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Congressman Paul Tonko spoke with HMM Correspondent Andrea Cunliffe 4 days after the January 6th, 2021 insurrection in Washington, D.C. Tonko recounted the experience of being at the Capital on that day.

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On December 11, 2021, the Hudson Mohawk Magazine Network Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry attended an information picket of the Communication Workers of America Union against the AT&T Authorized Retailer stores. The picket was to protest the closing and converting some 650 corporate-operated union stores, resulting in cutting union jobs. In part two of his report, Willie Terry spoke to Rev. Ibrahím Pedriñán, President of Albany Labor Council; Sam Fein, Albany County Legislator; and Doug Bullock, Organizer for the Capital District Solidarity Committee, about their views on the protest.

Samira and TJ Sangare are activists with Saratoga BLM. They interviewed with Elizabeth Press during the last week of December 2021 about their activism in Saratoga Springs, their goodbye to outgoing council members, and what they look forward to in 2022.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine,

We begin with a review of deep concerns regarding the voting process in Rensselaer County with Noreen McKee of League of Women Voters;

Then, Willie Terry talks about the upcoming Martin Luther King Day celebrations in Troy and the significance of the celebration;

Later on, we hear how Paul Stewart has spent 23 years helping small businesses get started and has retired from his job at the Community Loan Fund of the Capital Region;

After that, Aileen Javier gives us five recommendations on ways to be active on immigration reform and social justice policies in 2022;

Finally, our weekly live discussion on climate and weather with retired meteorologist Hugh Johnson.

Hugh Johnson, retired meteorologist, joins us to recap the weather events of 2021, the wild fires in Boulder, and the mild winter. He spoke with Brea Barthel and Sina Basila Hickey.

On January 14, the NYS Senate will hold a hearing about the effectiveness of the $10 billion given away annually in New York State for business subsidies and tax incentives (numerous studies have found that such corporate welfare is not effective). Tom Speaker, a Policy Analyst for Reinvent Albany, talks with Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.

Rehabilitation Through The Arts (RTA) uses the transformative power of the arts to help people in prison develop skills to unlock their potential & succeed in the larger community.

RTA Program Director Joe Giardina spoke with HMM's Correspondent Andrea Cunliffe about the transformative power of the arts using workshops in theatre, music, dance, visual arts, writing, and poetry. To learn more, visit https://www.rta-arts.org/

HMM Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry has led the organization of the MLK community events in the past (this year led by Renee Powell of NAACP and Adam Pelletier of Troy Area Labor Council). Willie Terry talks about his relationship to the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, the lack of historical education about Black leaders, and connecting the youth to this history. He spoke with Sina Basila Hickey.

‘Musicambia’s Nathan Schram and ‘Rehabilitation Through The Arts’ program director Joe Giardina discuss how their programs with the Arts can help people in prison develop skills to unlock their potential & succeed in the larger community.

HMM’s Andrea Cunliffe talks to previously incarcerated Artist John Zoccoli, Musician Kenyatta Emmanuel, and Poet Jose Perez about the the transformative power of the arts through workshops in theatre, music, visual arts, writing and poetry behind the walls.

Jeremy Kuzmarov of CovertAction Magazine discusses why President Biden's first year foreign policy record may be worse than President Trump's. Issues discussed include drones, military spending, cold war with Russia and China, whistleblowers, Afghanistan, and Saudi Arabia. With Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Radio Network.