Episode 576: Arnie Arnesen Attitude October 17 2024

Part 1:
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