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- Part 1:We talk with Brian Porto, Professor Emeritus, Vermont Law and Graduate School.We discuss the histories of Vermont and New Hampshire, since they are adjoining neighbors (twins) with very different government structures and outlooks. How did this come about?Part 2:We talk with Wendell Young, President of United Food and Commercial Workers 1776, and with Hanna Wolf, Senior Staff Attorney for Farm STAND.We discuss the disparity of how workers in the food industry (including farm and food processors) are being treated when compared to others covered by the NLRB. Their rights are circumscribed, so that they are treated as second-class workers, […]
- Part 1:We talk with Laura Belin, veteran political reporter and blogger who covers Iowa and Iowa politics.We discuss the Iowa elections, and the likelihood that Iowa will vote for more Democratic candidates, and what that might change in Iowa, and nationally.Part 2:We talk with Jason Robey, Asst. Prof. of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Iowa.We discuss the populations of US prisons, which is declining. Additionally, we note that there has been an 80% drop in young prisoners. We discuss the reasons and effects of such change. WNHNFM.ORG production
- Part 1:We talk withJohn NIchols, Executive Editor of The Nation Magazine.What should the Democrats do after the election, should they win Congress and/or the Senate?Part 2:We talk with Jamie Rowen, Professor of Legal Studies at Mass. Amherst.We discuss the Cornell incident and its implications. WNHNFM.ORG production
- This is a panel discussion that includes the host Arnie Arnesen and guests: Felipe de la Hoz, Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Jamie Rowen.The topics we discussed:- The Nobel prize awarded and Trump's infantile reaction- The Cornell 7 case, and the implications for how boys and girls are being taught about sexuality and consent.- The ICE shooting in the Bronx, and the presence of a child in the car being shot at.- So far, 43 people have been shot by ICE, with 11 people killed. (known)-At least 237 people on boats have been killed on boats in the Caribbean by US […]
- Part 1:We talk with Prof. Diana Orces, "Director of Research at the Public Religion Research Institute"?We discuss how the American dream is evaporating for Latinos. This is due to the aggressive tactics of deportation and persecution of Latinos by the administration.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Aaron Rosenthal. Curry is a lawyer and two time candidate for governor of Connecticut and a White House advisor in the administration of Bill Clinton. He has written for many news outlets and is a regular on CT Public RadioAaron Rosenthal is the Research Director at North Star Policy Action.https://cla.umn.edu/polisci/news-events/profile/passion-heart-work.We discuss what the […]
- Part 1:We talk with Catherin Sanderson, Professor at Amherst.We discuss the Cornell gang rape accusations. What kind of groupthink enabled this?Part 2:We talk with Naomi Bethunelis and James Baretta, both writing fellows at the American Prospect.We discuss the problem raised by the building a large data center in the "black belt" of Alabama. Who is involved? Who is hurt? Who benefits?WNHNFM.ORG production
- Part 1:We talk with JoelleRollo-Koster, Professor Emirta of Medieval History, University of Rhode Island. We discuss the uprisings of peasants in the past, While most power was concentrated in the upper classes, peasant uprisings have been more frequent and vioelent than most people know. This should serve as an example of what today's underclasses could do, when they are abused.Part 2:We talk with Joe Zagorski, author of "Power of Cash."We discuss how gambling has become such widespread, mostly because it is 'frictionless'. That is, no actual cash is exchanged. Easy access to virtual money has made many people not 'feel […]
- Part 1: We talk with Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and a professor of government at Johns Hopkins University. A former CIA analyst, Goodman is the author ofFailure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIAandNational Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism. andA Whistleblower at the CIA. We discuss the imperialism of the US, driven by Trump and his cronies. Part 2: We talk with Amy Littlefield, isThe Nations abortion access correspondent and a journalist who focuses on reproductive rights, healthcare, and religion. Her latest book isKillers of Roe: My Investigation Into the Mysterious Death of Abortion […]
- This is a panel discussion with the following participants: Arnie Arnesen, David Faris, LIncoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Egbert WilliesThe topics:- Politicians not perceived positively- Confusion around voter registration- Republicans' willingness to steal the election, they are urged to 'cheat' by Trump- The problem of the Electoral College- The problematic Senate structure: small states have two senators, though their population does not warrant this much power.- The efforts to keep voters engaged.- The Iran war is lost, though the administration does not want to admit it.- Testosterone testing in the military.- The gutting of the military.- Military Office of Religious Affairs.- […]
- Part 1:We talk with Matt Angle, founder and director of the Lone Star Project.We discuss the ongoing election contests in Texas. Republicans are afraid of their possible losses. Trump is going to Texas to shore up Republican candidates, although not all of them welcome him. The Hispanic vote appears to be lost to Republicans.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Jamie Rowen.We discuss the Jack Smith testimony before the Senate, and how Sen. Schmitt flubbed his part. We also discuss how 20% of the generals are being cut from the military, in a time of war. We also discuss the […]
- Part 1:We talk with Peter Elkind, a reporter for ProPublica.We discuss Trump's goal to discourage mail-in voters. Trump has also pressured the USPS to set up screening of voting documents.Part 2:We talk with Austin Frerick, an expert on agricultural and antitrust policy.We discuss the dark side of the "all-American meal"We look at what is in food in the US, and the employees of fast food enterprises. What could counteract this? WNHNFM.ORG production
- Part 1:We talk with Mitch Perry, of the Florida Phoenix.We discuss the governor's race in Florida, and various laws that have been passed recently.Part 2:We speak with Alex Sammon, feature writer for Slate.comWe discuss how Trump has been speaking about communists. Alex has visited the headquarters of the Communists in the USA, and describes them in somewhat different ways. WNHNFM.ORG production
