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Economist and labor historian Michael Zweig discusses the nexus between capitalism and fascism and in the process provides a more cogent definition of the F word than is now in common use in the corporate media. Interview by Richard Hill, Nov. 27, 2023

* After Gaza Humanitarian Pause, Hostage/Prisoner Release, Activists Push for Permanent Ceasefire; Hassan El-Tayyab, leg. dir. Middle East Policy, Advocacy Organizer w Friends Committee on National Legislation; Producer: Scott Harris. * Federal Appeals Court Ruling Further Erodes 1965 Voting Rights Act and US Democracy; Nicholas Stephanopoulos, Kirkland & Ellis professor of Law at Harvard University; Producer: Scott Harris. * Canadian Indian School Survivor Shares her story at Annual ‘National Day of Mourning’ Rally; Harriet Prince, a survivor of the Canadian Indian residential school system; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

Valerie Richardson is joined in the studio by photographer Kim Weston and Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye, director of the Housatonic Museum of Art. Kim's exhibition Sweetgrass: Dancing with My Ancestors opens at the Museum on November 29, 2023

WPKN Studios - Interview with Eric DiBerardino

JD Seem interview at WPKN Radio

Host: Rob Fried, Band Central Radio

-COP28 Meets to discuss mitigating climate change -70% of Americans support making Big Oil pay for climate damages -World's largest iceberg is on the move -Dominican Republic after heavy rain faces destruction -Snowfall is declining globally as temperatures warm -The National Park Service wants to replant sequoia groves

Returning for the third time to “Digging in the Dirt” is my guest Dr. Carl Safina the endowed chair for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University and a MacArthur “genius fellowship" award winning ecologist and founder of the Safina Center and now author of a wonderful new book called "Alfie and me" - What owls know, what humans believe.

* Ralph Nader on Israel's War in Gaza and the Shocking loss of 13,000+ Palestinian Lives; Ralph Nader America’s leading public interest lawyer & four-time independent presidential candidate; Producer: Scott Harris. * Israel's US Spy Network Aims to 'Smash' Student Activists who Support Palestinian Rights; James Bamford, bestselling author, journalist and documentary producer; Producer: Scott Harris. * Mother of ‘Stop Cop City’ Activist Slain by Atlanta Police Brings her Healing Message to Mid- November Protest; Belkis Teran, Mother of Slain ‘Stop Cop City’ Activist Manuel “Tortuguita” Teran; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

-The planet briefly exceeded key warming threshold for the first time -The planet has shattered heat records in recent months, -Brazil has recorded its hottest ever temperature -Fossil fuel-producing nations expanding coal, oil and gas production -European Union will finalize rules to reduce methane pollution -Forests in Indonesia could be converted back to tree canopy. -14 animal species have been officially declared extinct as of 2023.

Two special guests: 1. Nancy Mansour, executive director of Eye Witness Palestine (www.eyewitnesspalestine.org) reports on the latest developments in the ethnic cleansing occurring in Gaza at the hands of the Israeli Defense Forces; 2. John Nichols, Nation Magazine national correspondent, discusses the effect of the bombing and invasion of Gaza on Joseph Biden's re-election prospects. Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner and Richard Hill

Special guest: Sean Fitzpatrick, founder of Real Food CT, talks about his network which distributes surplus fresh organic food from regional farms to local food banks and pantries in Connecticut. Panel: Steve Munno, Chris Ferrio, Laura Modlin and Richard Hill

