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Posted Feb 19, 2020
With AG Bill Barr as His Shield, Trump Enters New Phase of Authoritarianism
Interview with Jason Stanley, Jacob Urowsky professor of philosophy at Yale University and author of How Fascism Works, conducted by Scott Harris
Posted Feb 19, 2020
Betraying Campaign Pledge, Trump Proposes Deep Cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
Interview with Alex Lawson, executive director of the group Social Security Works, conducted by Scott Harris
Posted Feb 19, 2020
U.S. Energy Grid Must be Modernized to Accommodate Growth in Renewable Energy
Interview with Peter Shattuck, president of Connecticut Ocean Grid for Anbaric, conducted by Melinda Tuhus
Posted Feb 19, 2020
This Week’s Under-reported News Summary Feb. 19, 2020
Compiled by Bob Nixon
- Angela Merkel’s succession plan fails
- Trump blows up Arizona national monument for border wall
- Nevada’s powerful Culinary Union Local 226 flyer blasts Sanders
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Guests: Jacobin magazine's Luke Savage and economic professor Jack Rasmus provide analysis of this new dangerous moment in history after the Senate trial acquittal of Donald Trump and his State of the Union address with WPKN's Resistance Roundtable producers Richard Hill, Ruth Anne Baumgartner and Scott Harris.
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Health Officials Warn of Coronavirus Outbreaks in the U.S.
Clusters of infection are likely in American communities, health officials said. Some lawmakers questioned whether the nation is prepared.
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President's new personnel head tells agencies to look out for disloyal staffers
President Donald Trump's new personnel chief told agency officials at a meeting on Thursday to expect staffing changes and movements across the government, people familiar with the meeting told CNN.
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Republicans mail out fake census documents
The Republican Party is still trying to undermine a fair accounting of the population.
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