- Part 1:We talk with Chris Kromm, Executive Director of the Institute for Southern States.We discuss the effects of Hurricane Helene on North Carolina, and the FEMA response. We discuss what resources were needed, and what resources were actually provided by FEMA.Part 2:We talk with Alex Aronson, Co-founder and director of Court Accountability.We discuss the actions of the Supreme Court, and why the decisions that are being made will have a huge effect on American lives. WNHNFM.ORG production
- This is a panel discussion with our guests: Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Jamie Rowen.Topics:Trump's speech to the UNRules for the primaries: who makes the rules?Fear in the US? enough?Trump's goal to destroy confidence in election outcomes.The importance of local political action.The end timers.WNHNFM.ORG production
- Part 1:We talk with Scott Braddock, political analyst and Editor of the Texas Quorum Report.We discuss the elections upcoming in Texas. Republican candidates are faring poorly, for Texas. Many Republican voters appear to not anticipate voting due to Trump's unpopularity.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Robert Hennelly. Curry is a two-time candidate for governor of Connecticut, and Hennelly is the Manager of WBAI in NYC.We discuss the Mamdani and Trump meeting. Trump had no meeting with Netanyahu who is also due in NYC. Democratic Socialists are increasing in popularity, because they are delivering for voters. We also discuss the […]
- Part 1:We talk with Jonathan Feingold as part of the Race Class series.#RaceClass Ep. 71 | Political Polarization is NonsenseArnie & Jon discuss how mainstream political commentary keeps missing the moment. Just this week, New Hampshire's Libertarian Party posted on X: "We openly support the assassination of basically every elected Democrat in New Hampshire." This language is extreme, but it's a direct line from the daily rhetoric coming out of the federal government and rightwing officials around the country. And yet, most pundits continue to cite "political polarization" as the problem we need to solve, not officials who incite violence […]
- Part 1:We talk with Asma Uddin, Asst. Prof. of Law at Michigan State University.We discuss the administration's anti-Muslim campaign. There are 1.8 B Muslims in the world. This attack on a religion is troubling, and may presage an attack on other religions in future. Is Judaism next? Any religion that is NOT white christian nationalist?Part 2:We talk with Sasha Abramsky, a writer.We discuss how Trump's administration is a 'runaway train" that is pulling the US into oblivion, with no one to stop it. The tech bros are not interested in putting limits on him, and he appears completely unhinged. No […]
- Part 1:We talk with John Nichols, Executive Editor, The Nation.We discuss the Paramont Agreement, which gives the Ellisons huge control over news outlets and media. Congress has gone into recess, essentially doing nothing.Part 2:We talk with Jean Reisz, who teaches co-directs the USC Gould School of Law and Immigration Clinic.We discuss TPS status of immigrants, many of whom have lived in the US for many years. This will cause a huge upset in many professions, such as medical support staff, home care staff, etc. Transition to a different immigration status is difficult and mostly impossible. WNHNFM.ORG production
- This is a panel discussion with our guests: Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Jamie Rowen, Bill Scher.The topics:The Texas elections, and effect of Rove's refusal to support Republicans like Bo French.The twilight of the Trump era?The origins of many to today's hated Departments: DHS, ICE, etc.The use of presidential power: can this be opportunities for a Democrat president? "Just do it".AI and the upcoming IPO's . WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: "That's how every empire falls," John Prine
- Part 1:We talk with Harvey Kronberg, publisher of the Quorum Report, oldest political newsletter in Texas.We discuss the money being spent in Texas, by all sides to dominate the midterm elections. The collapse of the Latino vote in Texas is troubling Republicans.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Aaron Rosenthal.We discuss the primary elections, and sentiments of voters regarding the exploitation of workers by billionaires. We also discuss the impact of AI.WNHNFM.ORG production
- Professor Shelley Inglis|John Nichols[image: image.png] opening thoughts:Scott Williams <www.facebook.com/scott.williams.291485?__cft__[0]=AZX_NVpVHFFd8OboAZgb-9PCOvV4a-TJifwzmS0xmuf9M1vhV6L20eVcaiD-UiTNqdd7MPjLJf9bo-s6g6gZ23pp_UNzmC-8K7kwCCfy1U04BCix6GWOK4ytY2Efdfokc7UT9p-o2SOS5zB856GmGaQ9-0XPWVLNjiICs19my6owtt0fOkGWV_S756V0OCOpbvk&__tn__=-UC%2CP-y-R> on SNAP For those cheering the spectacle of a government shutdown and the calculated strangulation of SNAP benefits, a small dose of reality may be in order. One in five American children (citizens of the richest empire in human history) subsist below the poverty line. Two and a half million have no home at all. Not because they failed, but because their “betters” did. Over eighty percent of food stamps distributed through SNAP go to households containing children, the elderly, or the disabled. More than half of all recipients are children. In any given month, nearly forty percent of the nation’s youth and one in eight senior citizens rely on welfare to eat. The beneficiaries, then, are not the indolent and undeserving of conservative mythology, but the defenseless at either end of life’s ledger: the very young and the very old…. part one: 10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest *bio: Shelley Inglis is a Senior Visiting Scholar at the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights (CGHR) at Rutgers University.* Until July 1, 2025, she was a Senior Policy Advisor with the Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance Bureau of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). *part two: on the shut down, on Zoran, the election in Ireland* John Nichols is the executive editor of *The Nation* Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, snap benefits, Shelley Inglis, Rutgers, protest, making change, John Nichols, The Nation, Zohran, Ireland, elections, Trump *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- James Baratta|Jeet Heer[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Leo Casey on what it means to be a democratic socialist and Larry C. Johnson – Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan… A Wedding Without a Bride and Groom part one: James Baratta is a writing fellow at The American Prospect. 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. Jeet Heer is a national affairs correspondent for *The Nation* 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. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Leo Casey, Democratic Socialist, Larry Johnson, Gaza Hamas Peace Deal, James Baratta, The American Prospect, Global Sumud Flotilla, Jeet Heer, The Nation, Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump
