On this episode of RRT:
Prof. William LeoGrand, expert in U.S. policy toward Latin America and Cuba, discusses the dire conditions in Cuba and that nation's prospects for surviving the Trump regime's oil embargo and threats to "take the Island."
Kary Love, a self-described country lawyer from Michigan, discusses his recent article in Counterpunch, " "Being Honest With Ourselves 250 Years After July 4, 1776.
Panel: Scott Harris, Ruthanne Baumgartner, and Richard Hill

Interview with Ofer Neiman, a Jewish-Israeli anti-apartheid activist living in Jerusalem, conducted by Melinda Tuhus.

Between The Lines’ Melinda Tuhus spoke with Ofer Neiman, an anti-Zionist Jewish-Israeli citizen and a supporter of the international Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel founded by Palestinian civil society. Here he assesses the likely results in Israel’s upcoming October election amid the Gaza genocide, escalating settler violence in the West Bank and the corruption charges Netanyahu faces in Israeli courts.

Interview with Yanira Arias, advocacy and leadership organizer at Alianza Americas, conducted by Scott Harris.

Yanira Arias focuses on Alianza America’s call for elected officials to reject the expansion of a system that spreads fear, destabilizes families, and undermines trust in public institutions. She also describes what can be done now to mitigate the harm ICE agents will inflict across the U.S. with their new funding.

Interview with David Schultz, distinguished university professor and Winston Folkers Endowed Distinguished Faculty chair at Hamline University, conducted by Scott Harris.

David Schultz discusses issues related to extending democracy into the economy and how this debate should relate to U.S. electoral politics. Schultz talks about his recent commentary, “What is Wrong With the American Left: the Abandonment of Class.”

Interview with Jennifer Loewenstein, former associate director of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, conducted by Scott Harris.

Jennifer Loewenstein assesses the announcement that the U.S. and Iran reached an initial agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire in the Iran war; how Israel’s ongoing attacks and invasion of Lebanon could derail this peace deal; and the lasting impact of Donald Trump’s war will have on America’s standing in the world.

Interview with William D. Hartung, senior research fellow, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, conducted by Scott Harris.

William Hartung discusses his recent Nation magazine article, “The Pentagon is Going ‘AI First,’” and issues related to growing concern about the unregulated military applications of AI. Hartung is co-author with Ben Freeman of The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America Into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us At Home.

In this episode of the Organic Farm Stand:
Diane's Hot Topix
Small Farms Report with Steve Munno
The Honey Bee update
Report: The Westport Farmers Market with Lori Cochran-Dougall, executive director
Hosts: Richard Hill and Diane Lauricella

In today's episode of the Organic Farm Stand
Diane's Hot Topics
Small Farms Report with Steve Munno
Honey Bee Update with Vincent Kaye
The science of soil fertility with Monique Bosch
Hosted by Richard Hill and Diane Lauricella