Part 1:
We talk with Joe Jaworski, former mayor of Galveston, TX, lawyer.
We discuss Texas' push for school vouchers, and how the governor has touted them, despite their cost, and their effect on the public schools in Texas.
We also discuss the lawsuits stemming from the 2021 Freeze in Texas, which are still pending.
Part 2:
We talk with Bill Curry, a former White House counsel to Bill Clinton, and Laura Jedeed, a free-lance journalist who write about the far right in the US.
We discuss immigration, and the failure of the Democrats to deal with it when they had majorities. Now, the Republicans have used immigration as a way to advance their power, and to reinforce their fascism performances, by deportations, threats, and allowing Trump to refer to himself as a "king". Budgets of federal Agencies are being cut, to seek ways to finance the tax cut he promised. First Amendment rights are being ignored. Trump has adopted Putin's language in public. It appears that the only country that Russia has successfully invaded is the US.  

Music: From David Rovics, “The Richest Man in the World Says So”, 2025

Part 1:
We talk with Ben Sprague, VP First National Bank in Bangor Maine, and community supporter and activist.
We discuss the likely effects of the housing crisis, especially exacerbated by climate change and its consequent disasters.
The 'popular' living places are becoming less attractive due to climate disasters, and the unavailability of home insurance as a result. Disasters affect not only homes, but infrastructure. Rebuilding is problematic, because 40-60% of laborers fear deportation. Interest rates are higher, there are fewer properties available for many reasons. The American dream of home ownership is fading. We discuss reasons, and what could change this outlook.
Part 2:
We talk with Leo Gugerty, Professor Emeritus, Clemson University.
We discuss the results of various polls dealing with immigration, and how the information in those polls is used and misused. We discuss how the polls are designed, and how the design drives the results desired by the pollsters. Specifically, we focus on the surprising outcomes of polls once the questions were re worded.  

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Part 1:
We talk with Naureen Shah, Deputy Director of Government Affairs, Equality Division, ACLU
We discuss Trump's threat to Sanctuary States and cities: no federal help for disasters or other events. This is coercion by withholding funds voted by Congress.
We discuss how ICE wants to round up everyone that they define as criminals. Primary prison companies are beneficiaries of this tactic. No laws.
Text "Sanctuary " to 82623 to help.
Part 2:
We talk with Harold Meyerson, Editor-at-Large at The American Prospect.
We discuss the government firings of personnel who collect and analyze data. Facts that run counter to what Trump wants are to be hidden or dismissed.
Congress are in fear of Trump.
"Stop the Kneel"
 
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Part 1:
We talk with Dr. Conor P. Williams, Senior Fellow at the Century Foundation.
We discuss how the Republican party has spent years to eliminate positive feeling about government. We know that the services that government provides are necessary for us all, but we are constantly bombarded with the 'ills and disfunction" of government. We must therefore provide the alternative view: "government is needed, and make our lives easier."
Part 2:
We talk with David Masciotra, of the Washington Monthly.
We discuss exurbia, a region outside cities, outside suburbs, which is characterized as the last stop of white flight. This is an important geographical segment, because it is the home of the trump base. They are an enclave of isolation. We discuss the characteristics of such neighborhoods, and how they serve to promote isolationism in general.  

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This is a panel discussion. Our guests are:
Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, and Aaron Rosenthal

This is panel discussion.
-We talk about how no one seems to be very perturbed about the actions of an increasingly authoritarian president
-Oligarchy is now manifest in the US
-Grift is blatant
-School vouchers as a way to shut down the Department of Education
-HHS now led by RFK Jr, an anti-vax, anti-science, and anti-prevention activist
-The mainstream media essentially ignoring what is happening: e.g., the Washington Post buries the story of resigning prosecutors in New York on page 20.  