- Jesse Coburn| Chuck Collins[image: image.png] part one: housing Jesse Coburn covers housing and transportation, including the companies working in those fields and the regulators overseeing them Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from families if one household member is in the country illegally. –Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> part two: the billionaires the book *Burned by Billionaires* *Oligarch Watch* <www.thenation.com/content/oligarch-watch/> columnist Chuck Collins <www.chuckcollinswrites.com/> is author of the new book, *Burned by Billionaires: How Concentrated Wealth and Power Are Ruining Our Lives and Planet* <thenewpress.org/books/burned-by-billionaires/?v=eb65bcceaa5f> (The New Press). He directs the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies, where he coedits Inequality.org <inequality.org/>. Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, school lunch,SNAP, propublica, Jesse Coburn, Housing, Trump, Section 8, work requirements, time limits, Chuck Collins, Burned by Billionaires, Institute for Policy Studies, Oligarch Watch *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- Tuskegee Airman|Paul Glastris|Laura Belin[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Youngest member of the Tuskegee Airmen dies at 100 Lt. Col George Hardy was one of the first Black aviators in combat. part one: EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THE WASH MONTHLY. Paul Glastris A Different Kind of College Ranking part two: Laura Belin is the publisher, editor, and primary reporter for Bleeding Heartland <www.bleedingheartland.com/>, a community website focused on Iowa politics. Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts arrested by ICE Des Moines revokes education license of school superintendent arrested by Ice Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Tuskegee Airman,Lt. Col George Hardy,Washington Monthly, college rankings, Paul Glastris, Iowa, Des Moines Superintendent, ICE arrest, Laura Belin, Bleeding Heartland
- Chris Lehmann|Emma Janssen[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Canada is aghast at the US opening thoughts 2: on Cardinal Dolan *part one:* *Chris Lehmann *is the DC Bureau chief for “The Nation *part two: **Emma Janssen* is a writing fellow at *The American Prospect* Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Canada, Trump, Cardinal Dolan, Charlie Kirk, Chris Lehman, The Nation magazine, Democrats, Emma Janssen, The American Propsect, nurses, Iowa
- (no title)[image: image.png] opening thoughts:As I learn of Redford’s death I remember the movie he made in 1973-* the way we were*…it paralleled my life part one: From a series known as Heroes of the Resistance Inspiring stories of people who have stood up to Trumpism The Former NFL Player Who Embodies the Rage of the Trump Resistance Chris Kluwe exemplifies the engaged civil disobedience we desperately need in this time. Susan Milligan is a contributing editor for *The New Republic*. Part two. we join the march from Philadelphia to DC W*e are America march* meet the organizers: Maggie Bohara: Maggie is the director of the We Are America March. Along with organizing, she is a writer and mother of 2 young children. She started the march because she wanted to create a prolonged action that could demonstrate to ordinary Americans that they are not alone in valuing community and in wanting a better future for their children. MJ: MJ a co-founder and organizer for the We Are America March who wears many hats. She works overnights in healthcare and helps to coordinate a street medic group based in Philly. When not organizing, she enjoys writing and watching football (go birds!) More than a walk—a people’s movement. On September 6th regular Americans set out from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, carrying a copy of the U.S. Constitution on a 160-mile pilgrimage to the steps of Congress. Each day, we’ll invite more neighbors to join — for a rally, a family picnic, a teach-in, a mile, a day, or all the way to Washington. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Robert Redford, The Way we Were, Susan Milligan, The New Republic, Chris Kluwe, NFL football player, Trump,We Are America March, Maggie Bohara, MJ, Philadelphia, Washington DC, the US Constitution
- Deborah Widiss|Laura Jedeed[image: image.png] opening thoughts: BurnBot is a huge, Zamboni-like vehicle that executes precisely controlled burns of flammable grass alongside buildings and roadways. It’s designed to create fire breaks — lines of charred land — that keep flames from spreading. When plants do grow back, instead of invasive, combustible grasses, it’s typically native, more fire-resistant vegetation. part one: Deborah Widiss is a Professor of Law and John F. Kimberling Chair, Indiana University <theconversation.com/institutions/indiana-university-1368>. article: Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble part two: Laura Jedeed is a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. article: Tech Executives Commissioned as Senior Army Officers Won’t Recuse Themselves from DoD Business Dealings Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, BurnBot, fires, safety, Debora Widiss, Indiana U, DEI, employers, Laura Jedeed, Tech Executives, Army, Lt. Colonels
- Chris Tomlinson|Robert Hockett|Bill Curry[image: image.png] opening thoughts:Heads up Vermonters. A 2022 study suggests Fox News viewers aren’t just manipulated and misinformed — they are literally being made ignorant by their consumption habits. (ps FOX refused to cover the Epstein presser-interesting don’t you think??? A Republican State senator bought a group of radio stations. Now, they play Fox News.“It’s a great nation,” said Sen. Russ Ingalls, R-Essex. “I want a news source that’s going to report and reflect (that) accurately.” part one Chris Tomlinson writes commentary about money, politics and life in Texas for Hearst Newspapers. In 2025, Tomlinson was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters, an honor society that recognizes distinctive literary achievement. In 2021, the Texas Association of Managing Editors awarded him columnist of the year, and the Headliners Foundation named him Texas’s Star Opinion Writer. He’s authored two New York Times Bestsellers, “Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth” and “Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families Who Share the Tomlinson Name – One White, One Black.”Before joining the Houston Chronicle in 2014, he spent 20 years with The Associated Press reporting on politics, economics, conflicts and natural disasters from more than 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Trump blocked $18.6B in clean energy. Now your bills are going up.President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are blocking new power plants, just as demand for electricity is rising quickly. part two: *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. He has written for Salon, the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant and has provided commentary on National Public Radio, MSNBC and many other news outlets. *Robert Hockett * is an American lawyer, law professor <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_education>, and policy advocate he teaches legal, financial and some philosophical subjects at Cornell University in New York, where I am the Edward Cornell Professor of Law and a Professor of Public Policy. He is also Senior Counsel at Westwood Capital, a socially responsible investment bank in midtown Manhattan, and a Fellow of The Century Foundation, a think tank near Battery Park in lower Manhattan. Robert’s principal research, writing, and practical concerns are with the legal and institutional prerequisites to a just, prosperous, and sustainable economic order Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Vermont, Fox News, Chris Tomlinson, Texas, Houston Chronicle, Bill Curry, Robert Hockett
