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WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast

WPKN's leading public affairs coverage concerning politics, policy, planet and so much more.

  1. Sen. Bernie Sanders Denounces Trump’s Dangerous Move Toward Oligarchy, Authoritarianism & Kleptocracy

    3 DAYS AGO

    Sen. Bernie Sanders Denounces Trump’s Dangerous Move Toward Oligarchy, Authoritarianism & Kleptocracy

    Excerpt of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, Senate floor speech on Feb. 4, 2025, edited and produced by Scott Harris. In this Feb. 4, 2025 excerpt of Sen. Bernie Sanders’ speech, he addresses the Trump-Musk coup, describing it as a dangerous movement toward oligarchy, authoritarianism and kleptocracy.

    13 min
  2. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Waging a Dangerous Attack on the Foundation of U.S. Public Health Policy

    3 DAYS AGO

    Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is Waging a Dangerous Attack on the Foundation of U.S. Public Health Policy

    Interview with Elizabeth Jacobs, professor emeritus, epidemiology at the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona, conducted by Scott Harris. Elizabeth Jacobs discusses rising concern about newly confirmed Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.’s agenda at this sprawling agency and the damage his anti-science views could inflict on the federal health response to contagious diseases such as measles and bird flu, federally-funded research on new drugs and food safety, as well as supervision of Medicare, Medicaid, CHIPS and the ACA.

    18 min
  3. Civil Resistance Strategies and Tactics to Resist the Trump-Musk Coup

    3 DAYS AGO

    Civil Resistance Strategies and Tactics to Resist the Trump-Musk Coup

    Interview with Maria J. Stephan, author of the award-winning book, "Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict," conducted by Scott Harris. Maria Stephan talks about her recent article, “We are Stronger Than We Think,” and issues related to the rising protest movement opposing the Trump/Musk agenda, the power of collective defiance and how to make cruelty backfire. Stephan, co-lead and chief organizer of the Horizons Project, is the author and editor of five books on authoritarianism and civil resistance.

    20 min
  4. Voters Oppose Congressional Republicans’ Attempt to Slash $880 Billion from Medicaid

    3 DAYS AGO

    Voters Oppose Congressional Republicans’ Attempt to Slash $880 Billion from Medicaid

    Interview with Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, conducted by Scott Harris. Alex Lawson discusses the House GOP budget resolution that calls for $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid to help pay for extending the 2017 tax cuts for billionaires and multinational corporations, primarily benefiting the wealthiest Americans. He also talks about the group’s campaign to educate and mobilize Americans to oppose this proposal that will eliminate millions of Americans’ access to affordable health care.

    25 min
  5. BIPOC Farmers in Move Forward in CT: The Liberated Land Cooperative

    6 DAYS AGO

    BIPOC Farmers in Move Forward in CT: The Liberated Land Cooperative

    Vetiveah Harrison and Héctor Freedom Gerardo, discuss their unique journeys that led them to the food justice movement and ultimately tothe formation of the Liberated Land Cooperative ( https://www.liberatedlandcooperative.com/). This group of BIPOC farmers and food justice activists has created a network of CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) farms that together are making a significant dent in food and nutricion deficits that plague so many urban and rural communites in Connecticut.Hosts:  Richard Hill and Diane Lauricella

    48 min
  6. OMB Director Russell Vought, Architect of Trump-Musk Demolition of Federal Government

    FEB 20

    OMB Director Russell Vought, Architect of Trump-Musk Demolition of Federal Government

    Interview with Branko Marcetic, a Jacobin magazine staff writer and author of "Yesterday's Man: The Case Against Joe Biden," conducted by Scott Harris. Branko Marcetic discusses his soon-to-be-published in-depth profile of Russell Vought, the longtime radical anti-government ideologue who, as Trump’s recently confirmed director of the Office of Management and Budget, is now poised to see through the cause of his life: “dismantling the federal government and handing unlimited power over American life back to big business.” Link: "Russell Vought Wants to Burn the Government Down"https://jacobin.com/2025/02/russell-vought-trump-project-2025

    13 min
  7. Trump Russia Ukraine War Peace Overture Creates Rift with US European Allies

    FEB 20

    Trump Russia Ukraine War Peace Overture Creates Rift with US European Allies

    Interview with Mel Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, a professor of government at Johns Hopkins University, conducted by Scott Harris. Mel Goodman examines Trump’s latest initiative to end the Ukraine war, his reported conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin — and how these announced negotiations could impact the people of Ukraine, Russia and Europe.  Goodman is the author of a number of books on politics including, “American Carnage: The Wars of Donald Trump.”

    20 min
  8. Democrats’ Muddled, Ineffective Response to Trump-Musk Coup

    FEB 20

    Democrats’ Muddled, Ineffective Response to Trump-Musk Coup

    Interview with Kenny Stancil, a senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project with broad interests in the political economy of inequality, conducted by Scott Harris.  Kenny Stancil talks about his recent article, “Where Is the Democratic Opposition?” and an update on efforts being made to organize an effective and aggressive national Trump opposition movement both inside the Democratic Party and across civil society.

    20 min
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