Episode 618: Arnie Arnesen Attitude December 16 2024

Attitude with Arnie Arnesen

This is a panel discussion.
Aaron Rosenthalis the research director for North Star Policy Action and the author of The State You See: How Government Visibility Creates Political Distrust and Racial Inequality.
Stephen Pimpare is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of four books, including A Peoples History of Poverty and, most recently, Politics for Social Workers: A Practical Guide to Effecting Change
Lincoln Mitchell teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. He is the author of eight books and his writings have appeared at CNN, Reuters, the New York Times, NBC, the San Francisco Examiner and numerous other media platforms. For more of Lincolns work you can subscribe to his Substack Kibitzing with Lincoln at /lincolnmitchell.substack.com/.
Professor Beth Gazley specializes in U.S. nonprofit management and civil society policy at Indiana U. She has published more than 85 research articles, books, and commentary addressing intersectoral collaboration, volunteerism, nonprofit governance, association management, disaster response, and other topics. Her two current projects examine civil societys vulnerability to climate change, and the present American Culture Wars which include political attempts to restrict the constitutional rights of nonprofits.
It is almost a cliche in the US about the kinds of violence that the public pays attention to. Trump has been a normalizer in this trend: his kind of violence not only uses words, but he incites others to commit acts of violence, and promises that he will defend the perpetrators, and now, has even promised that he will free those who are in prison. But violence is often an act of desperation. We talk about the feelings of many people about health care, and the lack thereof.
We then also discuss the possible response to Trump's agenda. The Democrats need to create a way for communities to respond. This also means many different kinds of communities. We must not sanitize fascism, and thus ignore it when it is obvious.