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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 782: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 8 2025

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2025/08/08

Part 1:We talk with Chris Tomlinson, writer for the Houston Chronicle.We discuss how ICE is recruiting teenagers, issuing weapons, and employing them in ICE. We also discuss the current special session of the Texas Legislature called by the governor. Instead of dealing with disaster preparedness, property tax reform, and THC, the Republicans are pushing to once again create new districts, to ensure Republican advantage in 2026. It should be noted that the current districts were created by a

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Episode 781: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 7 2025

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2025/08/07

Part 1:We talk with Nicole Foy, who writes for ProPublica.We discuss the violence displayed by ICE when taking and imprisoning people suspected of being aliens. This is especially true when people are being taken from their vehicles. Bystanders are also being intimidated.Part 2:We talk with Lincoln Mitchell, who teaches at Columbia University."Fear is the best friend of the authoritarian regime." How the administration is using fear to control the populace. WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic:

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Episode 780: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 6 2025

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2025/08/06

Part 1:We talk with Matt Angle, who is a veteran of national and state Democratic politics with a proven record of success. Over his more than 30 years as a political professional, including his tenure as Chief of Staff to former Rep. Martin Frost of Texas and as the founder and director of the Lone Star Project, Angle has won a reputation as a shrewd and practical problem solver.We discuss the gerrymandering in Texas, and the actions of the Texas Legislature Democrats who have left Texas

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Episode 779: Arnie ARnesen Attitude August 5 2025

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2025/08/05

Part 1:We talk with Melvin Goodman, formerly of the CIA and a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy and a professor of government at Johns Hopkins University.We discuss the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. We also discuss how the US seems to be racing to a missile defense system to counter Russia and others.Part 2:We talk with Prof. Patrick A. Parenteau, formerly director of Vermont Law School's Environmental Law Center and of the Environmental and Natural Resources Law

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Episode 778: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 4 2025

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2025/08/04

This is a panel discussion.Topics:- Deterioration in the labor market in the US- It should be noted that setting tariffs is a congressional power- EPA is no longer observing the health effects of emissions, ignoring the endangerment of the environment- Large portions of the global South are becoming uninhabitable.Part 2- Gaza- The administration is claiming that it is fighting antisemitism when it attacks institutions like universities and libraries.-The administration's and its supporters

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Episode 777: Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 1 2025

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2025/08/01

Part 1:We talk with Joe Jaworski, former mayor of Galveston, Tx. now a candidate for AG, Tx.We discuss the recent floods in Texas, and the political fallout for the governor and others. The Texas Legislature will have a special session, the main goal: to further gerrymander the state by redistricting for Republicans' advantage.Part 2:We talk with Chris Lehman and Bill Curry.We discuss what the Democratic Party should be doing to counter the assaults by the Republicans. WNHNFM.ORG

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Episode 776: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 31 2025

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2025/07/31

Part 1:We talk with Jeet Heer, national affairs correspondent forThe Nation and host of the weekly Nation podcast.We discuss the environmental regulations being gutted by the Trump administration. The media bias against Mamdani is obvious.Part 2:We talk with Bob Lord, the Patriotic Millionaires Senior Advisor on Tax Policy and an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies.We discuss the redistribution of wealth from the working class to the millionaires' class in the last 40

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Episode 775: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 30 2025

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2025/07/30

Part 1:We talk with Melissa Gira Grant, staff writer for the New Republic.We discuss the "detention centers" being established by the administration. It is unclear exactly how many people are being imprisoned there, under what conditions, and who those people are.Part 2:We talk with Jeff Ernsthausen, reporter for ProPublica.We discuss the builders and operators of the 'detention camps', where these camps are located, and who is likely to be running those camps, and the conditions of those

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Episode 774: Arnie Arnesen July 29 2025

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2025/07/29

Part 1:We talk with Sky Chadde, writing for Investigate At EMidwest.We discuss the actions of Brooke Rollins, Secretary of Agriculture, s climate denier, fundamentalist, supporter of the fossil fuel industry. What has been the consequence to farmers, and the employee force (now reduced) at the FDA?Part 2:We talk with John Seabrook, writer for the New Yorker.We discuss the effects of increased floods in the US, particularly in light of the "ignore them" strategy adopted by the current

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Episode 773: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 28 2025

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2025/07/28

This is a panel discussion. The topics discussed: Gaza and the West Bank-Internal ethnic cleansing and external expansion through unlawful annexation of territory by Israel.Trump's power consolidationThe complicity of US mediaEconomic redistribution from workers to the very rich, $79T in 40 yearsExecutive orders regarding the legality/illegality of homelessnessMamdani in NYCEugenicists in the administrationWNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: David Rovics

