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1) Tim Wise, whom scholar and philosopher Cornel West calls, “A vanilla brother in the tradition of (abolitionist) John Brown,” is among the nation’s most prominent antiracist essayists and educators is author of nine books, including his latest, "Dispatches from the Race War." He'll assess Trump and "Trumpism" since his inauguration on January 20th, with a focus on the twice impeached convicted felon's attempt to repeal civil rights law, the legalization of discrimination and effort to eradicate DEI in the federal government, while coercing states and universities to also eliminate DEI or lose federal funding.

2) Sam Pizzigati, veteran labor journalist, Institute for Policy Studies associate fellow, co-editor of IPS' newsletter Inequality.org, and author, discusses his recent article, "Could Elon Musk Actually Destroy Social Security as We Know It? -- and issues related to the Trump-Musk attempt to sabotage Social Security's reliability and smooth operation over 88 years, and the millions of Americans who are now angry and becoming active in resisting the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle the nation's social safety net.

3) Dr. Nader Hashemi, Director of the Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, and Associate Professor of Middle East and Islamic Politics at Georgetown University, discusses the campus response to the ICE arrest and attempt to deport Georgetown Univ. researcher and instructor Badar Khan Suri, alleging he has "close connections" to a Hamas official -- as well as similar arrests of a growing number of other international students across the U.S. He'll also update our listeners on growing IDF, Jewish settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, and Israel's breaking of the Gaza ceasefire and its resumption of its bloody war that's already killed more than 50,000 Palestinians.

4) Filmmaker and journalist Greg Palast, the author of several New York Times bestsellers including The Best Democracy Money Can Buy," discusses his recent article, "Trump-Musk order will cost 21 million their vote," re: Donald Trump's March 25th executive order that restructures the way Americans can register to vote and when they can cast their ballots, an unlawful edict that will face legal challenges for encroaching on state powers outlined in the U.S. Constitution.

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"I think some folks — especially some institutions — have been slow to recognize that we are in a constitutional crisis, there’s been a lot of warning about we are approaching a constitutional crisis.

"I think that the fact of the matter is, we are firmly within that crisis. And I say that because what you have seen the Trump administration do is through executive orders and executive actions starting on Jan. 20. Day One of this administration over the course of the past two-and-a-half months or so has been a systemic weakening of the foundations of our constitutional order, attempts to usurp power from the legislative branch, attempts to redefine what the law means absent any underlying justification, and I think most concerningly, instances where the Trump administration has actively ignored or disrespected courts who have attempted to keep them in check." — Christopher Wright Durocher, vice president for program and policy with the American Constitution Society

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Trump Administration Dropped Policy Prohibiting Contractors From Having Segregated Facilities: The provision had been in place since the civil rights era. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/us/politics/trump-segregation.html

Trump Defiance of Rule of Law Plunges U.S. into Deepening Constitutional Crisis: Interview with Christopher Wright Durocher, vice president for program and policy with the American Constitution Society, conducted by Scott Harris. Listen Here > https://btlonline.org/trump-defiance-of-rule-of-law-plunges-u-s-into-deepening-constitutional-crisis-2/