*The Unification Church based in South Korea was connected to the murder of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. This political connection of rightwing anti-communist religious political cults in Japan with the ruling party now threatens the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, which is entangled in this murder scandal. Steve Zeltzer speaks to U. of Connecticut professor, historian Alexis Dudden. *The threat of another insurrection and coup continues to grow as the Congressional hearings have exposed that even the secret service was involved in the coup attempt. What should labor and working people do about this is answered by Vermont AFL-CIO president in a recent presentation he made. *Traumatized and angry parents of Uvalde demand answers at school board meeting about the lies and failure of an entire system that was paid to protect their children who were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. *The U.S. recently drone bombed southern Somalia, then claimed to have killed two members of the militant group al-Shabab. However, Amnesty International says that a number of US air strikes have killed Somali civilians. COVID, Race, & Democracys Ann Garrison reports. *Fridays for Future DC is part of a hopeful new wave of change, inspiring millions of people to take action on the climate crisis, and other critical issues. They gathered on Capitol Hill recently, to raise their voices concerning school shootings, abortion rights, climate change, and other critical issues. From Ester Iverim, producer / host of On The Ground.