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Episode 772: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 25 2025

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2025/07/25

Part 1:We talk with Harvey Kronberg, Publisher of the Quorum Report in Texas.We discuss how Republicans are planning to redistrict Texas to benefit their party, as part of their support for Trump. We also talk about the effect of the floods in Texas.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Robert Hennelly.We discuss the assault on civil society being run by the administration. We also talk about the ethnic cleansing and murder being perpetrated in Gaza. WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: David Rovics

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Episode 771: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 24 2025

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2025/07/24

Part 1:We talk with John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine.We discuss the Trump chaos now in place. The Epstein matter is now the main distraction, and there are distractions being introduced by other distractions to take the focus off Epstein. Many issues are important, and are not being addressed.Part 2:We talk with Megan Rose, of ProPublicaWe discuss the state of medical drug supplies in the US. 90% of prescription drugs are generic, and most come from

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Episode 770: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 23 2025

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2025/07/23

Part 1:We talk with Patricia Callahan, who is a Pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter.We discuss the liability rules and liability shields for Vaccine makers in the US. With changes being implemented by RFK, jr., these companies may leave the US market.Part 2:We talk with Tim Noah, staff writer for the New Republic.We discuss the political leanings of working class Americans. They are increasingly shifting 'leftward', due the issues that they are finding important in their lives

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Episode 769: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 22 2025

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2025/07/22

Part 1:We talk with Shuyler Mitchell, writer and editor.We discuss the ICE raid in California, with a pretext of protecting child laborers.Part 2:We talk with Nitish Pahwa, staff writer for Business and Tech at Slate.com.We discuss the cancellation of Stephen Colbert's show. We trace ownership of the various corporate entities involved. We also discuss the cuts in funding for NPR and PBS, which will hurt small, rural listeners the most. WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: David Rovics

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Episode 768: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 21 2025

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2025/07/21

This is a panel discussion with many topics.-SCOTUS and nationwide injunctions-The Department of Education shutdown in progress-WHO is the final authority on law in the US?-Texas redistricting to benefit Republicans-the Epstein files-ICE assaults on immigrants-'flood the field' distractions WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: David Rovics

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Episode 767: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 18 2025

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2025/07/20

Part 1:We talk with Jeremy Wallace, who writes the Texas Newsletter, and writes for the Houston Chronicle.We discuss the state government in Texas, and how what happens in Texas affect the whole US.We also discuss what has happened with USAID, and how this will affect countries around the world.Part 2:We talk with Jamie Rowen, Professor at UMass Amherst.We discuss, as a starting point, the mayoral campaign in New York City. The issues raised are an example of issues in the whole US.

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Episode 766: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 17 2025

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2025/07/20

Part 1:We talk with Anders Croy, of Florida Watch, about the "Alligator Alcatraz" being built in a Florida swamp.Part 2:We talk with Art Jipson, of the University of Dayton.We discuss the "Seven Mountains Mandate,' as envisioned by the far right Pentecostal movement, and examples of extremism in action, including assassinations. WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic: David Rovics

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Episode 765: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 16 2025

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2025/07/20

Part 1:We talk with Michael Brenes, of Yale University.We discuss the idea of the political pendulum: right and left swings over time, as reactions to each other. However, this concept requires that there must be some kind of "slack" to allow the swing to occur.Part 2:We talk with James Kimmel, Jr. of Yale University.We discuss the concept of revenge in psychological terms. What does your brain feel when it seeks revenge? Revenge can be viewed as an addiction. WNHNFM.ORG productionMusic:

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Episode 764: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 15 2025

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2025/07/15

Part 1:We talk with Vivek Astvansh, who is a professor of marketing at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management. He is also an adjunct professor of data science at Indiana University's Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering.We discuss the "deminimus" tariffs that have been in place, and the changes that the Trump administration is imposing will affect individuals, small businesses, and large businesses. Part 2:We talk with Daniel Cohan, Professor in the

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Episode 763: Arnie Arnesen Attitude July 14 2025

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2025/07/14

Guests: Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Jamie RowenThis is a panel discussionPart 1:Today is Bastille Day. We discuss the Kerr County flood in Texas, and how the state of Texas has reduced local control. The effects will likely be drastic in future, since resources will not be forthcoming from FEMA, and not from the state for recovery efforts. Part 2:We discuss the likely effects on future elections in the US. Texas is redistricting to benefit the Republicans. Purging voter rolls is

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