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“We have it in Our Power to Begin the World Over Again.”  — Thomas Paine, 1776.

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“We have it in Our Power to Begin the World Over Again.”  — Thomas Paine, 1776.

7/2/26, Co-Host Andy Bukowski.

Award-winning poet Martín Espada on “Shame” – the story of, his poem on, Alligator Alcatraz, featured in this month’s special edition of the Nation Magazine along with pieces by Jane Fonda, Bill McKibben, Zohran Mamdani, Bernie Sanders and other progressive luminaries.

Max Page, Pres of Mass Teachers Ass’n: ballot questions on taxes and rent control stuck from November’s ballot—for different reasons; Trump’s school voucher program in Mass; more $ for our schools?

Congressman Jim McGovern: celebrating the 250th, government dysfunction, the housing bill, wars in Iran, Ukraine & Gaza, USAID, Trump’s 2026 election-rigging plans, & reflections on the reflecting pool.

Kristin Neville, Ex Dir, Blues to Green, & Lorenzo Gaines, Social Media & Community Engagement Guru, on the next weekend’s  joyous Springfield Jazz and Roots Festival – free and open to all—an amazing lineup of musicians.

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