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1) Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale University. He is the author of five books, including How Propaganda Works, winner of the Prose Award in Philosophy from the Association of American Publishers, and How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, called by historian Jan T. Gross a “must-read for all of us who take seriously our responsibility as citizens.” Professor Stanley will discuss his views on Donald Trump's post-impeachment acquittal behavior, i.e. revenge firings and apparent interference in Roger Stone's DOJ sentencing recommendation. He'll also explore the role of mass protests in this critical moment for democracy and the status of institutions that are in place to provide checks and balances on presidential abuse of power.

2) Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, examines President Trump's proposed budget that would cut Medicare by $850 billion, cut Medicaid by $920 billion and cut Social Security by $30 billion over the next decade -- and discusses the work his group is doing to educate the public on this threat posed by the Trump regime.

3) Victor Wallis, professor of Liberal Arts at the Berklee College of Music, was the managing editor of Socialism and Democracy for twenty years and has been writing on ecological issues since the early 1990s. He's the author of, "Red-Green Revolution: The Politics and Technology of Ecosocialism," and Democracy Denied: Five Lectures on U.S. Politics." Prof. Wallis will discuss the media's interpretation of the word socialism, as it applies to Bernie Sanders' self described, "Democratic Socialism," in the context of the current Democratic presidential primary campaign. He'll also examine the history of the cold war stigma applied to the term socialism, compared with how the rest of the world views the word today.

4) Paul Kirchberg, Executive Director of the Connecticut chapter of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) talks about the progress of the campaign advocating the legalization of recreational marijuana in Connecticut, the proposal to coordinate laws in adjacent states New York and Rhode Island -- and NORML's Scorecard on CT Governor Ned Lamont's action on this issue.

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