HMM 1 – 4-2020

Hello Capital Region! This is the Hudson Mohawk Magazine on WOOC-LP 105.3 FM Troy and WOOS-LP 98.9 FM Schenectady, broadcasting from The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY.

Today, HMM’s Corinne Carey interviews Troy Mayor Patrick Madden about the pandemic and the year ahead, as the Mayor recovers from COVID-19

Then, our Water Justice Crew speaks with Native American Historian & Director of Cultural Affairs for the Stockbridge Munsee Community, Heather Bruegl [bree-gall].

And later on we welcome Thomas Hanna, Director of Research at the Democracy Collaborative, about the changing landscape of Big Tech and an alternative vision for democratic public ownership of technology platforms

Finally, we close on the issue of clemency for NYS inmates, as we hear the story of Thomas Gant and COVID-19 conditions in the Wende Correctional Facility

But first, here are some of today’s headlines