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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 410: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 26 2024

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2024/02/26

Part 1:We discuss the Alabama Supreme Court ruling on declaring a fertilized egg as a 'child'. This becomes a problem now even for IVF. Women are not safe in any state, since anti-abortion states have shown a desire to control women everywhere, including outside their own borders.We discuss the measles epidemic in Florida, and in other states.Many voters are unhappy with the Israeli attacks on Gaza locations.Part 2:We continue our discussion on Gaza, and how this is affecting the Michigan

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Episode 409: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 23 2024

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2024/02/23

Part 1:We talk with Scott Braddock, Editor of the Quorum Report, about Texas voting.Currently, Texas is having primary voting (early). Turnout is slow and low.Gov. Abbott is attacking Republicans who have not supported his school voucher program. He is also building a military base at the border, ostensibly to 'defend' Texas from invading migrants.Part 2:We speak with Bill Curry, two-time candidate for Connecticut governor, and a leader of the nuclear freeze movement. We discuss the need

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Episode 408: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 22 2024

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2024/02/22

Part 1:Our guest host is Lincoln MitchellWe talk with Alexander Cooley, Prof. of Political Science at Barnard College.We discuss the rise of fascism worldwide, and how it is being accomplished with the help of Putin. How is misdirection used to steer attention from what is happening in reality when specious topics are introduced in the political conversations in countries around the world.Part 2:We talk with Gil Duran, Journalist.We discuss the methods that tech plutocrats are using to

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Episode 407: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 21 2024

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2024/02/21

Part 1:We talk with Amy Littlefield, The Nation's abortion correspondent.We discuss the Florida ballot initiative, and its chances of passing. The campaign has raised considerable money, though the Florida Supreme Court has yet to rule on inclusion of this initiative. Currently, Florida is the only Southern state to allow abortion after the cutoffs and total bans in other Southern states.Part 2:We talk with Laura Belin in Iowa, blogger and manager of Bleeding Heartland.We discuss how press

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Episode 406: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 20 2024

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2024/02/20

Part 1:We talk with Prof. Timothy Lytton, of Georgia State University about the lawsuit that Mexico is filing against US manufacturers of guns. Guns are being exported to Mexico in great numbers from the US. These guns are modified in various ways to make them attractive to unlawful users: easy conversion to automatic mode, high capacity magazines, removable serial numbers, etc. Mexico has stricter gun laws than the US. It will be interesting to see how this will resolve, and how this may

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Episode 405: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 19 2024

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2024/02/19

This is a panel discussion. Part 1:We discuss Navalny's death, and the culpability of Putin. We also discuss the GOP-Putin cult. While there has been a lot of comment about Biden's age, and Trump's age, it should be noted that Biden is old, but NOT a rapist NOT a fascist, and NOT a traitor. Part 2:We continue the discussion of how Trump has changed his court appearances to be campaign events. He has garnered more then $2B in media coverage. We also talk about how the Trump campaign in

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Episode 404: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 16 2024

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2024/02/16

Part 1:We talk with Bill Curry and Steven Greene. We discuss Biden's age, in the context of Hur's 'cheap shot'. We note that the Democrats have won all the 'culture wars' with voters, but are not communicating them well enough.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry about the special election in New York to replace Santos. We also discuss the price gouging that pharmaceutical companies are involved with, and how Biden could stop this with an Executive Order. We also note that Biden could be stronger

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Episode 403: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 15 2024

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2024/02/15

Part 1:We talk with Kathryn Joyce, investigative reporter and editor of In These Times. We discuss the story of a Pennsylvania community who pushed back on the right-wing attack on their school curricula, and on the methods they had to defeat the right-wing takeover of their schools.Part 2:We talk with John Austin, Director, Michigan Economic Center. We discuss the reinvigoration of the the industrial Midwest. There is a focused economic development process in place due to the Biden

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Episode 402: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 14 2024

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2024/02/14

Part 1:We talk with Adam Kotsko, an American theologian, scholar, culture critic.We discuss the status of learning in American schools. Changes in reading pedagogy have resulted in a generation of students who appear to not know how to read, concentrate, or absorb complex ideas. We discuss what could help alleviate this trend.Part 2:We talk with Chris Tomlinson, reporter and columnist in Texas.We discuss the close economic relationship between the US and Mexico. Mexico is now the top

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Episode 401: Arnie Arnesen February 13 2024

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2024/02/13

Part 1:We talk with Ross Barkam about the election toreplace Santos on Long Island. We discuss the two candidates, both registered Democrats, though one is running on the Republican ticket. This election is so strange, that it cannot be called a "bellweather".Part 2:We talk with Andrea Becker, a researcher on the sociological effects of childbearing. We discuss the effect that anti abortion laws have on men, who have been ignored in the discussion for the most part. Prof. Becker has

