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Attitude with Arnie Arnesen

Recovering politician Arnie Arnesen"s daily public affairs interview show from WNHN Radio in Concord, New Hampshire and the Pacifica Radio Network. Arnie hosts progressive voices from politics, journalism, industry, and academia. She talks electric cars with Barry Woods, she talks Texas with Scott Braddock, she talks Congress with Rho Khanna, she talks gun culture, she talks limericks, she talks campaigns ...

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Episode 450: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 22 2024

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2024/04/22

This is a panel discussion.Part 1:We discuss the various protests at colleges and universities around Israel and Gaza. There has been encouragement of the criticism of colleges as a way of attacking higher education. The main influencers voicing the criticism have been right-wing institutes, and individuals (C. Rufo), with a goal of creating instability and distrust around higher education.Part 2:We discuss Israel and Gaza. Netanyahu is eager to escalate the conflict via involving Iran

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Episode 449: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 19 2024

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2024/04/21

Part 1: Project 2025This segment is Arnie Arnesen discussing the outline for the future of the US as envisioned by the Republicans. It is a plan to radically change the government of the US according to the goals of the Heritage Foundation and its supporters and fellow travelers. There are hundreds of policy objectives outlined in the 900+ pages of the document. We discuss some of the identified “leaders” for the future, as seen by the GOP. They are governors and others. Gov. Abbott of

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Episode 448: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 18 2024

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2024/04/21

Part 1: We talk with Jordan Haedtler and Teddy Stancil. Haedtler is a climate financial policy consultant, and Stancil is a Senior Researcher with the Revolving Door Project.We discuss the problems with home owner insurance. Huge losses have occurred due to climate change. Unfortunately, states have chosen to bailout insurance companies and deregulate them, rather than looking at root causes. Premiums for homeowners (and renters are affected) have risen greatly. Insurance Industry has

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Episode 447: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 17 2024

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2024/04/21

Part 1:We talk with Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent, The Nation.We discuss the influence of AIPAC on American politics, and that AIPAC is funneling Republican money into Democratic primaries, changing the outcomes.We discuss the latest military action by Israel, in first, bombing the Iranian Consulate, killing 16 people, including an Iranian general. Iran's response in retaliation on Israel was less severe, no on was killed. Israel has failed in Gaza, but this is a problem for the

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Episode 446: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 16 2024

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2024/04/21

Part 1: We talk with Sarah E. Patterson, Research Investigator at Survey Research Center at the U. of Michigan. We discuss proposals by Gov. Whitmer of Michigan for providing tax credits for caregivers of elderly or disabled members of families. The US has an aging demographic, and 38 to 53 million Americans provide care services at home to family members. This is a cost of about $90,000/year to the caregivers. Loss of wages, opportunities, and other costs are part of this. Part 2:We talk

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Episode 445: Arnie Arnesen Atttitude April 15 2024

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2024/04/15

This is a panel discussion.Part 1:We discuss OJ Simpson death and his trial. The effect of his trial proved that enough wealth and celebrity provides whiteness to a Black man, and power and "innocence" to any man. The media is complicit in perpetuating this pattern.Part 2:We discuss Trump's likely pick for VP candidate. Abbott not a likely choice, because he is in a wheelchair, and this will, by Trump, be seen as a distinct disadvantage. Gov. Noem has been restyled: her teeth, her hair, and

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Episode 444: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 12 2024

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2024/04/13

Part 1:We talk with Harvey Kronberg, Publisher of the Quorum Report in Texas.We discuss Project 2025, and how it has begun to be implemented in Texas. There is a "MAGA inflammation" in Texas. The governor, currying favor with Trump, has primaried Republicans in order to replace them with more extreme representatives in the State House. There is a civil war among Republicans in Texas now, as a result.Part 2:We talk wtih Bill Curry and Robert Hockett.We discuss the recent Arizona ruling that

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Episode 443: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 11 2024

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2024/04/11

Part 1:We talk with Anne Nelson, author of “The Shadow Network”, a description of authoritarian forces in the US. We discuss plan developed by the Heritage Foundation and others, Project 2025, to remake the US into an an authoritarian society, governed by their version of christianity. We discuss the dangers posed by the implementation of Project 2025, a blueprint with details of how it can be accomplished. Some facets have already come to pass, and we talk about these. Part 2:We talk with

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Episode 442: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 10 2024

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2024/04/11

Part 1:We talk with Tom Scheller and Paul Waldman, authors of a book about how rural Americans are likely to be the death of democracy.We discuss the opinions that are held by many rural voters, and we note that rural voters have a disproportionate effect on elections. We talk about the problems they face, but how they tend to blame problems on city 'elites' when in fact they are due to mismanagement and deliberate actions by GOP officials. Because, we need to ask: what are the

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Episode 441: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 9 2024

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2024/04/11

Part 1:We talk with Austin Frerick, who has written a book about the food business/farm business in the US.We discuss the food barons, and how they control food supplies in the US. The Farm Bill, up for renewal this year, should be called the Wall Street Bill, since it benefits large food producing conglomerates, rather than farmers themselves. We discuss the effects on workers, farmers, the environment, and consumers.Part 2:We talk with John Nichols, of the Nation Magazine.We discuss the