- Ryan Cooper|Jonathan Feingold[image: image.png] part one: we talk with Ryan Cooper is a senior editor at the *Prospect*, Donald Trump’s Madcap Crusade Against Wind A wind project off Rhode Island is more than 80 percent completed. Trump just stopped it in its tracks. Part two: Race Class with Professor Jonathan Feingold returns Ep. 42 | Trump’s Racism is Ends and Means In 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. –Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/>Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Reuters, Valerie Zink, Gaza, Ryan Cooper, The American Prospect, Wind energy, Trump, BU Law, Jonathan Feingold, Race Class
- Robert Hennelly|Jamie Rowen|Lincoln Mitchell|Stephen Pimpare[image: image.png] opening thoughts when a clown moves into the palace, he doesn’t become the king but the palace becomes a circus…Turkish proverb rethink the week: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *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 topics: NYC Mayor’s Ketanji Brown Jackson accused the Supreme Court of playing ‘Calvinball’ for Trump Trump expands targets for possible military deployment to more Democratic-led cities Obama applauds Newsom’s California redistricting plan as ‘responsible’ as Texas GOP pushes new maps Banning Mail In Ballots — Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Trump,Newsom, Jamie Rowen, Stephen Pimpare,Lincoln Mitchell, Robert Hennelly, NYC, Mayor’s Race, military deployment, Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- Anders Croy|Naomi Bethune[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Pope Leo XIV breaks bread with society’s margins A reminder that faith is lived through presence, not proclamations Part one: Anders Croy Communications Director for Florida Watch and the DeSantis Watch accountability project. Alligator Alcatraz continues to be a big story down here. We also released some polling on it that shows it unfavorable to Floridians who are very concerned with the cost to taxpayers. The lawsuits working their way through the courts could shut it down though, which is why a lot of folks are speculating the Governor announced a new facility this week. We’ve also got the redistricting nonsense hitting down here. Speculation is the Speaker announced his select committee to get ahead of the Governor potentially calling for a special session Part Two: PragerU Wants to Capitalize on PBS Defunding The right-wing educational resource is available for classrooms in ten states and wants to go ‘toe-to-toe’ with PBS Kids. Will teachers go for what the company has described as indoctrination? Naomi Bethune is the John Lewis Writing Fellow at The American Prospect Naomi graduated summa cum laude and with departmental honors from UMass Boston with a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Public Policy and a minor in Sociology Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Pope Leo, homeless, breaking bread, Anders Croy, Florida Watch, DeSantis Accountability Project, Alligator Alcatraz, DeSantis, redistricting, PragerU, The American Prospect, Naomi Bethune, PBS Kids, indoctrination
- Rep Ann Johnson|Professor Leslie Root[image: image.png] opening thoughts from Aug 8th you may have missed this outrage EVIL IMMORAL UNPATRIOTIC…THEY SERVED!!!! US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service Part one: a conversation with TX State Rep. Ann Johnson who fled TX to ensure the House could not convene because they lacked a quorum. Ann was first elected in 2020….when you go to her web site it is entitled: Cutting through the toxic stew of Texas politics to GET THE JOB DONE and she understands the Job goes beyond her district and her state…her job extends to the nation. Ann is a pioneer in protecting exploited women and children Rep Johnson is a former Chief Human Trafficking Prosecutor, current teacher, and small business owner who works as an attorney in the TX criminal justice system for victims of sexual exploitation and those who cannot afford a lawyer. A Houston native and youngest of six children, her courage is contagious …she is an inspiration and her willingness to put her life, her career, all that she loves on the line for us…this is not about Texas it is about the integrity of the franchise, it is about the very essence of democracy. As she says: “We are running from nothing we are running to the front lines” part two: *Fears that falling birth rates in US could lead to population collapse are based on faulty assumptions.* *a conversation with **Leslie Root. Root is a demographer and assistant professor of research in the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is also the associate director of the University of Colorado Population Center. Her research is in the fields of fertility and sexual and reproductive health, and current projects center on the effect of social forces – contraceptive access, the COVID pandemic, and pronatalist policies – on individuals’ fertility over the life course. * Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,transgender, Hegseth, military,retirement,Texas, redistricting, democrats, quorum, Rep. Ann Johnson, birth rates, population, Professor Leslie Root, U of Colorado, Boulder
