections. We discuss DARVO, a strategy that is being used.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionDavid Rovids: Music

This is a panel discussion.-The shooting of Charlie Kirk-political violence and reaction of Trump and the Republican party-The vilification of "radicals on the left"-The social contract in the US regarding speech and violence-What is a balanced political discussion?-The mayoral election in NYC-The invasion of NOT Chicago, bur of Memphis by Trump's order to the National Guard-Trump's administrative threats-Posse Comitatus Statute apparently unenforceable-The militarization of policeThe role of SCOTUS WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

part one:Trump Says America's Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries'. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells The oil industry touts Texas as a success story in controlling climate-warming methane emissions. The state's regulator, however, grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere.reporter: Martha Pskowski covers climate change and the environment in Texas from her base in El Paso. part two:24 years since 9-11the assassination of Charlie Kirkthe state of the US economya conversation with:Bill Curry  was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House.Harold Meyerson is editor at large of The American Prospect.

part one: Complying with Trump administration's attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble   -- a conversation with Deborah Widiss a Professor of Law and John F. Kimberling Chair, Indiana University her research and teaching focuses on employment law, family law, statutory interpretation, and the significance of gender and gender stereotypes in the development of law and government policy.part two: Wait… the Army just made tech executives lieutenant colonels?! In June 2025, the U.S. Army swore in 4 Silicon Valley big shots — from Meta, Palantir, OpenAI, and Thinking Machines Lab — as lieutenant colonels in the Army Reserve.   -- a conversation with Laura Jedeed a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. 

part one: Todd Tucker A political scientist, Todd Tucker is director of Industrial Policy and Trade at the Roosevelt Institute. Tucker is a prolific political scientist specializing in trade and political economy. article: Democrats: Don't Let Trump Define What State Capitalism Can BThere's no turning back from Trump's moves on Intel and U.S. Steel. The challenge is to make public ownership serve the people. part two: Mark Joseph Stern a senior writer at slate.com and regular commentator on MSNBCarticle: The Supreme Court Just Let ICE Detain Americans Based on Race

Sept 9 showpart one:Anders Croy Communications Director for Florida Watch and the DeSantis Watch accountability project.topics:Florida is now the 2nd most financially distressed state in the USInsurance reform florida style...a disaster for consumersFlorida surgeon general denies need for study ahead of end to vaccine mandates in the stateDeSantis administration pushes to eliminate all vaccine mandates in Floridapart two: Indigo Olivier is a Reporter-Researcher at The New Republic.The Department of War Is the Most Honest Thing Trump Has Ever Done The presidents desired update to the agencys name marks the collapse of the liberal international order"and a military finally marching with its mask off.  

 opening thoughts:time to ask Republican Governor Ayotte and possible US Senate candidate John E Sununu (it works in every race by the way)1. do you support the release of the Epstein files...women who have been victims of sexual assault want to know and2. Florida has moved to end vaccine mandates for it's school children...do you believe in the efficacy of vaccines? Do you believe that RFK Jr.'s assault on vaccines will make America healthier? Do you think your state NH, should follow Florida's lead?talkers:Robert Arnold is a writer, poet, speaker, and activist from Helena, Arkansas. Known for his fierce, unapologetic voice, he writes about the American South, working-class struggle, racial justice, and the fight for democracy.His essays and speeches blend historical truth with emotional clarity, holding power to account and speaking plainly to the people. With a background in economics and a heart rooted in storytelling, he uses both facts and fire to challenge systems of injustice and inspire collective action.Stephen Pimpare is Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Master in Public Policy program at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of four books, numerous articles, and the Host of the New Books Network's public policy channel. Lincoln Mitchell teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. He is the author of nine books and his writings have appeared at CNN, Reuters, the New York Times, NBC, the San Francisco Examiner and numerous other media platforms. For more of Lincoln's work you can subscribe to his Substack “Kibitzing with Lincoln” at /lincolnmitchell.substack.com/.”Jamie Rowen is a professor of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the founding director of UMass' Center for Justice, Law, and Societies. Her work focuses on both domestic and international criminal law. Her book, Worthy of Justice: The Politics of Veterans Treatment Courts in Practice, is forthcoming with Stanford University Press in December 2025.rethink the weekTOO FUNNY: “Some recognition that we're in trouble”: GOP scrambles to rebrand Trump's “Big Beautiful Bill” The rebranding effort comes as GOP lawmakers trying to sell the legislation face angry town halls https://www.salon.com/2025/09/03/some-recognition-that-were-in-trouble-gop-scrambles-to-rebrand-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/US Hiring Intentions Pull Back While Job-Cut Announcements Rise Bloomberg. “US-based companies announced in August plans to add 1,494 jobs, the fewest for the month in data going back to 2009.”Google can hold on to Android, Chrome: federal judgeA judge ruled that the search giant would not be forced to sell off Chrome and Android https://www.salon.com/2025/09/02/google-can-hold-on-to-android-chrome-federal-judge/DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into Fed's Cook, Issues Subpoenas WSJ 