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Part 1:
We talk with Francesca D'Annunzio, Reporting Fellow at the Texas Observer.
We discuss the appointments made by Trump to the DEA leadership. On January 21, Trump announced that Derek Maltz would head the agency. This week, he announced that it would be Terry Cole. Cole's appointment seems to be targeted at Mexico, since Cole is a Mexico hawk. We discuss the kinds of surveillance that we can expect , because of Cole's connection to PenLink, a surveillance technology company, that is able to spy on phone calls and texts without obtaining search warrants.
Part 2:
We talk with Bill Curry and Robert Hockett. Curry is a two-time candidate for Governor of Connecticut, a writer, and served in the Clinton White House. Hockett is a professor and author, dealing with company ownership and the role of Labor in our economy.
We discuss how Democrats were unable to showcase their accomplishments for the US infrastructure. We discuss the multiplier effect of infrastructure spending by the government, and how it affects the economy as a whole. The role of media and the messages conveyed is also discussed. The Electorate seems oblivious to how choices will affect their daily lives.  

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Part 1:
We talk with Jeet Heer, writer for The Nation Magazine.
We discuss billionaires, and how they are wielding their power. How much is a billion? How much is a trillion?
The donor class is not worried about Musk, because they know he is on their side, so they are telling the rest of us to "keep cool", nothing bad is happening. Our response to Democratic leaders should be : "You choose. Whom do you serve? The billionaires or the rest of us?" We need insurgent campaigns who are not beholden to the billionaires.
Part 2:
We talk with Richard Forno, professor at UMBC, Department of Computer Science and Engineering. who directs the graduate cybersecurity program.
We discuss the problems being raised by Mulsk's crew who are in the government's sensitive computer systems. They have questionable backgrounds, perhaps unvetted, and inexperienced in these types of systems. Laws and regulations are not being enforced. What could go wrong?
 
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Part 1:
We talk with Derek W. Black, Prof. of Law and Constitutional Law at U. of S.C.
We discuss the recent purging of climate information on government web sites. Along with the dismantling of public education, residents of the US will not have information that might be lifesaving. We discuss how the Department of Education works in the US, and its history. Voucher bribes are now being used to put pressure on public schools and their teachers. We are losing the integration of our society.
Part 2:
We talk with Mel Goodman, professor of public policy at Johns Hopkins, and former CIA analyst.
We discuss the 'development" plans that Trump talked about, which, of course, will mean the eviction of the people of Gaza, "all of them", ethnic cleansing to provide the luxury development for his friends and himself. Arabs have called for a summit to respond. There have been refugee camps in Gaza since 1948, when the Israelis declared that Israel and the area was for Israelis alone. We discuss how Trump's dictatorial stance, which ignores judicial rulings, should be countered.  

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Part 1:
We talk with Chris Tomlinson, who writes for the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express News.
We discuss Black history month, the Tuskeege Airmen.
We also discuss the appointment of Hegseth, and his aim to drive out the most qualified due to color and gender. White supremacists are rewriting history.
We also discuss the shutdown of USAID, and its effects on the world's poor and disenfranchised. This will not bode well for the US in future.
Part 2:
We talk with Abrahm Lustgarten, writer who discusses climate change.
We discuss how climate change will create more climate refugees, not only from displacement because their homes are gone to to climate events, but also economic displacement because of the unaffordability of remaining where they now live. There are many implications: displacement, disruptions i food supply, medical care, etc. Who will be in the left-behind communities? What is maladaptation? How can we avoid it?
 
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This is a panel discussion.
we cover topics that are increasingly important.
- Trump's statement that he wants to rid Gaza of the Palestinians, and develop the land: This is ETHNIC CLEANSING, with almost no rebuttal
- Dismantling USAID, and the consequences
-Attacks on the FBI by the administration, primarily Trump, as retaliation for the investigation of this crimes
-What should INDIVIDUALS be doing to resist this fascism?
-Illegal activities of Trump's government
-DOGE
-Political repression is more likely now, including self-censoring
-The Democrats must develop real candidates
-Push back at all opportunities
 
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