Episode 821: Arnie Arnesen Attitude October 2 2025

 Part 1:We talk with Whitney Curry Wimbish, staff writer for The American Prospect.We discuss the growth of cypto investments in real estate. Small amounts allow individuals to participate in this market. There are no regulations for this type of investment, and the SEC, under Paul Atkins, is not exmining the 'hype' around these schemes. Growth in these financial instruments is expected to accelearte. Part 2:We talk with David Bacon, who writes about farm workers in the US.Changes instituted by Trump have cut the wages for H2A farm workers, and, for domestic farm workers by one third. This includes not only the wages themselves, but the costs previously shouldered by the growers. Growers now have lower costs, and will likely profit even more. 

Part 1:We talk with Mel Goodman about Gaza and Israel, and the solution to the war proposed by Trump.There are conflicting outlooks on the outcome of the war in Gaza. No real permanent solution has yet been defined.Part 2:We talk with Megan O'Metz, ProPublica reporter, about the destruction of American public schools, as implemented by the Trump administration. WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: David Rovics

his is a panel discussion.Part 1:We discuss the cots of Medicare Advantage vs. Medicare.We discuss the government shutdown.WE discuss how the tech oligarchs are controlling the government, and are looting the country.We discuss the necessity for immigration to create a good economic future for the US.Part 2:We consider the goals of the very rich, and how this affects everyone else in the US.What will be the outcome of the Gaza war?The administration appears to be ready to use any power that it has to suppress/punish/kill anyone who is a political enemy. WNHNGM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Harvey Kronberg, publisher of the Quorum Report in Texas.We discuss how Gov. Abbott is raising money from sending the Texas National Guard to other states at Trump's behest. Trump's approval is at its lowest ever in Texas now. Abbott is teasing a run for the 2028 presidential race. We also discuss the 5 new congressional seats recently set up in Texas, and who the new representatives will be.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Robert Hockett.We discuss the Gaza peace plan. Trump appears to be taking credit for the work that others have done on this topic. We discuss the 2026 elections, and likely outcomes. WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Jesse Coburn, investigative reporter, working for ProPublica.We discuss the 'housing plan" proposed by Trump for persons in publicly-supported housing. The new regulations will hurt people who are the most vulnerable: the poor, children, disabled, and elderly. This will affect the red states to a great extent.Part 2:We talk with Chuck Collins, author of "Burned by Billionaires".We discuss how the power of the very rich has grown, and is likely to be even greater in future, due to the tax changes brought about by the politicians who have been bought by the very rich.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

part one:  Dua Hassan is a physician at Boston Children’s Hospital and a former clinical instructor at Stanford University School of Medicine. I’m a Pediatrician. Here’s What I Tell Parents When They Bring Me RFK Jr.’s Claims.Fact checking doesn’t work.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. Right-wing extremist violence is more frequent and more deadly than left-wing violence − what the data shows 

part one:The shutdown looms large in rural America – with Medicaid under debate a conversation with Patrik Jonsson the Christian Science Monitor's Georgia bureau chief.part two: Supreme Court opens with cases on voting rights, tariffs, gender identity and campaign finance to test the limits of a constitutional revolutionwe interview Morgan Marietta  a Professor of American Civics at the University of Tennessee Institute of American Civics.

Federal court grants preliminary injunction blocking NH state law attacking diversity, equity, and inclusionLaw would have forced K-12 public school educators and colleges and universities to guess what was prohibited or risk loss of fundingThe court explained: "The breadth of the anti-DEI laws' prohibition is startling. The definition of 'DEI' contained therein is so far-reaching that it prohibits long-accepted even legally required teaching, and administrative practices. It is hard to imagine how schools could continue to operate at even a basic level if the laws' prohibitions were enforced to their full extent."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 Lincoln’s work you can subscribe to his Substack “Kibitzing with Lincoln” at /lincolnmitchell.substack.com/.”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. 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.

Part 1:We talk with Mel Goodman, former CIA analyst and adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins.We discuss Trump's proposal for an Insurrection Act. We also discuss how the military doctrine is being rewritten by actions in 'blue' states and cities in the US. No outcry.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Laura Jedeed.We discuss how the the use of Air Assault Teams in Chicago constitute war on American people. Americans were detained for hours, zip-tied, with no lawyers or explanations. Trump has proposed that American cities be used as training grounds for armed military. No pushback.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

Part 1:We talk with Harold Myerson, Editor-at-Large at The American Prospect.We discuss Trump's capitalizing on Charlie Kirks's death. We also discuss Hegseth's and Trump's performance before an audience of military leaders recently.Part 2:We talk with David Ikenberry, Finance Professor, former Dean of the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado at Boulder.We discuss the lack of corporate investment recently. In 1975, 25% of profits were reinvested in the business, while in 2025, only 12% of profits were reinvested. We look at the reasons for this, and what this means for the futures of business survival.  WNHNFM.ORG productionDavid Rovics: music