{This episode of Mic Check was recorded on November 17, 2023 and broadcast on November 19, 2023} Before the program begins, host Mike Merli pays tribute to 10 loved ones of a family from the Bridgeport Muslim community who were massacred several days ago by an Israeli airstrike at Al-Mahdi Hospital in Gaza. The victims include: Two doctors, Dr. Basil Mahdi, and Dr. Read Mahdi; Dr. Read's wife Iman; their daughter Sameera (a 24 year-old dentist who was about to get married later this month); their sons Yousif, Ahmad, and Amer (college students, age 22, 21, and 19); sons AbdelRahman and Muhammad (ages 17 and 15); and daughter Mira (age 13). On this episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli is joined by Stanley Heller, of Promoting Enduring Peace, Middle East Crisis Committee, and The Struggle Video News. During the conversation, Stanley speaks about Israel's attacks on Palestinian hospitals, and gives a brief overview of the history of Zionism. He also discusses the new revision of his book Zionist Betrayal of

* Israel’s Mass Killing of Palestinian Civilians in Gaza, War Crimes and U.S. Complicity; Sarah Leah Whitson, Executive Director, Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN); Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Jewish Voice for Peace Protests Demand Biden, Congress Pressure Israel to Accept Gaza Ceasefire; Liv Kunins-Berkowitz, Media Coordinator with Jewish Voice for Peace; Producer: Scott Harris. * Ohio Voters Overcome GOP Obstacles to Approve Abortion Access Constitutional Amendment; David Pepper, former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party & Author; Producer: Scott Harris.

-US. and China have agreed to jointly tackle global warming -Global warming causes $1 billion dollar disaster every 3 weeks -Top oil producing countries will drill for more oil and gas in 2024 than in history. -Oil giant Shell has launched lawsuit against Greenpeace -EPA orders limits farm pollution from livestock and crop production -The Netherlands has inaugurated an awe-inspiring 1.5-gigawatt wind farm -50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act celebration

Executive Director Erika Wesley, will introduce herself to WPKN listeners and discuss her work as a literary artist, nonprofit executive, and lover of arts and culture. Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye will discuss her role as art administrator of the second-largest art collection housed at a community college in the country! She will also discuss the initiatives at the Housatonic Museum of Art and the intersection between art and community.

Our November "Spotlight on Arts & Culture" features hostJennifer Reynolds-Kaye, Director of the Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport. In this episode, Executive Director Erika Wesley, will introduce herself to WPKN listeners and discuss her work as a literary artist, nonprofit executive, and lover of arts and culture. Jennifer will discuss her role as art administrator of the second-largest art collection housed at a community college in the country! She will also discuss the initiatives at the Housatonic Museum of Art and the intersection between art and community. Tune into WPKN 89.5 FM Live on Monday, TODAY November 13 at NOON. LISTEN LIVE: https://wpkn.org/listen-live/?

My guest today on Digging in the Dirt is Monique Bosch. Monique has designed and built over 40 edible school and community gardens and farms throughout New England, including a 2-acre urban farm in Bridgeport CT. She works with CT. NOFA as a Soil Health Technician as well. She has founded and run… for profit and non-profit entities, including Green Village Initiative (GVI) and Wiggle Room LLC. Monique teaches ‘How to Grow Your Own Food’ classes and speaks on healthy soil and community gardening, sharing her knowledge of regenerative agriculture practices, and community building. I invited her here today to talk about what we can do now… here in the fall, to better our soil so we can have successful results next spring and summer.

I’d like to welcome musician Rod MacDonald to the WPKN airwaves. A veteran of the Greenwich Village folk scene, MacDonald was a constant presence at many of New York’s most prestigious folk clubs, including Gerdes Folk City and the Bottom Line, and he still tours extensively. Rod is currently living in Delray Florida. Rod teaches an ongoing series of master classes at Florida Atlantic U where he lectures on popular music. He has a fine new album out called Rants and Romance that WPKN’S own Robin Batteau turned me on too and I’m so glad he did. That’s why I invited Rod here today.

Professor Michael Zweig discusses the tentative contract negotiated with the Big 3 auto makers by the UAW, now awaiting approval by the union membership. Zweig also analyzes the concept of surplus as a natural by-product of labor. Who owns this surplus and who deserves it? Interview by Richard Hill -- Nov. 2. 2023