[image: image.png] opening thoughts: *Dictator Creep. *by Lyn Ekedah*l* They call it the Dictator Creep. You bow, then you scrape, then you weep! Never sure where to turn Or which step you must learn, They say, “Bow!” and you ask, “How deep?”… rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of four books, including *A People’s History of Poverty* and, most recently, *Politics for Social Workers: A Practical Guide to Effecting Change* *Jamie **Rowen* is an associate professor of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the founding director of *UMass’ Center for Justice, Law, and Societies* <www.umass.edu/justice-law/>. Her work focuses on both domestic and international criminal law. Her book, Worthy of Justice: The Politics of Veterans Treatment Courts in Practice, is forthcoming with Stanford University Press in December 2025. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University topics: floods, mayor’s race in NY, corruption MAGA style, what is the future for the democratic party, Texas politics — Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/>
Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Lyn Ekedahl, poems, Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Jamie Rowan, Texas, floods, FEMA, Climate crisis denial, NYC race
Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Lyn Ekedahl, poems, Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Jamie Rowan, Texas, floods, FEMA, Climate crisis denial, NYC race
