WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast

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

Interview with John Bonifaz, a constitutional attorney and the co-founder and president of the Free Speech For People, conducted by Scott Harris.

John Bonifaz assesses our national crisis as the Trump/Musk coup continues, including the constitutional crisis this administration has provoked as the Trump regime ignores judge-issued injunctions ordering them to halt their illegal actions. Bonifaz is co-author of the 2018 book, "The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump."

Interview with Po Murray, co-founder and chairwoman of the Newtown Action Alliance and the Newtown Action Alliance Foundation, conducted by Scott Harris.

Po Murray will talk about the 12th year of remembrance for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting — the National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 11, and her group’s ongoing work to end gun violence across the U.S.

Interview with John Carl Baker, Ph.D., deputy director of Programs with Ploughshares, conducted by Scott Harris.

John Carl Baker talks about the issues examined in his recent Nation magazine article, “South Korean Protesters Thwarted More Than Just a Coup Attempt,” and the future of U.S. relations with both South and North Korea.

The Monthly Labor Report's first broadcast after the Nov. 5 election:
Michael Zweig, economist and labor historian, discusses the role labor must play in the resistance to the fascist anti-worker
agenda of the incoming Trump administration. Prof. Zweig performs a post mortem on Kamala Harris' loss; and analyzes the effect
of a possible mass deportation immigrants and of sweeping tariffs on the working class. Zweig states: "The best organizer is the boss,"
referring to the push-back from working people that is sure to come when the harsh realities of the incoming administration come into focus.
Interview by Richard Hill