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The Resistance Roundtable panel speaks with Paul Street (www.paulstreet.org), independent progressive policy researcher, award-winning journalist, historian and author of many books including This Happened Here and They Rule: the 1% v. Democracy. Paul deconstructs the threat posed by Trump, the Republican Party and a craven corporate media as the nation staggers forward toward the 2024 election. Panel: Ruthanne Baumgartner, Scott Harris and Richard Hill, May 13, 2023.

My guest today on DITD is Professor Naomi Oreskes who along with her colleague Erik Conway are bestselling authors of the book Merchants of Doubt…about the machinations of the fossil fuel industry,,, and now they have a new tome called the “The Big Myth” which is a startling history of one of America's most tenacious--and destructive--false ideas: the myth of the "free market."

Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black and co-founder of Soul Fire Farm. She is a Black Kreyol farmer, author, mother, and food justice activist who has been tending the soil and organizing for an anti-racist food system for 25 years. Leah returns to DITD to talk to me about her new book that is called Black Earth Wisdom - soulful conversations with black environmentalists. It’s been said that Leah weaves together the lessons from today’s most respected Black environmentalists, those who have cultivated the skill of listening to the lessons that Earth has whispered to them.

My next guest Joe Magazzi small business man here in CT would be helpful to everyone looking to do the right thing by our gardens organically. Joe is a good friend of mine and WPKN. Joe owns and operates Green earth Ag and turf up in Branford Ct. and he’s on line at Grow it naturally. Com. Where his company sells Proven & Easy Organic Products for Plants, Turf & Trees. I personally rely on Green earth to get quality products for my own garden.

A conversation with three members of the Steering Committee of the Six Lakes Coalition, working to create public open space on 102 acres of Olin Company property in southern Hamden

A conversation with three members of the Six Lakes Steering Committee, working to preserve the Olin property in southern Hamden as open space

Two guests discuss the current situation in Cuba: -- Sandra Levine, executive director of the Center for Cuban Studies based in Brooklyn, NY (www.centerforcubanstudies.org); and -- Jose Oro, a retired geologist, Cuban immigrant and community organizer based in Wallingford, CT Interview by Richard Hill, May 10, 2023

-Wildfires rage in Alberta and floods threaten British Columbia -Beach erosion closes rail line near San Diego -East Coast of the US may get a foot of sea-level rise by 2050 -Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh records -The world is experiencing massive species die-offs -11 chemical plants in China and one in the US emit a potent climate -pollutant -South Carolina to get “mega-flex” lithium factory -Mexican congress tries to limit harmful practices of mining industry -New York, first state to ban fossil fuel combustion in new buildings?

* MoveOn Targets Fox News' Corporate Advertisers for Funding Dangerous Lies and Disinformation; Rahna Epting, executive director of MoveOn.org; Producer: Scott Harris. * Census Bureau Prison Gerrymandering Policy Distorts Political Representation; Mike Wessler, communications director, Prison Policy Initiative; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Rightwing Billionaire-Funded 'No Labels' Group Financing 2024 Third Party Spoiler Presidential Bid; Andrew Perez, senior editor and reporter at The Lever; Producer: Scott Harris.

Emotion Roadmap & challenges e.g., gender, pronouns, resilience, politics, relationships, death with dignity

{This episode of Mic Check originally aired on May 7, 2023 live on WPKN radio} In this episode, host Mike Merli is joined by: Mattie Abraham, a formerly incarcerated resident of New Haven, with Untreated Citizens & Michael Braham, a formerly incarcerated resident of New Haven, who was worked with Full Citizens Coalition, Stop Solitary CT, and Yale's Access to Law School Program. In this conversation, Mattie and Michael take a look at mercy, second chances, and the state of Prison Sentence Commutations in Connecticut. Stop Solitary CT is holding a gathering in appreciation of Former Parole and Pardon Chair Carleton Giles: Wednesday May 17, 2023 9:30 to 10:30am Legislative Office Building (LOB) Room 1 B 300 Capitol Ave Hartford, CT More information available at: https://stopsolitaryct.org/ https://www.instagram.com/stopsolitaryct

* Right-Wing Push for Article V Constitutional Convention Threatens Basic Liberties; Viki Harrison, Director of Constitutional Convention & the Protect Dissent Program at Common Cause; Producer: Scott Harris. * Despite Drop in Coal Production, Destructive Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining Continues; Allen Johnson, co-founder and coordinator of the group Christians for the Mountains; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * ‘In These Times’ Director Ponders the Future of Progressive Media; Alex Han, newly appointed Executive Director of In These Times magazine; Producer: Scott Harris.