- Chris Tomlinson|Bill Curry|Laura Jedeed[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Kristi Noem kills age cap for ICE — letting teenagers join the force and get guns www.rawstory.com/trump-deportation-2673863613/ *The Department of Homeland Security announced that as part of its reportedly desperate effort to recruit more agents for the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) it is not only eliminating the age cap, but it’s lifting the age requirement for agents. * *In a statement released Wednesday, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said, “We are ENDING the age cap for ICE law enforcement. Qualified candidates can now apply with no age limit.”* *Some states require <giffords.org/lawcenter/gun-laws/policy-areas/who-can-have-a-gun/minimum-age/> that one be 21 years old to carry a gun. ICE agents are issued a weapon. Funding in the 2026 budget legislation, known as the “big, beautiful bill,” accounted for 50,000 new ICE agents to meet President Donald Trump’s quota of migrants deported from the U.S. One ICE field office announced <www.rawstory.com/ice-cash-bonus/> a program to hand out cash for the number of migrants quickly deported, but after reporters began asking questions at DHS, the office announced it was withdrawing the program. * *The Trump administration also announced <prospect.org/labor/2025-08-06-fema-employees-reassigned-to-ice/> that it was reassigning FEMA employees during hurricane and wildfire seasons to shift them to ICE. If they don’t make the change, they face losing their jobs entirely.* FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE <prospect.org/labor/2025-08-06-fema-employees-reassigned-to-ice/> American Prospect part one: if it is Friday it is Texas Chris Tomlinson writes commentary about money, politics and life in Texas for Hearst Newspapers..In 2025, Tomlinson was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters, an honor society that recognizes distinctive literary achievement. In 2021, the Texas Association of Managing Editors awarded him columnist of the year, and the Headliners Foundation named him Texas’s Star Opinion Writer. He’s authored two New York Times Bestsellers, “Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth” and “Tomlinson Hill: The Remarkable Story of Two Families Who Share the Tomlinson Name – One White, One Black.” Before joining the Houston Chronicle in 2014, he spent 20 years with The Associated Press reporting on politics, economics, conflicts and natural disasters from more than 30 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. topics: Camp Mystic cabins, luxury homes among 74 buildings removed from FEMA maps before Kerr County floods 5 things to know about possible FBI involvement in Texas redistricting battle <thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5439973-fbi-texas-democrats-return/> The Hill Texas Democrats receive bomb threat in escalating standoff over redistricting <www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/greg-abbott-lawsuit-texas-democrats-redistricting> The Guardian Why President Donald Trump wants Republican primaries to decide Texas elections President Donald Trump needs the Republican primary elections to determine who stays in power. Texas sets records for solar energy and battery use, proving the power of clean energy Texas set a record for solar power and battery use, proving the electric grid can and does rely on renewable energy. part two: *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. He has written for Salon, the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant and has provided commentary on National Public Radio, MSNBC and many other news outlets. *Laura Jedeed* is a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. Her bylines include The New Republic, Rolling Stone, and Politico, and you can find her newsletter at BannedInYourState.com topics: Japan marks 80th A-bomb anniversary amid protests over military buildup <english.news.cn/20250806/32c17c3afc0743f1b0044a006be73637/c.html> Trump’s Suicidal Nuclear Brinksmanship <gordonhahn.substack.com/p/trumps-suicidal-nuclear-brinksmanship?> Why So Many Key Institutions Have Folded Rather Than Challenge Trump <newrepublic.com/article/198787/media-universities-businesses-trump-pressure-institutions> Clintons subpoenaed to testify in congressional Epstein investigation Cornered Dogs Bite (Audio <www.bannedinyourstate.com/p/cornered-dogs-bite-audio>) <www.bannedinyourstate.com/p/cornered-dogs-bite-audio> Trump’s war on Big Law makes it harder to challenge administration Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p171184 <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, ICE, Kristi Noem, Age requirements,Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, redistricting, climate crisis, floods, FEMA. maps,politics,Trump, Cornyn, Bill Curry, Laura Jedeed, Atom Bomb, subpoena, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Epstein
- Matt Angle|Jeff Bryant[image: image.png] opening thoughts: The Gender Gap in City Perceptions By Joe Cortright <cityobservatory.org/author/jcortright/>/ August 1, 2025 *ON Texas redistricting: Articles keep ignoring this point – yes, > gerrymandering happens. Yes, mid-cycle gerrymandering has happened.* > *This is different. Rs drew the maps. They want to draw them again. This > sets a precedent for those in power to consistently redraw lines to > maximize power. Politicians picking voters.* > *I want every TX story on redisctricting to point out that what’s > different here is that it’s a mid-cycle gerrymander by the same party that > did the original gerrymander. Prof Albertson UT Austin* > > part one: > *Part one: *BREAKING: TX Dems Act to Halt Trump’s Racist Map > lonestarproject.net/2025/08/03/breaking-tx-dems-act-to-halt-trumps-racist-map/ > > > *bio:Matt Angle is veteran of national and state Democratic politics with > a proven record of success. Over his more than 30 years as a political > professional, including his tenure as Chief of Staff to former Rep. Martin > Frost of Texas and as the founder and director of the Lone Star Project, > Angle has won a reputation as a shrewd and practical problem solver. While > Angle’s roots are deeply planted in Texas, his no-nonsense political skills > have made him one of Washington’s most respected voices within Democratic > circles. * > part two: Jeff Bryant bio:Jeff is the lead fellow of *The Progressive*’s Public Schools Advocate project, and a writing fellow and chief correspondent for *Our Schools, a project of the Independent Media Institute.**Our Schools goes to the front lines of the nationwide effort to privatize and undermine the public education system. It exposes the false promises of charter schools, voucher programs, and corporate-style reforms and spotlights how communities are fighting back and often succeeding against the school privatization agenda.* HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WIELDS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S POWER OVER PUBLIC EDUCATION *https://edpolitics.org/how-the-trump-administration-wields-the-federal-governments-power-over-public-education/ <edpolitics.org/how-the-trump-administration-wields-the-federal-governments-power-over-public-education/>* –Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, gender gap, redistricting TX style, Matt Angle, Lone Star Project, racist gerrymandering, Jeff Bryant, public education, Trump, Linda McMahon *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous
