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1) Melvin Goodman, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, professor of government at Johns Hopkins University, a former CIA analyst and author talks about his recent article, "The Meltdown of the United States," where he observes, "The executive branch has taken on powers that are usually associated with wartime requirements. The legislative branch has been largely neutralized because of the near total abdication of the Republican Party. And the judicial system is facing an unprecedented challenge from a president and vice president who have no respect for our courts and our judges."

2) Dulce Guzmán, Executive Director of the group Alianza Americas discusses her group's concerns about the arrest of Milwaukee County Judge Hanna Dugan over allegations she obstructed justice after directing a migrant out of her courtroom as federal agents waited to arrest him. She'll also address the Trump regime's continued defiance of federal and Supreme Court orders -- while hundreds of people are being deported without due process, some to a brutal prison in El Salvador.

3) Kevin Martin, Executive Director of Peace Action, the country’s largest grassroots peace and disarmament organization, talks about his article, "Trump, the Peace President? More Likely the Proliferation President," assessing the Trump regime's foreign policy on Iran's nuclear program, the Ukraine war, Israel's ongoing slaughter of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and nuclear disarmament.

4) Gareth Gore, a London-based investigative journalist and editor talks about his new book about Opus Dei the conservative personal prelature within the Catholic Church, "Opus The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church. He'll also discuss the late Pope Francis' views on Opus Dei, the coming college of cardinals vote for his successor, and the rising influence of the political right wing inside the U.S. Catholic Church.

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