Part 1:Guests: Chris TomlinsonWe talk with Chris Tomlinson about the energy situation in Texas. What will be the consequences for abandoning/cancelling sustainable energy generation (wind, solar) in Texas, which currently gets 40% of its energy from clean sources?Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Robert Hockett.We discuss the abandonment of the Rule of Law, and we now have the Rule of Trump. Increasing instability appears to be the future.

Part 1:We talk with Paul Finkelman, a legal historian.We discuss voting in the US during its history. Trump's intention to change voting rules to only allow in-person voting, with paper ballots, with only create more opportunities for voter fraud.Part 2:We talk with Joshua Keating, Senior Correspondent at VOX, covering foreign policy.We discuss how Trump is effect a globalist. He considers himself as CEO of America Inc. and would like to be the President of Europe. His actions are designed to have global reach. WNHNFM.ORG   production

Part 1:We talk with Nitish Pahwa, staff writer for business and technology at Slate.comWe discuss how Trump is targeting those who disagree with him by using information from government privileged sources. His "enemies" have experienced how their confidential information has been used to attack them. Data companies such as Palantir have been implicated.Part 2:We present the speeches made by Ro Khanna and Bernie Sanders on Labor Day.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

This is a panel discussion.The guest host is Lincoln MitchellPart 1:We cover several topics:-Troops in several cities who have expresses political opposition to Trump-Demonstrates control over security forces-19 states have had National Guard deployed-Consolidation of control by Trump-Issues of transitional justice-Fake 'crime waves'-Pritzker's speech defying Trump-"This is not normal"-This is resegregationPart 2:-Democrats need a plan to exploit the chaos among Republicans-Redefine "danger" as the dangers posed by Trump policies: threats to health, economy, climate-We must acknowledge that regime change has occurred in the US, and deal with it_WE are the pariots, THEY are the traitors to American ideals 

Part 1: Jennifer Abruzzo, former general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, has outlined an agenda that would transform the American workplace. https://prospect.org/labor/memo-writer-jennifer-abruzzo/Jennifer has left her position at the NLRB, and is now general counsel for one of the largest unions in the US. We discuss the future for unions, and how unions may be the leaders for the resistance to trumpism. Part 2: We talk with John Nichols is the executive editor of The Nation. He previously served as the magazine's national affairs correspondent and Washington correspondent. Nichols has written, cowritten, or edited over a dozen books on topics ranging from histories of American socialism and the Democratic Party to analyses of US and global media systems. His latest, cowritten with Senator Bernie Sanders, is the New York Times bestseller It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.We discuss what is ahead for American workers, and what we can all do to mitigate the damage that Trump's actions are doing to the American worker. WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Laura Belin, of "Bleeding Heartland", and KHOT radio in Iowa.We discuss the recent election of a State Senator in Iowa, where Caitlin Drey, a Democrat, replaced a Republican. Iowa Republicans thus lose a supermajority in their State Senate. This may indicate a shift in political opinions in Iowa due to the Trump policies.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Timothy Noah, staff writer for The New Republic.We discuss Trump's economy, and how it will affect the US long term. The changes in the labor market are affected by the immigration policies that now exist.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Ryan Cooper, Senior Editor at the American Prospect.We discuss war on wind power electricity generation. In Rhode Island, 80+ % of an offshore wind turbine project has been installed. Trump ordered it to be stopped. This, in light of the ever greater need for electricity in the US.Part 2:Our guest is Prof. Jonathan Feingold, and this is Race Class.Ep. 42 | Trumps Racism is Ends and MeansIn this episode, Arnie and Jon discuss how the Trump regime sees racism as both an end goal and a means to realize a whole slew of fascist desires. As to the end, we are witnessing an unrelenting campaign to entrench a racial order defined by white supremacist ideals that trace to antebellum America. The erection of confederate monuments, the erasure of Black history, the claim that race is biological, and the lawless kidnapping of people of color all serve this agenda. But Trump is also wielding racism to discredit political opponents, defund public education and redirect billions of dollars to allies " all in the service of Trump-style grift and a fascist politics designed to crush our communities and concentrate power in the privileged few.Jonathan FeingoldProfessor of LawBoston University School of Lawjfeingol@bu.edu|#RaceClass Podcast|researchWNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Aneri Pattani, correspondent for KFF Health News.We discuss the "Goliath vs. David" suit filed by United Health Care (parent) against a several Kentucky counties who are suing Pharmacy Benefit Managers for the opioid problems. This has implications for many other suits, and also for the fine moneys' use by states.Part 2:We talk with Harold Meyerson, Edttor-at-Large for The American Prospect.We discuss Israel's war on Gaza. Only 8% of Democrats support this war, with younger Democrats even less supportive. How should the Democratic Party respond? WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Annie Waldman, reporter for ProPublica covering health care.We discuss the various cuts that have been made to federal health agencies. These cuts have decimated the staffing, supplies, and research.Part 2:We talk with Eric Petry, Counsel to the Brennan Center Elections and Government programs.We discuss the growth of political and financial corruption at the highest levels of government. What can be done?  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

