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1) Phyllis Bennis is a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, who serves as the international adviser for Jewish Voice for Peace - and whose books include “Understanding the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Primer.” She'll talk about the massive death toll and danger of a wider conflict in the Israel-Hamas War, and her recent article, "As Israel and Gaza Erupt, the US Must Commit to Ending the Violence — All the Violence."

2) Hassan El-Tayyab, Legislative Director for Middle East Policy with the Friends Committee on National Legislation, discusses the brutal Hamas attack on Israel, the deadly, massive retaliatory air strikes and bombing of Gaza by Israel -- and concern that this conflict could spin out of control and spread to other nations, i.e. Lebanon, Iran.

3) Nelson Lichtenstein, Research Professor in the Department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara discusses recent developments - and the historical significance of the UAW's 4-week strike against the 'Big Three' automakers, including: a breakthrough between the UAW and GM regarding working the company's future battery plants into the union's National Master Agreement, the union's announcement that 8,700 workers will strike Ford's Kentucky assembly plant that manufacturers best-selling vehicles including the F-150 Super Duty truck, as well as corporate media coverage of the strike thus far.

4) Author and journalist David Lindorff talks about the new film he produced, "A Compassionate Spy," the incredible story of Manhattan Project scientist Ted Hall, who shared classified nuclear secrets with Russia. He'll also talk about his new book on Ted Hall's story, "Spy for No Country." The film will be screened at CineStudio, in Hartford at Trinity College on Oct. 17 and 18.

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