- Jeet Heer|Bob Lord[image: image.png] opening thoughts:Workers Roast as Federal Heat Standard Languishes Workers are overheating on the job, even in blue states. A proposed federal rule could help—but the Trump administration might abandon it. part one: Jeet Heer is a national affairs correspondent for *The Nation* and host of the weekly *Nation*podcast Zohran Mamdani Is Keeping Hope Alive The doom-obsessed Democratic Party remains as unpopular as ever—but there is another way. part two: Bob Lord is the Patriotic Millionaires’ Senior Advisor on Tax Policy Even Sky-High Income Tax Rates Won’t Stop the Relentless Rise of the Richest Tackling America’s wealth gap will require more powerful tactics. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, heat, workers, regulations, Jeet Heer, Mamdani,Bob Lord, taxes, income, wealth, billionaires,income inequality *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- Harvey Kronberg|Robert Hennelly|Bill Curry[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Ozzy got sober in his later life <www.eonline.com/news/1411803/ozzy-osbourne-once-drank-28-gallons-of-alcohol-at-christmas>. His song Suicide Solution
- John Nichols|Megan Rose[image: image.png] opening thoughts:From Canada to Finland, a US neo-Nazi fight club is rapidly spreading across the globe ‘Active clubs’ that use martial arts to espouse far-right, fascist ideologies are proliferating in the US and abroad Part One: John Nichols national correspondent for The Nation magazine… on the Epstein files, Speaker Johnson sending congress home and Trump suggesting that Obama is guilty of treason part two: Megan Rose Propublica a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at ProPublica. reporting involves exposing how regular Americans are harmed by abuses in the criminal justice system, the military and, recently, the regulation of health care. FDA Inspectors Again Find Dangerous Breakdowns at an Indian Factory Supplying Medications to U.S. Consumer Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Nazi’s,fight clubs, John Nichols, The Nation, Epstein, Speaker Johnson, Congress, Trump, Obama, treason, Megan Rose, Propublica, FDA, generics, Indian Factory, medications
- Jeremy Wallace|Dr. Jamie Rowan[image: image.png] opening thoughts:Kevin Kreuse on Bluesky:Just this week, the 79-year-old president hallucinated a lie about the Unabomber, forgot he appointed the Fed Chair he hates, blanked on names of officials, fell asleep at a rally, threatened to strip Rosie O’Donnell of her citizenship and spun wild theories about his good friend the pedophile. and *The White House Has a Plan for All That Foreign Food Aid That DOGE Cut: Burn It* Part one: if it is friday it must be Texas we chat with Jeremy Wallace of the Houston Chronicle. bio: Jeremy Wallace has covered politics and campaigns for more than 20 years. Jeremy also authors the Texas Take with Jeremy Wallace newsletter, where he shares insights from inside the Capitol along with the occasional Willie Nelson reference. topics: special session- originally it was about Hemp and THC but the list has grown exponentially especially after the deadly flood and Trump’s demand that TX redistrict to protect him in 2026 wind and solar on the chopping block how is TX responding Trump told Texas Republicans to redistrict. They will, even if it puts them at risk. | Opinion Support for Attorney General Ken Paxton stays strong among his base as his marriage faces turmoil Texas is one of FEMA’s biggest users. Greg Abbott is helping Trump cut it part two: Dr. 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* <www.umass.edu/justice-law/>. topics: Zohran met with NYC business leaders-they asked: how can U promise that U won’t drive business out of NYC? let me flip the script to the business community: how can U promise that U won’t drive workers&families out of NYC? If what is good 4 business isn’t good 4 families&workers what is a city 4? ..what is an economy for? The White House Has a Plan for All That Foreign Food Aid That DOGE Cut: Burn It <gizmodo.com/the-white-house-has-a-plan-for-all-that-foreign-food-aid-that-doge-cut-burn-it-2000629489> Gizmodo Trump’s Deportations Make Americans Pro-Immigrant AgainToday on TAP: Gallup documents how the ICE raids have backfired, while another new study shows the limits of unions’ power of persuasion Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Jeremy Wallace, Texas, Houston Chronicle, Floods, Special Session, Dr. Jamie Rowan, Zohran, cities, services, deportations
- Anders Croy|Art Jipson[image: image.png] opening thoughts:All President Trump had to do to completely discredit his war on immigrants in the eyes of the American public was to wage it. Once our citizens realized it would mean the disruption of law-abiding families and communities, as well as the decimation of nontrivial economic sectors like food cultivation and processing, they turned against it in record numbers. In the words of the press release that accompanied the Gallup poll <news.gallup.com/poll/692522/surge-concern-immigration-abated.aspx> released last Friday, “a record-high 79 percent of U.S. adults say immigration is a good thing for the country.” Despite years of Goebbels-esque xenophobic and Great Replacement propaganda from right-wing social media, the Murdoch network, and MAGA politicos, nothing has propelled Americans into a pro-immigrant posture like Stephen Miller’s orgy of deportations… harold meyerson the american prospect part one: Anders Croy Communications Director for Florida Watch and the DeSantis Watch accountability project topics: Alligator Alcatraz firm donated to Florida GOP before getting a contract The Texas-based company donated $10k to the Republican Party of Florida in June. Florida is fronting the $450M cost of Alligator Alcatraz – a legal scholar explains what we still don’t know about the detainees Funding shortfalls leave gaps in Florida’s rural health care Rural counties will see a fraction of the funds proposed by lawmakers this year 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. For eleven years he was the Director of the Criminal Justice Studies Program. *What is the ‘Seven Mountains Mandate’ and how is it linked to political extremism in the US? * Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Harold Meyerson, Gallup, Stephen Miller, immigration, Anders Croy, Alligator Alcatraz, rural hospitals, Trump, Art Jipson, extremism, Seven Mountains Mandate, holy war
- Michael Brenes|James Kimmel Jr.[image: image.png] opening thoughts: *This Is the Most Inspiring Thing I’ve Heard About Democracy at the Supreme Court in Ages *Dahlia Lithwick’s conversation with Sheldon Whitehouse part one: What If the Political Pendulum Doesn’t Swing Back? *The Cycles of American History* foresaw American voter dealignment, and an electronic age that would see voters prioritize personality over party—but it didn’t anticipate Trump. *Michael Brenes* teaches history at Yale University. His most recent book (co-written with Van Jackson) is *The Rivalry Peril: How Great-Power Competition Threatens Peace and Weakens Democracy*. part two: Bad BrainsYour brain on revenge looks a lot like your brain on drugs—and there’s only one twisted way to get your fix. *James Kimmel Jr.*, J.D., is a lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and the author of *The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World’s Deadliest Addiction—and How to Overcome It*. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Sheldon Whitehouse, Dahlia Lithwick,Michael Brenes, political pendulum, Yale, James Kimmel jr., revenge, foregiveness