This is a panel discussion.Stephen Pimpare is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of four books, including A Peoples History of Poverty and, most recently,, Politics for Social Workers: A Practical Guide to Effecting ChangeLincoln Mitchell teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. He is the author of nine books and his writings have appeared at CNN, Reuters, the New York Times, NBC, the San Francisco Examiner and numerous other media platforms. For more of Lincolns work you can subscribe to his Substack Kibitzing with Lincoln at /lincolnmitchell.substack.com/.Dr. Jamie Rowen is an associate professor of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the founding director of UMass' Center for Justice, Law, and Societies.Robert Hennelly, Award-winning investigative journalist, broadcast and print reporter for more than 30 years, covering federal, state and local politics, public policy, labor, the environment, law enforcement and national security.The topics covered are:-The performance of fascism, as demonstrated by the 'takeover' of Washington DC-Attack on John Bolton-ICE intimidators and thugs-A sense of hopelessness-The need for a mass movement-Media laziness and timidity in facing Trump--ICE in schools, not private schools, not religious schools, but public schools-the segregation effect-Action and inaction by the Democrats WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Terry Virts, former AF pilot, and retired astronaut.  He is a candidate for US Senate from Texas. He is running as a Democrat in Texas, where there has been no statewide Democrat elected since 1994. Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry, former candidate for governor in Connecticut, White House aide for Bill Clinton. And we talk with David Daley, authority on gerrymandering. We discuss Trump's latest goal of gerrymandering more states beyond Texas, and the tactics being used by Republicans. WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Peter Greene, expert on the currents state of public education. We discuss how education has become part of the current culture war.Part 2:We talk with Chris Lehman, D.C. Bureau Chief for The Nation magazine.We discuss how Trump is planning to subvert voting for the midterm elections. Mail in voting is under assault, as is the use of voting machines. All, to discourage voters. WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Laura Belin, of "Bleeding Hearland".We discuss the current electoral landscape in Iowa. Who is likely to run, and possible outcomes.Part 2:We talk with Lincoln Mitchell, of Columbia University.We discuss how Trump's instability is destabilizing the whole world by his inconsistent and erratic policies and actions.  WNHNFM.ORG  production

 Part 1:We talk with Anders Croy about education in the state of Florida. Anders Croy is Communications Director for Florida Watch. Part 2: We talk with John Lewis, Writing Fellow at The American Prospect. We discuss how Prager is hoping to take over education in Florida, and in other states where vouchers are in place. WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

This is a panel discussion.Our Guests:Ryan Cooper, the American Prospect's managing editor, and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. Lincoln Mitchell teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. He is the author of nine books.Stephen Pimpare, Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of four books, including A People's History of Poverty and, most recently, Politics for Social Workers: A Practical Guide to Effecting ChangeAaron Rosenthal, research director for North Star Policy Action and the author of The State You See: How Government Visibility Creates Political Distrust and Racial Inequality.Part 1: The Topics: PEP program in Florida uses taxpayer education money for non-education uses The non-existing crime in DC being used as an excuse for imposing martial law The safest cities are cities with large immigrant populations: NYC and El Paso, Tx. The control desired by any coup leader: “control the capitol” The competencies of any new ICE agents- The ongoing attack on American institutions and people fascist displays Part 2:The anti-intellectualism of the administration, and how long it will take to repair the effects, if possibleWe are headed to a stupid white futureWhat actions will be needed to correct this state, and how long it will take. .WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics