This is a panel discussion. It includes the following guests:

Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. Egberto is Host/Producer of Politics Done Right aired on Pacifica Network's KPFT 90.1 FM and other networks. Read his articles at his "Egberto Off The Record" Substack newsletter atpoliticsdoneright.com/newsletter.

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 Lincolns work you can subscribe to his Substack Kibitzing with Lincoln at /lincolnmitchell.substack.com/.

Aaron Rosenthal is the Research Director with North Star Policy Action, a think tank dedicated to improving the lives of working Minnesotans. Prior to North Star, Aaron worked as the Senior Research Specialist with the Council on Criminal Justice and was an assistant professor at Simmons College in Boston.

Part 1:
Topics:
-The health care crisis in the US.
-The reaction of Trump to the lawmakers' reminding armed services personnel of their duty respecting unlawful orders.
-Anti-abortion laws that are causing women to die for lack of medical care
-The Trump crime family
Part2:
-Trump's 'health care plan'
The need for a US "new New Deal"
- The need for more MTG-like defectors

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Part 1:
We talk with Kavitha Suranal, reporter for ProPublica.
We discuss the deaths in Texas of women who were denied abortions when the pregnancies were problematic.
Part 2:
We talk with Ryan Cooper, The American Prospect managing editor, and with Bill Curry, former Connecticut state senator, White House aide, candidate for governor (Conn.).
We discuss the state of health care in the US, and what options my exist. We also discuss the price of electrical power, and its availability given the increased demand by data centers and AI installations. 

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Part 1:
We talk with Matt Angle, a Democratic political consultant, and founder of the Lone Star project
We discuss the recent Texas Supreme Court ruling that voided the five new districts in Texas that the governor had demanded. This was seen as an overreach to sway the future election in 2028, at the behest of Trump.
Part 2
We talk with Anders Croy, Communications Director of DeSantis Watch about the situation in Florida.
Gov. DeSantis has proposed redistricting in Florida, despite the Florida Constitution, which makes this kind of redistricting illegal.
Almost half of Florida residents are considering leaving the state due to the cost of living there. 2.2M Floridians will lose their health care as a result of the BBB.
 
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Part 1:
We talk with Jamie Rowen, Assoc. Prof. of Legal Studies, UMass Amherst.
We discuss several topics:
-the victims of Epstein
-health care state in US
-Trump's refusal to pay SNAP benefits despite court orders
-ICE actions in US cities
Part 2:
We talk with Thomas Neuburger, author and commentator.
We talk about Epstein and his power broker role. We also discuss political consultants. We talk about the National Security State being implemented.
 
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Part 1:
We talk with Daniel Barlow, an expert in Healthcare policy, and leader of nonprofit organizations in the healthcare field.
We discuss the problem of healthcare accessibility in the US. Using Scott Adams ("Dilbert") as an example of the privileges of the 'well connected' access versus those who do not have the 'right' connections.
Part 2:
We talk with Conor Harrison, Ph.D., Associate Professor of economic geography, University of South Carolina.
We discuss the ICE raid in Charlotte, N.C..
We also focus on the lack of and cutbacks to energy and fuel assistance programs. Only 25% of those who are eligible received aid, because of cuts to the agencies, including shutting some agencies completely by the administration. 

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This is a panel discussion.
Part 1: 
We discuss demographics in the US, and recent finding that 40% of young women would like to leave the country. What would the consequences be?
Part 2:
We discuss the government reopening, with the consent of the Democrats (eight Democrats in the Senate voted to accept Republican assurances, even though those kind of assurances have never been honored before. The government is not serving people.

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Part 1:
We talk with Mike Doyle, Chair of Harris County, Tx Democratic Party.
We discuss the elections held in Texas, and the outcomes there.
Part 2:
We talk with Bill Curry, former Connecticut state senator, and White House aide.
We discuss the disclosure of an Epstein address book, and what it might mean to many who have been mentioned. We also discuss the effects of Trump policies on the US economy, now and in future.  

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Lincoln Mitchell is sitting in for Arnie Arnesen

Part 1:
We talk with Alex Scrivener, Executive Director, Democratic Security Institute.
We discuss the worldwide rise in fascist government actions, and what we can do to counteract them. We need a global anit-fascist movement.
Part 2:
We talk with Dean Preston, attorney and former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
We discuss how Trump is threatening cities with Democratic mayors, and the reactions to those threats. In San Francisco, the mayor's reaction has been muted, while other cities' mayors are resisting.  

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Part 1:
We talk with John Warner, writer, editor, and speaker.
We discuss the value of a liberal arts education, and its importance in a swiftly changing world.
Part 2:
We talk with Rich Barlow, journalist.
We talk about the origins of the current MAGA movement, by examining the activities of many of its well-known adherents during their college years at Dartmouth, and writing in the Dartmouth Review, a training ground for the faux populists. We note that Laura Ingraham, Dinesh DeSouza, and Harmeet Dhillon are part of this group.

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Part 1:
We talk with Nicole Bennett, Assistant Director Center for Refugee Studies, and Ph.D. Candidate, Indiana University.
We discuss the surveillance mechanism in use by the government, and the NEW surveillance proposed by ICE. Unfettered surveillance of the population of the US, with no oversight, and including information about US residents from many different sources.
Part 2:
We talk with Nate DiMeo, originator of the "Memory Palace". We discuss the importance of remembering history, and how if affects our perceptions about events we experience today.  

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