- Lincoln Mitchell|Stephen Pimpare|Jamie Rowan[image: image.png] opening thoughts: *Dictator Creep. *by Lyn Ekedah*l* They call it the Dictator Creep. You bow, then you scrape, then you weep! Never sure where to turn Or which step you must learn, They say, “Bow!” and you ask, “How deep?”… rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is 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 Change* *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* <www.umass.edu/justice-law/>. 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. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University topics: floods, mayor’s race in NY, corruption MAGA style, what is the future for the democratic party, Texas politics — Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Lyn Ekedahl, poems, Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Jamie Rowan, Texas, floods, FEMA, Climate crisis denial, NYC race
- Stephen Pimpare|Lincoln Mitchell|Laura Jedeed|Susan Milligan[image: image.png] Opening thoughts: Robert Arnold Defiance 13 rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Laura Jedeed* is a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. *Susan Milligan* is a political writer and former White House and congressional correspondent for the Boston Globe, U.S. News and World Report, and the New York Daily News. Contributing editor of tnr.com <tor.com> *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Robert Arnold, Defiance 13,Stephen Pimpare, Lincoln Mithcell, Laura Jedeed, Susan Milligan, Texas, NOAA,floods, Trump, climate crisis, ICE, budget, Musk, third party, Mamdani,clean energy
- (no title)part one: The Wretched History of Regime <www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/30/the-wretched-history-of-regime/> Melvin A. Goodman is a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and a professor of government at Johns Hopkins University. A former CIA analyst, Goodman is the national security columnist for counterpunch.org. part two *Whitney Curry Wimbish* is a staff writer at *The American Prospect* Labor Lines Up Behind Mamdani After Decisive WinThree major unions backed New York Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani on Friday, a day after his main rival, disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, reportedly decided to remain in the race for mayor. Social Security Offices Brace for Birthright Ruling FalloutThe besieged agency cannot even handle its current workload. After last week’s Supreme Court ruling, workers expect millions more people seeking help. – Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Zohran, Trump threats, NYC, counterpunch, Mel Goodman, Regime change, the American Prospect, Whitney Wimbish, labor unions, mayor’s race, Social Security, Birthright Citizenship, Supreme Court
- Peter Greene|Tim Noah[image: image.png] opening thoughts my facebook post and then a story from yesterday: Time to ask the Question who do you fear? Immigrants who repair your roofs, pick your lettuce and work in your nursing homes, clean your restaurants, work on your oil rigs, care for your kids (got a nanny in your life) pay into social security to the tune of billions and get NOTHING back, stabilize struggling communities that are losing populations and essential workers OR the Millionaires and Billionaires who pay next to nothing in taxes (don’t even get me started about the pass they get on paying social security) while they bust your unions and underpay you for the work you do to make them F..Kin rich, buy up all the housing stock and then screw you with the rent, monopolize all the goods you need to buy so not only are you denied choice but the crap you buy cost a pretty penny, buy and sell the politicians that write the laws to protect their massive wealth driving up the deficit and then demand that your medicaid and SNAP benefits should get cut and YOUR public school dollars should pay for their kid to go to some exclusive prep school …. I could go on but boy have we been manipulated and played and now on top of all of this Trump wants to take away your rights from muzzling the media to protesting in the streets to exercising the franchise WAKE UP…Perspective is everything and the rich have worked overtime at averting our eyes PS actually the murders and robbers are the billionaires-the cuts they demand in govt programs are going to kill tens of thousands of Americans and they have robbed this country blind by demanding tax cuts and then sucking off the government teat with their federal contracts and sweet heart deals Trump reverses himself on deportation sorta Amid escalating immigration enforcement and business backlash, President Donald Trump has said his administration is drafting a temporary pass system for undocumented workers in agriculture and hospitality sectors hit hard by labour shortages. The plan would give farmers limited oversight while maintaining Trump’s broader push to deport illegal immigrants. part one: education vouchers funding and AI in public schools Peter Greene spent 39 years as a high school English teacher in small town Western Pennsylvania. He has written about how policies and practices affect classrooms for over a decade, and for Forbes since 2018. Follow him for news and analysis of education debates, pedagogical practices, culture wars, political edu-wrangling, and what it all means to actual classrooms. What to know about a federal proposal to help families pay for private school Senate Passes A Different Version Of Federal School Vouchers Should AI make students care? part two: the billionaires How the Billionaires Took Over Yes, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. But the far bigger menace is the monstrous growth in wealth concentration over five decades that made a Trump presidency possible—and maybe inevitable. Here’s how we let it happen. *Timothy Robert Noah* (born 1958)[1] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Noah#cite_note-emroweeht-1> is an American journalist, author, and a staff writer at *The New Republic <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Republic>*. Previously he was labor policy editor for *Politico <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico>*, a contributing writer at MSNBC <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSNBC>.com, a senior editor of *The New Republic*[2] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Noah#cite_note-2>[3] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Noah#cite_note-3>[4] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Noah#cite_note-4> assigned to write the biweekly “TRB From Washington” column, and a senior writer at *Slate*, where for a decade he wrote the “Chatterbox” column. In April 2012, Noah published a book, *The Great Divergence*, about income inequality in the United States <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_United_States>. — Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, immigration, Peter Greene, Forbes, education, BBB, IA, public schools, Tim Noah, the new republic, Billionaires, Trump cabinet
