Attitude with Arnie Arnesen

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We talk with Harold Meyerson, editor of the American Prospect.
We discuss Biden's economic policies and the outcomes.
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We talk with Patrik Jonsson, of the Christian Science Monitor.
We discuss the effects of climate change, and what can be done to survive and save our homes during severe weather events.
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We talk with Ed Weisbart, M.D., (Board Secretary of Physicians for National Health) about Medicare Advantage.
As part of Project 2025, Medicare Advantage becomes the default method of medical care. Medicare Advantage is prepaid by the federal government, and the business model for the insurance companies requires that the companies spend as little as possible for actual care. This increases the profitability of Medicare Advantage programs. Participants pay for these.
Part 2: Race Class
RaceClass Ep. 31 | Teaching the Truth, A Conversation with Dr. James Whitfield
Dr. James Whitfield joined #RaceClass for a wide ranging conversation about his own racial education as a multi-racial child in west Texas; the hostile environment teachers and students face in Texas today; and reasons for optimism even in oppressive times.
Dr. Whitfield is an award-winning education advocate centered on creating safe, nurturing, and equitable learning environments which, in turn, help transform communities. In summer 2020, Dr. Whitfield was early into his tenure as the first Black principal at a predominantly white high school in Texas. In the midst of global protests for racial justice, Dr. Whitfield wrote a letter to the school community detailing the pain of anti-black racism. He received widespread support from the school community, but backlash nonetheless arrived and cost him his job. Listen to his story on #RaceClass.
Interested in learning more. You can visit Dr. Whitfield's website or donate to his Go-Fund campaign .
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Eileen Appelbaum is Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, Washington, DC, Fellow at Rutgers University Center for Women and Work, and Visiting Professor at the University of Leicester, UK.

We discuss the structural determinants of healthcare in the US. This means the financial aspects of setting up health care systems, including financing the construction of hospitals and clinics. There are concerns about how this is done, and the problems of rural facilities.

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We talk with Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor at KFF Health News and author of “An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back.”,

We discuss how hospitals that are “non-profit” are actually in profit-making enterprises, and not paying the appropriate taxes. How does this affect the communities in which they operate?
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Part 1:
We talk with Ryan Cooper, the Managing Editor of The American Prospect.
We discuss the election and how Texan Latinos voted. We talk about the contributions that migrants make to the Texas and US economies.
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We talk with Bill Curry and Jeff Sharlet. Curry is a former WH aide to Bill Clinton, and Sharlet is a professor at Dartmouth College.
We discuss the choices that Trump is making for his cabinet. We also talk about whether we are now living in a democracy or a regime. Trump has signaled that he would like to use the military against the civilian US population. Also, rather than the US 'going back' to some previous state of government, the goal seems to be to impose a new order, that eliminates the two party system and free voting. How can this be countered?
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Music: David Rovics, "Time to Act", for Will Von Sproson

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We talk with Jeremy Schwartz, investigative reporter for ProPublica-Texas.
We discuss the career of Judge O'Hare of Tarrant County, Texas. O'Hare, as County Judge, is powerful, and has a great deal of influence in many spheres. He is supported by Farris Wilkes and Tim Dunn, oil billionaires, fundamentalist christians. who are reshaping the political landscape to suit their christofascist goals. We discuss the tactics and steps they have used.
Part 2:
We talk with Michael Massing, and American writer based in New York City.
We discuss Hedge Funds, and their managers. Massing talks about the 'new gilded age' brought about by the actions of Hedge Fund managers, and how they profit from manipulating stocks and other financial instruments. The middle class is being hollowed out because they are the victims of this practice.
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Music: David Rovics: "Time to Act", for Will Von Sproson