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Episode 400: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 12 2024

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2024/02/12

This is a panel discussion. Lincoln Mitchell is the guest host.We discussed the various trials in which Trump is a defendant. The appellate Court has ruled that his immunity is not forever, and general support for that point of view is decreasing.Considering the general opinion polls, it appears that the South has won the civil war: states' rights are touted.SCOTUS appears to be afraid of the consequences of keeping Trump off the ballot. But, as one of the speakers pointed out, that

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Episode 399: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 9 2024

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2024/02/09

Part 1:We talk with Scott Braddock, dean of the Austin Press Corps, about the failed "border security bill" rejected by the Republicans, despite their earlier authorship of it. Trump had urged them to reject it, because he wants to keep the 'border emergency" in play during the election cycle. It might be perceived as a "win" for Biden, which is not what they want.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry, two-time nominee for governor of Connecticut, aide to Bill Clinton, and leader in the nuclear

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Episode 398: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 8 2024

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2024/02/08

Part 1:Helen Santoro is a freelance journalist who covers health, neuroscience, wildlife, climate change and LGBTQ+ communities.We discuss with her the problem of 'shadow landlords' who hide their identities from tenants and others, so that they cannot be held to account. They own a wide swath of New York real estate.Part 2:We talk with Felicia Kornbluth, who has written a book about her mother's work on behalf of reproductive freedom.Professor Kornbluh specializes in the histories of

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Episode 397: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 7 2024

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2024/02/07

Part 1:We talk with Marcia Brown, Food and Agriculture reporter for Politico.We discuss the check-off program a the Department of Agriculture that is subsidizing a social media campaign to encourage people to eat more meat and milk products. While large farm operations do benefit, there is no real benefit for small farmers. There is controversy around "more meat, more milk" base on environmental effects and health effects. Part 2:We talk with Professor Victor Pickard, C.Edwin Baker

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Episode 396: Arnie Arnesen February 6 2024

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2024/02/06

Part 1:We talk with Mel Goodman. We discuss the situation in Israel, and how many people seem to want war to spread. Netanyahu has created the horror in Gaza, killing civilians, and practicing genocide. Yemen has been bombed by the US, perhaps as a warning to Iran. Biden has refused to meet with an Arab-American group in Michigan, a bad move. We discuss the various failed states in the Middle East, and how Biden's support of Israel will hurt the US in future.Part 2:We talk with Mark Joseph

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Episode 395: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 5 2024

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2024/02/05

This is a panel discussion:-We discuss the Penn. Supreme Court ruling against the Dobbs decision, based on the Equal Rights Amendment in the Penn Constitution.-Workers in the southern US are beginning to organize to have unions (Alabama, Hyundai)-We discuss the direct election of union leaders-The Child tax credit bill-The funding for Social Security-Haley's political future WNHNFM.ORG productions

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Episode 394: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 2 2024

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2024/02/02

Part 1:We talk with Scott Braddock, editor of the Quorum Report, about Texas politics and the latest on Texas leadership.Conservative Republicans continue to resist Gov. Abbot's push for school vouchers.Ken Paxton, the AG, is resisting depositions in the case before the Texas court about the case brought by his former staff, who accuse him of corruption. Trump has become involved in this.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Robert Hockett about the new bill passed which grants a child tax

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Episode 393: Arnie Arnesen Attitude February 1 2024

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2024/02/01

Part 1:We talk with Prof. Geoffrey Levin, of Emory University. We discuss the conflict that American Jews feel with the current Israeli/Hamas war. While they are glad that Jews have a homeland, it now seems that Israelis are actively discriminating against the Palestinians living in Israel and Gaza. Israelis have become more right-wing, and willing to oppress Palestinians, even though they themselves have been the minority and the oppressed before.Part 2:We talk with Sonia Suter and Naomi

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Episode 392: Arnie Arnesen Attitude January 31 2024

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2024/01/31

Part 1:We talk with Charlie Russo, the Joseph Panzer Chair in Education at the School of Education at the University of Dayton.We discuss how religion is either taught or not taught in schools. Unfortunately, many people believe that if religion is taught as a philosophy topic, it should be in terms of prosletyzing, rather than rational discussion.Part 2:We talk with Jake Hawes, Ph.D Candidate in the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan. We talk with him

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Episode 391: Arnie Arnesen Attitude January 30 2024

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2024/01/31

Part 1:We talk with Alec McGillis, reporter for ProPublica about the rise in school absenteeism, and the effect on learning. There are many reasons, but the main is that there is no support for families with children. The pandemic made the situation even worse, due to the necessary school shut downs. There are no truant officers who enforce truancy laws. In addition, child labor laws are being relaxed, and students are now employed. in recent years, there has been a 37% increase in child

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