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Episode 440: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 8 2024

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2024/04/08

This is a panel discussion.Alexandria Jacobson is an Investigative Reporter for Raw Story.Lincoln Mitchell is a professor at Columbia University.Stephen Pimpare is a professor at Vermont Law and Graduate School.-We discuss the state of the economy in the US, and how its health has not yet reached most people, who are struggling, and feel its precariousness.Who are the "middle class"?-We review how Project 2025 is being implemented, and how it doesn't require the presence of Trump in the

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Episode 439: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 5 2024

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2024/04/05

Part 1:We talk with Harvey Kronberg, publisher of the Quorum Report.Texas has had its primaries, and these have served to purge Republican ranks of many moderates. Abbott has been zealous in this effort. The two major issues have been identified by the parties: for Republicans, migrants; for Democrats, abortion and reproductive rights.Texas has been litigating suits brought be the federal government pertaining to the border, civil rights, and other issues. Anti-DEI efforts by the state are

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Episode 438: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 4 2024

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2024/04/04

Part 1:We talk with Mark Medish and Joel McCleary. They have written an article titled "Dancing in the Dark", about Project 2025 is influencing the Far Right in their quest to dismantle American democracy. We discuss how our electoral systems can be subverted in the time between the vote and the installation of a new president. The Constitution is vague, and does not describe all contingencies. We discuss these in detail. The Supreme Court is not respected, because of its clearly

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Episode 437: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 3 2024

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2024/04/03

Part 1:We talk with Anders Croy, Communications Director, Florida Watch and DeSantis Watch.We discuss the latest ruling by the Fla Supreme Court, which instituted a 6-week ban on abortions, countering the Fla Constitutional right. However, and amendment is on the ballot.Medical benefits for children have been revoked, which had been in place during the pandemic. Fla has not participated in the federal Medicaid program.The cost of living has risen sharply in Fla, due to higher housing costs,

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Episode 436: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 2 2024

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2024/04/02

Part 1:We speak with Bob Lord, Senior Advisor on Tax Policy, Patriotic Millionaires, and Kenny Stancil, Senior Researcher, the Revolving Door Project. We discuss how very rich people avoid paying taxes. Tax cuts and tax code changes during the Trump administration only worsened the problem.Part 2:We talk with Anne Nelson, a professor at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, author and lecturer. We discuss Project 2025, the road map that the far right, under the

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Episode 435: Arnie Arnesen Attitude April 1 2024

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2024/04/01

This is a panel discussion.Ron Abramson is an immigration lawyer. Laura Jedeed is an investigative reporter who writes about right wing militants. Lincoln Mitchell is a professor of politics at Columbia University. Stephen Pimpare is a professor of social sciences at Vermont School of Law and graduate school.topics:-The firing of personnel at the RNC upon Ronna McDaniel's becoming co-chair. Non-Trumpians are being purges from the Republican party, it appears.-The changes that Joe Lieberman

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Episode 434: Arnie Arnesen Attitude March 29 2024

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2024/03/29

Part 1:Harvey Kronberg, Publisher of the Quorum Report talks about the upcoming Republican Summer Convention in Austin.The Republicans are attempting to sanitize all press coverage of this convention.We discuss the Ken Paxton charges recently dropped by the Texas DOJ, though other charges are still pending.We discuss antisemitism in Texas.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Adam Finkel.We note that Joe Lieberman has died, and discuss his tenure as a politician, and how his emphasis had

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Episode 433: Arnie Arnesen Attitude March 28 2024

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2024/03/28

Part 1:We talk with Mark Joseph Stern, reporter for Slate.com about the case at the US Supreme Court about the FDA's approval of mifepristone. The standing of the plaintiffs is also in question. This is part of the Heritage Foundation's push of Project 2025. Court has not yet ruled, and the result will affect the FDA's power to declare the safety/non-safety of drugs and medical devices in the US.Part 2#RaceClass Ep. 27 | Rightwing Jewish Organizations Fuel the New Anti-Semitism One

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Episode 432: Arnie Arnesen Attitude March 27 2024

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2024/03/27

We talk with David Dayen, the Executive Editor of The American Prospect, about the Senate race in New Jersey. The Governor's wife, Murphy, has dropped out of the race. This indicates that this will not be a "machine" election, and changes are being made around the "county line", which has been in place in the state for decades. An interesting discussion about this type of electioneering in New Jersey.Part 2:We talk with Mareen Tkaacik, an investigative reporter at The American Prospect,

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Episode 431: Arnie Arnesen Attitude March 26 2024

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2024/03/26

Part 1:We speak with Andra Watkins, writer, and authority on Project 2025.we discuss the details of Project 2025, and its implications for American democracy and personal freedom. We discuss the origins and history of Project 2025, a christo-fascist undertaking.Part 2:We talk with Alexandria Jacobson, Investigative reporter for Raw Story.We discuss the problems with the US Postal Service under DeJoy. We learn about how postal employees, specifically carriers, are being targeted for attacks

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