WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast

 Interview with Dr. Kate Sugarman, a family physician and election canvass volunteer with Seed the Vote, conducted by Melinda Tuhus

Interview with Josh Ruebner, adjunct lecturer at Georgetown University's Justice and Peace Studies program and author of "Shattered Hopes: Obama's Failure to Broker Israeli-Palestinian Peace," conducted by Scott Harris.Ruebner discusses the ramifications of Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the rising death toll in Israel’s invasion of Lebanon, Biden/Harris administration calling for an end to Israel’s Gaza war, ongoing concern about a war with Iran involving the U.S. and the impact of Biden Israel Gaza policy on the 2024 election.

Interview with Jason Stanley, the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of "How Fascism Works," conducted by Scott Harris. Professor Stanley talks about his newest book, “Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite The Past To Control The Future,” and the threat posed to democracy by Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the 2024 election and beyond.

Neil Meyer, contributing writer to Jacobin Magazine, discusses his recent article spelling out a strategy for progressives to steer a Harris-Walz administration to the left should they win on Nov. 5 (jacobin.com/2024/09/harris-sand…-labor-dsa-strategy).Neil also co-edits The Left Noes Newsletter (www.left-notes.com/).Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard HillSept. 14, 2024

Interview with Robert Creamer, a veteran political organizer and strategist, conducted by Scott Harris.Robert Creamer talks about his new book, “Nuts and Bolts: The Formula for Progressive Electoral Success,” a step-by-step field manual for how progressives can win electoral campaigns and a textbook for anyone who wants to know how electoral politics really works. Creamer has been a veteran political organizer and strategist for five years.

Interview with Andra Watkins, a New York Times best-selling author and editor of the Substack online newsletter, “How Project 2025 Will Ruin Your Life, conducted by Scott Harris.Andra Watkins talks about her recent article, “What Nobody is Reporting About Project 2025 Disaster Response,” and the deadly disinformation that’s being spread by Donald Trump and his supporters that has undermined Hurricane Helene’s and Milton’s disaster response.

Interview with Justin Glawe, an independent journalist, frequent contributor to Rolling Stone magazine and the newsletter American Doom, conducted by Scott HarrisJustin Glawe discusses the important issues examined in his recent articles regarding GOP threats to undermine the 2024 election with a focus on the conduct of Georgia’s election board and the mass purging of eligible voters in that state.Glawe’s forthcoming book is titled, “If I Am Coming to Your Town, Something Terrible Has Happened.”

Monthly Labor Report hosts, Richard Hill and Michael Zweig, interview Leonard Aguilar, secretary-treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO, about the reach and growth of union organizing in Texas -- with special focus on Latinx participation and projected voting patterns.Interview by Michael Zweig and Richard Hill, Oct. 1, 2024

 The Resistance Roundtable show interviews Branko Marcetic who discusses his recent Jacobin Magazine articles on Biden's horrific Gaza policy; and the apparent decision by the Harris campaign to keep Tim Walz off the campaign trail.Interview by Scott Harris, Richard Hill and Ruthanne Baumgartner, Oct. 12, 2024

The Brennan Center has reported that in 2023, there were at least 356 voter suppression bills considered by lawmakers in 47 states. No matter what Nancy Pelosi tells me in her emails, chipping in five bucks is not going to increase the health of our democracy. Let's talk about what will and also about how the health of democracy impacts our health as Americans. We'll talk to folks from Fair Count, Healthy Democracy, Healthy People, the ACLU and more. This piece was first broadcasted on 5/5/24 by WPKN Community Radio 89.5 FM