Episode 808: Arnie Arnesen Attitude September 15 2025

This is a panel discussion.-The shooting of Charlie Kirk-political violence and reaction of Trump and the Republican party-The vilification of "radicals on the left"-The social contract in the US regarding speech and violence-What is a balanced political discussion?-The mayoral election in NYC-The invasion of NOT Chicago, bur of Memphis by Trump's order to the National Guard-Trump's administrative threats-Posse Comitatus Statute apparently unenforceable-The militarization of policeThe role of SCOTUS WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

part one:Trump Says America’s Oil Industry Is Cleaner Than Other Countries’. New Data Shows Massive Emissions From Texas Wells The oil industry touts Texas as a success story in controlling climate-warming methane emissions. The state’s regulator, however, grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere.reporter: Martha Pskowski covers climate change and the environment in Texas from her base in El Paso. part two:24 years since 9-11the assassination of Charlie Kirkthe state of the US economya conversation with:Bill Curry  was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House.Harold Meyerson is editor at large of The American Prospect.

part one: Complying with Trump administration’s attack on DEI could get employers into legal trouble   -- a conversation with Deborah Widiss a Professor of Law and John F. Kimberling Chair, Indiana University her research and teaching focuses on employment law, family law, statutory interpretation, and the significance of gender and gender stereotypes in the development of law and government policy.part two: Wait… the Army just made tech executives lieutenant colonels?! In June 2025, the U.S. Army swore in 4 Silicon Valley big shots — from Meta, Palantir, OpenAI, and Thinking Machines Lab — as lieutenant colonels in the Army Reserve.   -- a conversation with Laura Jedeed a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. 

part one: Todd Tucker A political scientist, Todd Tucker is director of Industrial Policy and Trade at the Roosevelt Institute. Tucker is a prolific political scientist specializing in trade and political economy. article: Democrats: Don’t Let Trump Define What State Capitalism Can BThere’s no turning back from Trump’s moves on Intel and U.S. Steel. The challenge is to make public ownership serve the people. part two: Mark Joseph Stern a senior writer at slate.com and regular commentator on MSNBCarticle: The Supreme Court Just Let ICE Detain Americans Based on Race

Sept 9 showpart one:Anders Croy Communications Director for Florida Watch and the DeSantis Watch accountability project.topics:Florida is now the 2nd most financially distressed state in the USInsurance reform florida style...a disaster for consumersFlorida surgeon general denies need for study ahead of end to vaccine mandates in the stateDeSantis administration pushes to eliminate all vaccine mandates in Floridapart two: Indigo Olivier is a Reporter-Researcher at The New Republic.The Department of War Is the Most Honest Thing Trump Has Ever Done The presidents desired update to the agencys name marks the collapse of the liberal international order"and a military finally marching with its mask off.  

 opening thoughts:time to ask Republican Governor Ayotte and possible US Senate candidate John E Sununu (it works in every race by the way)1. do you support the release of the Epstein files...women who have been victims of sexual assault want to know and2. Florida has moved to end vaccine mandates for it's school children...do you believe in the efficacy of vaccines? Do you believe that RFK Jr.'s assault on vaccines will make America healthier? Do you think your state NH, should follow Florida's lead?talkers:Robert Arnold is a writer, poet, speaker, and activist from Helena, Arkansas. Known for his fierce, unapologetic voice, he writes about the American South, working-class struggle, racial justice, and the fight for democracy.His essays and speeches blend historical truth with emotional clarity, holding power to account and speaking plainly to the people. With a background in economics and a heart rooted in storytelling, he uses both facts and fire to challenge systems of injustice and inspire collective action.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.rethink the weekTOO FUNNY: “Some recognition that we’re in trouble”: GOP scrambles to rebrand Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” The rebranding effort comes as GOP lawmakers trying to sell the legislation face angry town halls https://www.salon.com/2025/09/03/some-recognition-that-were-in-trouble-gop-scrambles-to-rebrand-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/US Hiring Intentions Pull Back While Job-Cut Announcements Rise Bloomberg. “US-based companies announced in August plans to add 1,494 jobs, the fewest for the month in data going back to 2009.”Google can hold on to Android, Chrome: federal judgeA judge ruled that the search giant would not be forced to sell off Chrome and Android https://www.salon.com/2025/09/02/google-can-hold-on-to-android-chrome-federal-judge/DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into Fed’s Cook, Issues Subpoenas WSJ 

Part 1:Guests: Chris TomlinsonWe talk with Chris Tomlinson about the energy situation in Texas. What will be the consequences for abandoning/cancelling sustainable energy generation (wind, solar) in Texas, which currently gets 40% of its energy from clean sources?Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Robert Hockett.We discuss the abandonment of the Rule of Law, and we now have the Rule of Trump. Increasing instability appears to be the future.

Part 1:We talk with Paul Finkelman, a legal historian.We discuss voting in the US during its history. Trump's intention to change voting rules to only allow in-person voting, with paper ballots, with only create more opportunities for voter fraud.Part 2:We talk with Joshua Keating, Senior Correspondent at VOX, covering foreign policy.We discuss how Trump is effect a globalist. He considers himself as CEO of America Inc. and would like to be the President of Europe. His actions are designed to have global reach. WNHNFM.ORG   production

Part 1:We talk with Nitish Pahwa, staff writer for business and technology at Slate.comWe discuss how Trump is targeting those who disagree with him by using information from government privileged sources. His "enemies" have experienced how their confidential information has been used to attack them. Data companies such as Palantir have been implicated.Part 2:We present the speeches made by Ro Khanna and Bernie Sanders on Labor Day.  WNHNFM.ORG  productionMusic: David Rovics

This is a panel discussion.The guest host is Lincoln MitchellPart 1:We cover several topics:-Troops in several cities who have expresses political opposition to Trump-Demonstrates control over security forces-19 states have had National Guard deployed-Consolidation of control by Trump-Issues of transitional justice-Fake 'crime waves'-Pritzker's speech defying Trump-"This is not normal"-This is resegregationPart 2:-Democrats need a plan to exploit the chaos among Republicans-Redefine "danger" as the dangers posed by Trump policies: threats to health, economy, climate-We must acknowledge that regime change has occurred in the US, and deal with it_WE are the pariots, THEY are the traitors to American ideals