This is a panel discussion with
Arnie Arnesen, Felipe De La Hoz, Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Jamie Rowen

Part 1:
We discuss the continuing problem of Trump's insistence that Greenland is his for the taking because of his "psychological need", despite the US already having access to Greenland for security purposes. NATO members are sending some troops to Greenland. What ae China and Russia's goals here, and how is Trump serving them? Hegseth has purged many senior military staffers already.
Part 2:
We discuss Minnesota shutdown, and the resistance posed the population there. More ICE agents, and army troops are threatened to Trump, citing "insurrection", though it is the ICE agents who are stirring up violence.  

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Music: Buffalo Springfield

Part 1:
We talk with Josephine Lee, staff writer at the Texas Observer.
We discuss the implementation of school vouchers in Texas. Funding for private schools is unevenly distributed: some religious schools are funded, while others are not. While the governor had promised vouchers availability for rural schools, the majority of voucher payments are going to urban schools. Other problems have become evident.
We also touch on the Democratic primary for the US Senate. Talarico and Crockett are very competitive, though with different segments: Black, White, Hispanic.
Part 2:
We talk with Bill Curry and Robert Hennelly.
We discuss the Verizon cell outage, and how it shows the vulnerability of the US communications grid. There is no real regulation that requires a level of robustness.
We also talk about the nurses' strike in NYC, and how it is likely to affect other unions.

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Music: Buffalo Springfield, "Hey, Stop, What's that Sound?"

Part 1:
We talk with Dr. Valerie L. Meyers, organizational psychologist, University of Michigan.
We discuss how we can tame the 'moral menace' which is the core of capitalism. We discuss the principles of moral duty, and how we should treat other human beings in a neighborly fashion.
Part 2:
We talk with Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, Deputy Editor for breaking news at The New Republic.
We discuss the ongoing turmoil in Iran, and the Iranian government's response: killing protestors, and the isolation now current there. No Internet, no telephones. The protests are nationwide, and have the support of the Iranian business community. Trump's rhetoric is supportive, though his physical threats are problematic.  

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Music: Buffalo Springfield, "Stop, What's That Sound"

Part 1:
We talk with Jasper Craven, freelance journalist who reports on military and veterans.
We discuss with him the push by Steve Cohen, a hedgefund manager, to privatize functions now being provided by the Veterans Administration. Specifically, he wants to take over the provision of psychiatric services, and be paid by the VA to do so. We discuss the tactics Cohen has used in the past to attempt this, and what is happening now.
Part 2:
We talk with Aaron Rosenthal, Research Director at Northstar Action.
We discuss the situation in Minneapolis after the shooting of Renee Good. Minneapolis has seen a cost surge in police cost of at least $2M due to the ICE occupation. This occupation is designed to instill terror in the populace of the city and state. The business community has been silent. The shooter, Jonathon Ross, is being rewarded through a Go-Fund-Me campaign.

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Part 1:
We talk with Ryan Cooper, senior editor of The American Prospect.
We discuss Trump's threats against Greenland, and thus NATO. The Europeans are drawing up plans for actions in Greenland, which has a nuclear defense installation. We also discuss Trump's attempt to bribe Greenlanders with services and things they already have, as part of the Denmark social net.
We also discuss what is going on in Minnesota and ICE actions. The administration is citing "qualified immunity" for ICE, though that does not apply.
Part 2:
We talk with Jessica Corbett, Senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
We discuss that Trump's DOJ has served the Federal Reserve with a suit claiming malfeasance in the "renovation of the Federal Reserve building", aimed at the Chair, Jerome Powell. This is part of the pressure to make Powell accede to Trump's demands for very low interest rates to be set. What will be the effect on the US and world economy when the FED can no longer be independent of Trump? 

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Music: Clint Ballard, author, 1963, "You're No Good"
Performed by: Linda Ronstadt, 1975

This is a pane discussion, dealing with many issues currently in play.
The panelists are: 
LIncoln Mitchell
Stephen Pimpare
Aaron Rosenthal
Jamie Rowen
Issues and topics:
- Renee Good's death in Minnesota
-The character assassination of Renee Good: -charges of domestic terrorism, intent to harm, etc.
-Murder by ICE agent while he videoed the interactions, including the shooting
= Trump's morality
-ICE is not law enforcement, no training, no guardrails
-FBI takeover of investigation, excluding local law enforcement
- delay in medical treatment for the victim, Renee Good
-The closing of Minnesota schools in wake of events
- Silence from Schumer and Jeffries
Part 2:
-Renewed threats to Venezuela
-The administration's strategy of short youtube clips pushing their policy, with no explanations
-focus on spectacle
-resources are being extracted from US citizens to support Trump's friends and himself
-criminal mob behavior
- US regime change is in place: kleptocracy

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Music: "What's that Sound" by Buffalo Springfield, 1966

Part 1:
We talk with Ottavia Spaggiari, Endowd Chair in Journalism, Florida A&M University.
We discuss the Texas Boarding Homes system, used by many as a substitute for nursing homes. These facilities do not have any regulation, and no medical staff, and are subject to abuse.
Part 2:
We talk with Bill Curry and Ryan Cooper.
We discuss the killing by ICE of Renee Green in Minnesota. We also discuss the piracy by the administration aimed at Venezuela.  

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Music: David Rovics

Part 1:
We talk with Farshid Vahedifard, of Tufts University.
We discuss the aging infrastructure in the US, and how this makes the country vulnerable to climate change and its consequences.
Part 2:
We talk with Nora Gilbert, Prof. of Literature and Film Studies at the Univ. of North Texas.
We discuss gaslighting, and how it is used in the political sphere to make people believe something that they know not to be true, despite seeing the truth with their own eyes. We used the film "Gaslight" as an example of how this kind of manipulation can skew reality.  

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Music: David Rovics

Part 1:
We talk with Michael Tomasky, editor, The New Republic.
We discuss Trump's work against the Western Alliance (NATO and associated countries). Unfortunately, very few mechanisms exist to check his actions, especially in light of the fealty of the Supreme Court. Polls seem to have no meaning.
Part 2:
We talk with Erin M. Carr, Asst. Prof. lf Law, Seattle School of Law.
We discuss the extensive use of the "shadow docket" of the Supreme Court to make its rulings, favoring Trump. The Court is doing "sane-washing" of his claims, no matter how they conflict with established law and the Constitution.  

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Part 1:
We talk with Jan Dutkiewicz, contributing editor at The New Republic, and Asst. Prof. of Political Science at the Pratt Institute.
We discuss the promise of newly inaugurated Mayor Mamdani to establish city grocery stores in 'food deserts' in NYC. We discuss this in the context of affordability of all aspects of life in NYC: rents, transportation, health care, child care, and the communities that comprise NYC. Budget issues for families are important.
Part 2:
We talk with Joyce Frieden, who oversees the MedPage coverage of Washington and health policy. We discuss how Medicare is being changed to adopt some features of the various Medicare Advantage Plans, specifically, around prior authorization. This is a feature that is particularly unpopular with doctors and patients, but is being tried in some markets: NJ, OH, OK, TX, AZ, and WA. The vendors who perform these prior reviews are paid for denials. In addition, we talk about how having been with a Medicare Advantage plan hurts patients who want to return to Original Medicare coverage only, with only a few states that avoid this: IN, ME, MA, CONN, and NY.  

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Music: David Rovics