Interview with Melinda Rostal, an epidemiologist and lead for Office of Management and Budget response with the group Defend Public Health, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.

Melinda Rostal, with Defend Public Health, a national public health watch dog organization founded in the wake of Trump’s 2024 election win, describes some of the proposed changes to regulations, their potential impact, and what people are doing to fight back.

Interview with Arthur Kanegis, director of the film documentary, "The World Is My Country," conducted by Scott Harris.

Arthur Kanegis talks about his documentary film that explores the life of Garry Davis, a Broadway song and dance man who turns his war guilt over bombing civilians in World War II into electrifying action that galvanizes war-weary Europe, sparks a movement and helps pave the way for the UN to unanimously pass the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Interview with Todd Schulte, president of FWD.US, conducted by Scott Harris.

Todd Schulte talks about the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended Temporary Protective Status and the justices’ narrow decision upholding birthright citizenship. He warns that 400,000 U.S. citizen children could still be separated from their parents because of the TPS ruling. The consequences for 1.3 million individuals with TPS and another 800,000 of their U.S. citizen spouses and children are dire. Schulte is demanding the administration reverse course on TPS, while urging Congress to pass legislation providing a pathway to citizenship.

Interview with Norman Solomon, director of RootsAction and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, conducted by Scott Harris.

Norman Solomon talks about his Guardian commentary, “Progressive primary victories have corporate Democrats panicking,” examining how the success of democratic socialists has led to an establishment backlash, fueling divisions over how to respond.

Interview with Hanna Riley Fernandez, a writer and activist based in Burlington, Vermont, conducted by Scott Harris.

Hanna Fernandez, who writes about the intersection of media and the criminal legal system, discusses her recent Nation magazine article, “Cameras Are Everywhere—and People Have Had Enough,” and issues related to growing public concern about the unregulated surveillance applications of artificial intelligence.

In today's Organic Farm Stand:
Diane's Hot Topics
Tribute to Suzanne Duesing
Honey Bee Update with Vincent Kaye
Wakeman Town Farm with guests Nicole Gerber and Jaime Smith
Hosted by Richard Hill and Diane Lauricella

Interview with Xavier de Janon, an attorney representing one of the defendants facing state charges, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.

While there are 22 individuals facing charges across various jurisdictions, related to the ICE detention center protest, the primary federal case involves a group of 9 defendants, accused of being part of an antifa terror cell, who were convicted in March of domestic terrorism, rioting, and explosive offenses. Eight of those convicted were sentenced on June 23 to between 30 and 100 years in prison. The one defendant sentenced to 100 years in prison was convicted of attempted murder of a policeman, stating he shot and injured an officer on the scene, after he thought the officer was about to shoot one of the other protesters. The defendants, who’ve been in jail over the past year held on $1 million bail they can’t pay, say they’ll be appealing their case. Here Xavier de Janon talks about the 30- to 100-year sentences handed down in what he believes is a blatantly political prosecution.

Interview with Brendan Cook, a defendant in the "Swarthmore 9" case, conducted by Scott Harris.

Brendan Cook discusses his and his co-defendant’s trial that begins on July 1st, stemming from the group’s May 3, 2025 arrest on third-degree “defiant trespassing” charges after the individuals refused to vacate a pro-Palestine encampment at Swarthmore College.