-Supreme Court rules against Big Oil -A new strain of bird flu is spreading across the US. -Spain facing unprecedented hot April temperature -Extreme heat puts 80% of India’s 1.4 billion population in danger. -Egyptians facing "absolute" water scarcity. -Deutsche Bank commits $500 billion to sustainable investment. -Climate Change report.. Our children's world will be different from ours.

My guest on this Digging in the Dirt is Paul Greenberg. Paul writes at the intersection of the environment and technology, seeking to help his readers escape screens and find emotional and ecological balance with their planet. He is the author of the James Beard Award-winning bestseller Four Fish and the books American Catch and The Climate Diet: 50 Simple Ways to Trim Your Carbon Footprint. He is a regular contributor to The New York Times and currently hosts the podcast Fish Talk.

Eric Bibbs music finds its way into my program more often than not. I love what he does. He speaks to my concerns about what's happening in the world today and does it with great songs. We'll talk about his follow-up to his multiple award-winning, critically acclaimed 2021 album, Dear America, Ridin' is a continuation of the vision that informs Bibb's artistry as a modern-day Blues troubadour.

Host Mike Merli is joined by Eric Goodman, a socialist organizer and Union trades person. They have been organizing with the group socialist revolution since 2016 and started the New Haven branch in 2021. Eric and socialist revolution are part of the coalition of groups putting on tomorrow’s May Day rally and march in New Haven. For more info on socialist revolution and the Connecticut / New Haven branch: www.socialistrevolution.org www.facebook.com/SocRevCT For more info on International Marxist Tendency: www.instagram.com/newhavenimt For more info on tomorrow's May Day rally and march in New Haven: www.facebook.com/events/s/may-day-people-planet-over-pro/220219150697478 Eric's reading recommendations as mentioned during the program: - TEAMSTER REBELLION by Farrell Dobbs - DEATH IN THE HAYMARKET by James Green - THE STATE AND REVOLUTION by Vladimir Lenin - A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES by Howard Zinn - HAMMER AND HOE by Robin D.G. Kelley - SOCIALIST REVOLUTION magazine {This interview was cond

HOST: Rob Fried Guests include: Rob Somerville, Sax Player John Reid, Artistic Director Steve di Costanzo, GM of WPKN 89.5-FM Community Radio

* Dominion Lawsuit Wasn’t Launched to Protect Democracy from Fox News Propaganda; Peter Maass, a senior editor with The Intercept; Producer: Scott Harris. * Willow Project Climate Bomb is Gateway to Open More Oil and Gas Development in Western Arctic; Bridget Psarianos, Senior Attorney with Trustees for Alaska; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Supreme Court Justice Thomas' Ethics Violations Demands Congressional Action; Brett Edkins, Managing Director of Policy & Political Affairs with Stand Up America; Producer: Scott Harris.

Multiweek heat wave impacting southeastern Asia Largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi River returns Utah’s Great Salt Lake bounces back Antarctica has reached its lowest level since modern records Report on Colorado River crisis paints a dire picture EPA has rules aimed to reduce toxic emissions from chemical plants The Ocean Cleanup removes over 220 tons of trash from the sea California's superbloom phenomenon is very big and bright this year

* Texas Judge’s Ruling Banning a Widely Used Abortion Drug Based on Ideology Not Science; Pema Levy, a reporter with Mother Jones magazine; Producer: Scott Harris. * Amid the Deepening Climate Crisis Banks Invested a Staggering $673 Billion in Fossil Fuel Projects in 2022; April Merleaux, research manager with Rainforest Action Network; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Climate Defiance Activists Plan Blockade of White House Correspondents Dinner April 29th; Rylee Haught, action organizer with Climate Defiance; Producer: Scott Harris.