- Jeff Cohen| Mark Joseph Stern[image: image.png] Opening thoughts:Mamdani is about to decide Dems future Part one:Jeff Cohen is an author, activist, and former journalism professor. He founded FAIR, the national media watch group, and in 2011 co-founded RootsAction, currently serving as its policy director. For a decade beginning in 2008, Cohen was the founding director of the Park Center for Independent Media at Ithaca College. *Mamdani’s Victory Hailed as a Sign That Voters* *Are Ready to “Embrace Truly Progressive Change”* part two: Mark Joseph Stern is a Slate senior writer. This Is the Worst Supreme Court Decision of Trump’s Second Term. — Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Mamdani, NYC mayor’s race, Jeff Cohen, RootsNation, Mark Joseph Stern, slate, deportation, South Sudan, Libya, El Salvador, due process, Trump, Supreme Court
- John Nichols|Zachary Schulz[image: image.png] Opening thoughts: There is no “one and done” in any conflict. The opponent always gets a vote, and unless we’ve prepped for all the things Iran may do we’re gonna have some surprises. If Trump thinks this is one and done he is fooling himself. This war has only just begun. part one: Why Bernie Sanders Says It’s Critical to Elect Mamdani and Reject Cuomo Speaking to The Nation, the senator hails the “grassroots movement supporting Zohran” as a vital alternative to “the billionaire establishment supporting Cuomo.” www.thenation.com/article/politics/bernie-sanders-zohran-mamdani-endorsement-interview/ bio: John Nichols is a national affairs correspondent for *The Nation*. part two: US health care is rife with high costs and deep inequities, and that’s no accident A public health historian explains how the system was shaped to serve profit and politicians bio: Zachary W. Schulz is a public health historian whose work bridges the health humanities, systems thinking, and policy analysis. He holds a PhD in History from Purdue University, an Ed.S. in Adult Education from Auburn University, and an MPH in Health Promotion and Policy from the University of Missouri. — Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen
- Lincoln Mitchell|Laura Jedeed|Aaron Rosenthal|Bob Hennelly[image: image.png] rethink the week talkers *Laura Jedeed* is a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *Robert Hennelly* Award-winning investigative journalist, broadcast and print reporter for more than 30 years, Bob is the interim GM at WBAI in NYC *Aaron Rosenthal* is the research director for North Star Policy Action topics: How Trump and the age of “crass, brutal politics” make extremist violence more likelyThe targeting of Democratic lawmakers is a reminder that inflammatory rhetoric can inspire violent extremism. We’ve become a failed nation-state in 150 days From chaos and political violence to Israel and Iran, Trump’s latest actions have sealed our fate. Trump on Juneteenth: US has ‘too many non-working holidays’ <thehill.com/homenews/administration/5360138-trump-on-juneteenth-us-has-too-many-non-working-holidays/> Appeals court extends order allowing Trump to deploy National Guard to L.A. <www.cbsnews.com/news/appeals-court-extends-order-allowing-trump-to-deploy-national-guard-to-l-a/> CBS News Trump to decide on Iran action within two weeks, White House says <www.axios.com/2025/06/19/trump-iran-strike-two-weeks-israel> Axios. Well, this weekend is within two weeks — Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Laura Jedeed, Robert Hennelly,Lincoln Mitchell, Aaron Rosenthal, assassinations, Iran, nuclear bombs, NYC mayor’s race, extremist politics
- Harvey Kronberg|Bill Curry|Susan Milligan[image: image.png] opening thoughts…Juneteenth from the Houston Chronicle. The mood of the nation is different now than it was when Juneteenth became our newest federal holiday <www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/juneteenth-houston-galveston-19511233.php> in 2021. Even with the cheeky Walmart products <www.cnn.com/2022/05/24/business-food/walmart-juneteenth-ice-cream> and other commercial exploits of the holiday, it seemed that there was an openness, at least, for more people to learn what this freedom day meant for America. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved Americans, who were mostly in Texas, were notified of their freedom two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Liberation didn’t come neatly in one day. The news traveled slowly and was often met with violent resistance. part one: all things Texas a conversation with the publisher of the Quorum Report Harvey Kronberg topics: juneteenth Elon Musk from Space X to Tesla self driving cars Ted Cruz and Tucker Carlson Lt Gov Patrick and THC part two: *Susan Milligan* is a political writer and former White House and congressional correspondent for the Boston Globe, U.S. News and World Report, and the New York Daily News. Contributing editor of tor.com *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. topics: Iran, Netanyhu deportations effect on the economy assassinations of political leaders arrest of political leaders Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Juneteenth, Texas, Harvey Kronberg, Quorum Report, THC, Lt Gov Patrick, deportations, farmers, Elon Musk, Space X, self driving vehicles, Austin, Bill Curry, Susan Milligan, TNR, Iran, Netanyhu, tariffs, ICE, deportations
- Mel Goodman|Kareem Crayton[image: image.png]Part one: Trump Will Make the US Irrelevant <www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/13/trump-will-make-the-us-irrelevant/> a talk with counterpunch national security analyst Mel Goodman Part two: “*Padilla’s Treatment Exemplifies Administration’s Use of Force to Suppress Dissent <u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rC3kyN-2FTNslvlNtpWX2uRpFMa-2BYF0EiHW0DtZevrLdQVMHuVogWqr-2Fw4Iuu5j6xjvYBc21N5oHH2vT4FdJzi7lV0wd5V-2BqxlhFDQAtjywThVr0Jee0YdDpRNpWkuR…>*” a talk with the Brennan’s Center Kareem Crayton -Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Defiance 13,Mel Goodman, Kareem Crayton, Trump, US irrelevance, Mad Men, Senator Padilla, Brennan Center, ICE, elected officiala
- Stephen Pimpare|Lincoln Mitchell|Laura Jedeed|Felipe de la Hoz[image: image.png] rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Laura Jedeed* is a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. *Felipe De La Hoz* is a contributing editor for *The New Republic.* Along with co-writer Gaby Del Valle, he runs BORDER/LINES <borderlines.substack.com/>, a weekly newsletter breaking down the rapid pace of change in federal immigration policy. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Stephen Pimpare, Lincoln Mitchell, Felipe de la Hoz, Laura Jedeed
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